Stillwater continues to move forward with plans to relocate Village Hall to the former public library building at 662 Hudson Ave. The Board of Trustees, at its meeting on Aug. 20, voted to award a renovation contract of $19,100 for new village hall improvements to John Tedesco LLC. The village solicited bids for the work …

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The Stillwater Village Board of Trustees voted on Aug. 20 to increase its water rent billing rate for inside users by 25 cent per 1,000 gallons effective April 1, 2025. The new water rate will be $5.75 per 1,000 gallons used. The raising of the rates is necessary to maintain good fiscal budgeting practices, per …

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The Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Stillwater will hold a public hearing on September 17 to consider the adoption of Local Law No. 1 of 2024. The purpose of this local law is to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the community, including the protection and preservation of the property …

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The village Board of Trustees has granted approval for the conversion of the former Stillwater Wood & Iron building on Hudson Avenue into new apartments and commercial space. The proposal for the Stillwater Lofts project, submitted by Troyal Properties LLC, has been under review by the village, its engineer and Saratoga County for several months. …

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The Stillwater Board of Trustees has approved a $1.74 million village budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year, which carries no property tax increase from the current year. The village property tax rate will remain at $4.10 per $1,000 of assessed value in 2024-25. The new budget will go into effect on June 1, 2024 and …

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Drawing new business and tourism to the village, upgrading the fire department and continued fiscal accountability for village taxpayers are among the priorities of newly-elected Stillwater Mayor Judith Wood-Zeno. “What I’m proposing may sound ambitious but I want to make the next four years really count,” said Wood-Zeno, during a 15-minute outline of her goals …

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James G. Doyle has been appointed by Stillwater Mayor Judith Wood-Zeno and the Board of Trustees to serve a Trustee vacancy on the Board effective January 1, 2024 for the balance of the official year. The remainder of the term of the Trustee seat will be up for election in November, 2024. Doyle has been …

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Congratulations to newly elected Stillwater Village Mayor Judith Wood-Zeno, who was sworn into to her new four-year term Monday, Dec. 3 along with re-elected Trustee Patrick Nelson and new Trustee Shiela Nett. Nett was elected in November as a write-in candidate. The board still has one Trustee vacancy which will be appointed by Mayor Wood-Zeno …

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Stillwater village residents went to the polls on November 7 and elected a new Mayor and re-elected a Trustee to new four-year terms. Elected Mayor with 222 total votes was Judith Wood-Zeno. Re-elected Trustee with 168 votes was Patrick F. Nelson. Both candidates ran unopposed for office and will begin serving their new terms on …

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