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Planning & development
Webster's comprehensive plan is 18 years old. A $650 million dairy plant, Xerox campus land, and a queue of applications are all governed by rules from 2008. The town voted in April to pause. That pause has not taken effect, and it will not cover everything.
Government
A recent public Facebook post has put Webster Public Library's formal review process in the spotlight. Here is how that process actually works, step by step.
Government
Webster has two separate municipal governments sharing one name and one ZIP code. Here is how they divide power, who you elect, and when.
Government
A Webster resident posted photographs Friday night of pages from a Webster Public Library copy of "Flamer" he says he covered with a Sharpie before returning the book. The book was on display for AAPI Heritage Month.
Government
The board approved two MRB Group engineering contracts totaling $526,000, received a wastewater plant update showing ammonia levels now well below permit limits, and learned of a Bay Road road diet design change the full board had not been briefed on.
WCSD
Webster Central voters passed the 2026-27 budget on the first vote Tuesday, averting the district's contingency plan and keeping all three ballot questions well above the 50% threshold.
Business
Stand at the east end of Tebor Road and the scale of what Webster agreed to is hard to miss. Seven hundred and forty-five thousand square feet of production, warehouse, and office space on 110 acres of what used to be Burrows family farmland. Stainless-steel silos catching the
WCSD
Webster Central School District residents vote Tuesday, May 19, on a $227.1 million budget. Here's what's on the ballot, what it costs a typical homeowner, and what happens if it fails.
Business
A plain-language guide to Payment In Lieu Of Taxes agreements, how COMIDA approves them without a school-board vote, and what that means for Webster taxpayers.
Planning & development
Despite headlines suggesting otherwise, Webster has not paused new development. The Town Board's April 16 vote sent the proposed moratorium, Local Law No. 2 of 2026, to the Monroe County Planning Board for a required advisory review, a step the law calls a §239-m referral. The Town&
Government
Webster's Town Board voted down a Climate Smart Community pledge and a one-year salary fix for the police chief on May 7, and set a June 2 hearing on a boundary-line move at the Xerox campus.
Government
You have more power at Webster Town Hall than you might think. Here is exactly how to use it.