Village Court Remote 1/14/22 and Village Hall Closed on 1/17/22
The Village Court will be working remotely today, January 14, 2022. Please call 845-279-4020 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for assistance. Village Hall will be closed on Monday, January 17, 2022 due to the holiday and will reopen on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. The Village Court window will open at 9 AM but a clerk will be available via phone starting at 8:30 AM. The Village Office will reopen at 8:30 AM.
Court Date of 01/24 is Canceled
The Village of Brewster Court Date of January 24, 2022 is canceled. Other court dates will be evaluated and defendants will be notified with a letter. Please contact the Court with any questions, 845-279-4020.Planning Board Special Meeting 01/04/2022
LEGAL NOTICE
VILLAGE OF BREWSTER
PLANNING BOARD
SPECIAL MEETING
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Planning Board of the Village of Brewster will hold a SPECIAL MEETING on January 4, 2022 at 7:30 PM at Village Hall, 50 Main Street, Brewster, NY 10509. This meeting will also be streamed on Zoom, Meeting ID: 845 279 3760 or call 1-929-205-6099 and type in the Meeting ID when prompted. This meeting will be in addition to the regular meeting on January 18, 2022. This meeting is to discuss the Brewster Crossings Project.
By Order of the
Planning Board of the
Village of Brewster
Michelle Chiudina
Village Clerk
ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE BREWSTER-SOUTHEAST JOINT FIRE DISTRICT
LEGAL NOTICE
ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE BREWSTER-SOUTHEAST JOINT FIRE DISTRICT
On December 14, 2021
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Election of the Brewster-Southeast Joint Fire District will take place on December 14th, 2021 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. at the Fire House located at Brewster Fire Department Substation located at Route 312 & North Brewster Road, Brewster, New York 10509, for the purpose of electing one Commissioner for a five (5) year term, commencing January 1, 2022 and ending December 31, 2026. All voters registered with the Putnam County Board of Elections on or Before November 15, 2021 shall be eligible to vote.
*Candidates for District Office shall have filed their names with the Secretary of the Brewster-Southeast Fire District, at the fire house fire house at 501 N. Main Street, Brewster, New York, no later than twenty days before the election, November 25, 2021.
Date: November 15, 2021
Mia Tagliafierro, Secretary
Board of Fire Commissioners
Brewster-Southeast Joint Fire District
Village of Brewster Planning Board Public Hearing - Brewster Crossings Zoom Recording
The Planning Board of the Village of Brewster would like to thank all who attended the Public Hearing last, whether that be in person or via Zoom. The Planning Board would also like to give a special thank you to those who stood and made their comments and asked questions as well as to those who wrote in their comments and questions in the drop box. Chairman Lowell motioned to keep the Public Hearing open until their next meeting on December 21, 2021. The meeting will begin at 7:30 PM but the location is yet to be determined but will be announced by the first week in December.
If you were unable to attend the meeting, there is a Zoom recording available by clicking the link below:
Hard copies of the project plans are available to review are available at Village Hall Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 3 PM.
If anyone has any other comments or questions that you would like the Planning Board to address, please email them to the Vilage Clerk at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.v or mail your written comments to the Village of Brewster Planning Board, 50 Main Street, Brewster, NY 10509 before December 21, 2021.
Village of Brewster Leaf Pick up
The Department of Public Works will no longer being collecting loose leaves that are left out. All leaves must be bagged appropriately and left in the same area that the garbage is picked up in. Please contact Village Hall with any questions.Announcement for Residential Refuse Users
UPDATE 11/18/2021:
Attention all Residential Refuse Users in the Village of Brewster:
On October 20, 2021, at the Village of Brewster Board of Trustees Meeting, the Board approved the Residential Refuse, Bulk and Recyclable Materials Bid that was provided by Suburban Carting. This new contract period begins on January 1, 2022 and ends on December 31, 2024, with the option to extend the contract for one or two years.
On November 17, 2021, the Village Board of Trustees approved the new rates for monthly and annual refuse billing. The new refuse billing rates are as follows:
January 2022 – December 2024
Annual Refuse: $ 450.00 per unit
Monthly Refuse: $ 40.00 per unit per month
The new rates listed above will begin on January 1, 2022, for the January monthly refuse bill. Please note that the Village of Brewster requests bids through a municipal bidding network and selects the bid that is the most cost-effective choice for the Village residents. When this contract expires at the end of 2024, the Village of Brewster will decide if they would like to continue with Suburban Carting for an additional year or or send out a bid for the carting contract and follow the same procedure, with the possibility of renegotiating the terms of the contract.
