The August 10 Town Board meeting, the only Town Board meeting in August covered a wide range of topics. A proposal to provide a mechanism to have resident parking stickers, enabling residents to park at popular sites, like the Chelsea boat dock which would preclude non-residents from taking up parking spaces. More on that later. Al Casella read a prepared statement to strongly state that he is NOT associated with Casella Carting and cannot help residents with billing questio

With the Town Board and Wappingers Historical Society notables dressed in colonial garb, the Town Board meeting, held at Mesier Homestead on July 6th, harkened back to when board meetings were held at Mesier (as well as Village Board meetings and Police activity .... with the town supervisor cheerily noting that accused criminals were handcuffed to the radiator), the Town Board Celebrated the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Nation's Declaration of Independence. The V

The June 22 Town of Wappingers Town Board meeting agenda included a Public Hearing on the new Zoning Map -- in which one resident lectured the board on virtues and other residents supported the proposed changes ... and at resolution time, the Board voted to adopt the new Zoning Map which identifies new Hamlet Mixed Use Zones as well as new R-80 zones, aligning with the realities of what the land - with storm water regulations, wetland protections, and easements enables. For

The June 8 Town Board Meeting included a resolution to update the 2026 Town Board Meeting schedule to state that the July 6th Town Board meeting will be held at Mesier Homestead in the village - with the board members in period costumes - as part of the Nation's 250 year anniversary. The supervisor stated that 30 members of the public would be able to be accomodated at the meeting. The Public Hearing regarding the "unadopted" town law in the was opened -- no one commented, b

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,...