The May 26th Town Board Meeting was all about getting ready.... maybe....meaning preparing for grants/RFPs etc. -- so no decisions, just getting ducks lined up. The Consent Agenda - all approved Resolution Accepting Resignation of a Court Officer Resolution Appointing a Court Officer Resolution authorizing the. Superintendent of Highways to solicit request for proposals for line striping of Town Roadways Resolution establishing Standard Workday for 2026 for the following indi

One of the most important messages coming from the May 11 Wappingers Town Board Meeting was the reminder that 76% of your property taxes are school taxes. So while the Town Board, The Fire Departments and the County continue to scrub their costs, these reductions have a small material effect on your annual tax bill. The day that a voter can have input on this large portion of their tax bill -- is May 19. Last year a surprising small number of individuals voted for proposi

The Town Board held a "special" meeting on April 20th at 3 PM to address some pressing items. First up - an executive session. When the board returned, the agenda was updated and approved. Then the public portion of the meeting. Public Portion - 2 speakers - on the proposal to changes some parcels in town to 5 acre zoning. 1) A resident who lives on Old Hopewell Road with 15 acres that borders Sucich Place. He explained that he just filed a plan with the town to subdivide

The April 13 Town of Wappinger Town Board Meeting had a number of residents speak during the Public Portion of the Meeting. One resident spoke about the Blue Star program which trains dogs to assist Autistic Children, and several residents concerned about development surrounding Sucich Place and advocating for keeping the building moratorium/and other greenspace protections in place. After opening and adjourning a public hearing regarding voiding of a law the town more or les

The Highlight of the March 23 Town Board Meeting was a presentation made by Supervisor Cavaccini on the proposed purchase of approximately 326 acres known as Cranberry Hill. This was in preparation for votes on a series of resolutions that would enable the Supervisor to negotiate with the owner and apply for a grant to make the purchase. These 326 acres stretch from Imperial Boulevard almost to All Angels Hill Road - stretching to Widmer Road, surrounding RC Ketcham and Me

In the Town Board Agenda, there is a line item "Correspondance Log" which is approved during the "Consent Agenda" portion of the meeting. This is very rarely discussed, and usually contains updates from the Town Justices and a few misc. items. In the February 23rd Agenda, reports from Town Departments were filed, and while initially it may seem to be dry reading, over time this will provide powerful insights to where the town departments are spending time and resources. A

The most interesting part of the February 9 Town Board Meeting came near the end of the agenda - when the Supervisor was discussing items for special consideration/new business -- and he and the council person from Ward 3 were relating their meeting with Verizon, where Verizon is adding small scale cellular installations (on top of utility poles) in the Ward 3 area, which will improve cellular coverage in those neighborhoods -- they mentioned that they expressed to Verizon

In this day in which everything is being monitored through blue-tooth and wifi -- your health, your door locks, your HVAC systems, your car and your driving habits; when your financial company can send you a text or an email about a transaction before you have bagged the item ... apparently the Town of Wappinger municipal water system is relying on residents to notify the Town when they see a large puddle emerging. The January 12, 2026 Town Board meeting agenda held numero

The December 8 Town Board Meeting , with 4 members in attendance, consisted of a wrap of 2025 and getting teed up for 2026. During the Public Portion of the agenda, a resident made a very heart warming gesture of thanks to retiring Council person Angela Bettina with her comments and a gift of a bouquet of roses. That triggered the thanks and adulation from fellow council members, expressing their thanks for Angela's service on the planning board and the town board and ackno

The November 10 Town Board Meeting was a "can of worms" of statements, questions, issues - After the normal beginning -- it opened with a public hearing on the budget. A resident complimented the Supervisor's actions over two years and said that his budget reflected that. Then began the discussions involving seniors... where did the $$ for the Senior Garden Club go? (it is there.. and will be made a separate line item), then a long discussion about how municipal accounting

The Town Board Meeting on October 14 began at 6 PM to accomodate other meetings being held at Town Hall. In addition of the Consent Agenda items (all approved - listed below), the Town Board held two public hearings - neither one receiving any public comment. Public Hearing #1 - Extension of the United Wappinger Water District to include the Wappingers Falls Mobile Home Park on New Hackensack Road Public Hearing #2 - Extending the Moratorium on Multi-family developments in

The Special Town Meeting of October 6 was the meeting where the Town Supervisor presented a tentative budget. The Town Supervisor and the Town Comptroller made a presentation to the Board -- who will now review, make their marks and pass the final budget at a later date. So - the town 2026 tentative budget is over $21 Million dollars, but with other revenues coming to the town - like sales tax, mortgage tax, return on the town's investments, fines, fees (like site rentals et

The September 22nd Town of Wappinger board meeting was another short meeting..even with all the congratulations and compliments for how...

The September 8 Town Board meeting got off to a rousing start with 2 board members missing - leaving only the supervisor and council...

The star of the agenda on the August 11 Town Board Meeting was the Public Hearing and Resolution amending the Comprehensive Plan and...

The July 14th Town Board Meeting was conducted with three members -- two members who were not in attendance at the last board meeting,...

The June 23 Town Board Meeting had only 3 of the 5 Town Board Members in attendance. It is hilarious that the board member who prides...

The June 9 Town Board Meeting discussion was dominated by a discussion on a grant application from the NY State Consolidated Funding...

The May 27th Wappingers Town Board Meeting (with 4 out of 5 board members in attendance) had a straightforward agenda. First up was a...

In the beautifully renovated Chapel at Carnwath Farms, the Supervisor of the Town of Wappinger provided a state of the town presentation,...