If you would like to switch to the monthly billing program, you must contact the Village Clerk at 845-279-3760 or via email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. before March 15, 2022. Please include your name, your account number, your Village residential address and a telephone number. Please contact the Village Office if you have any questions.
10/27/2021:
Attention all Residential Refuse Users in the Village of Brewster:
On October 20, 2021, at the Village of Brewster Board of Trustees Meeting, the Board approved the Residential Refuse, Bulk and Recyclable Materials Bid that was provided by Suburban Carting. This new contract period begins on January 1, 2022 and ends on December 31, 2024, with the option to extend the contract for one or two years.
On November 3, 2021, at 7:30 PM, the Village Board of Trustees will be discussing the new rates for monthly and annual refuse billing. According to the bid pricing provided by Suburban Carting, the pricing for per unit per month refuse services will increase by approximately $9.00 per unit per month, from the 2021 rates. However, this increase does not include the overhead costs that the Village faces while printing and mailing out these bills. The current refuse billing rates are as follows:
2021
Refuse bill paid yearly in March: $300.00 per unit
Refuse bill paid using monthly option: $26.00 per unit, per month
Once determined, the new rates will go into effect on January 1, 2022. Please note that the Village of Brewster requests bids from multiple carting companies and selects the bid that is the most cost-effective choice for the Village residents. When this contract expires at the end of 2024; the Village of Brewster will decide if they would like to continue with Suburban Carting for an additional year or send out a bid for the carting contract and follow the same procedure.
If you would like to switch to the monthly billing program, you must contact the Village Clerk at 845-279-3760 or via email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Before March 15, 2022. Please include your name, your residential address and a telephone number. Please contact the Village Office if you have any questions.
Village of Brewster Police Department Law Enforcement Grant
The Villagw of Brewster Police Department would like to the the National Rifle Assosciarion for awarding the department with a Law Enforcement Grant worth over $1,000. This grant allows the Village Police Department to have access to continued firearm training and ensures that the officers can continue to safely and successfully protect this community. The Village is thankful for this grant and thankful that the officers continuously go through trainings to make themselves better police officers and better protect the Village of Brewster residents and surrounding communities.2022 Suburban Carting Refuse, Recycling & Bulk Pick Up Schedule
Please click here for the 2021 Schedule
Moratorium on Water Service Termination, Moratorium on Water Relevy, and Opportunity for Deferred Payment Agreements
NOTICE TO RESIDENTIAL AND SMALL BUSINESS WATER CUSTOMERS
THE STATE OF EMERGENCY EXPIRES ON DECEMBER 22, 2021
On May 11, 2021 Governor Cuomo signed into law amendments to the Public Service Law that prevent municipalities and public utilities from terminating water service provided to residents and small businesses for non-payment during the COVID-19 state of emergency. Additionally, the amendments prevent municipalities from relevying previously accrued water charges on or after May 11, 2021 until either the end of the COVID-19 state of emergency, which is December 22, 2021.
All water suppliers must notify residential and small business customers of the protections afforded under the law.
Please be advised that service termination and relevying past due water charges is prohibited until December 22, 2021, for those residential and small business customers who have experienced a change in financial circumstances due to the COVID-19 state of emergency.
If you are a resident or small business that has experienced a change in financial circumstances due to the COVID-19 state of emergency and would like to request relief from service termination and relevying during the 180 days after the COVID-19 state of emergency expires, you must contact Village Clerk Michelle Chiudina at 845-279-3760 or via email, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than December 22, 2021.
Please be further advised that the law does not eliminate a customer’s obligation to pay accrued charges. However, customers who have experienced a change in financial circumstances due to the COVID-19 state of emergency must be provided with the opportunity to enter into a deferred payment agreement without the imposition of deposits, late fees, or penalties.
If you are a residential or small business customer who has experienced such a change in financial circumstances and wish to enter into a deferred payment agreement to address any outstanding or accrued payments, you must contact Village Clerk Michelle Chiudina at 845-279-3760 or via email, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than December 22, 2021. Additional information and supporting documentation from customers seeking to enter into a deferred payment agreement may be required.
Customers that do not request protection from service termination, or relevying, or do not enter into a deferred payment agreement, will be subject to the enforcement and lien provisions authorized by State and local law upon the expiration of the Public Service Law’s protections.
Please direct all other questions and concerns to Village Clerk Michelle Chiudina at 845-279-3760 or via email, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..