It’s Election Day 2015

Follow Progress For Westhampton Beach

By: Progress for Westhampton Beach

Polls open at 12:00 noon and close at 9:00 p.m.  There are two Village Trustee seats on the ballot, each for a two-year term of office.image_voting

Incumbents running for re-election are:

Patricia Dibenedetto and Hank Tucker 

The challengers are:

Rob Rubio and Brain Tymann

With the results now in, there are two new village trustees.  Brian Tymann and Rob Rubio will officially take office on Monday, July 6, 2015 at noon.1)NY Village Law § 3-302.  Official year, terms of office…

1. An official year begins at noon on the first Monday in the month following the date of the general village election or the date such an election would have been held had elections been held annually.

2. The term of office of each elective village officer shall commence at the start of the official year following his election
 Congratulations to both Brian and Rob.  The re-organizational meeting will be held that Monday, July 6th at 7:00 p.m.

Thanks should be extended to Hank Tucker and Patricia Dibenedetto for their years of service to the village.

Robert Kelly, Jr. was returned to office as village justice without a challenge.

 

References   [ + ]

1. NY Village Law § 3-302.  Official year, terms of office…

1. An official year begins at noon on the first Monday in the month following the date of the general village election or the date such an election would have been held had elections been held annually.

2. The term of office of each elective village officer shall commence at the start of the official year following his election

Summer Fun

By:  Maria Z. Moore, Mayor

Monday Night Movies On the Great Lawn!  The Village will be showing classic films under the stars on the big screen.

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Presented by the Village of Westhampton Beach &

The Westhampaton Free Library

With Generous Sponsorship By:brownharrisstevens_logo_print_43012

I look forward to seeing you at the Monday Night Movies.
Your Mayor,
Maria Z. Moore

Movie Schedule Click here.

June 4, 2015

Follow Progress For Westhampton Beach

By:  Progress for Westhampton Beach

The meeting was called to order shortly after 7:00 p.m. and the Board of Trustees promptly proceeded to three hearings on local laws that were on the agenda.1)the Mayor has continued her practice of not only providing the agenda, but also the resolutions as well.  Paper copies are handed out at meetings and pdf files are posted on the village website.  This has proved a convenience to those who follow and comment on village government.  

The Board of Trustees authorized the Mayor to sign a grant application for Main Street Revitalization.  This application is for a grant made annually by Suffolk County.  It is the first occasion in recent memory that our village has sought this grant, its about time.

There are restrictions on the grant,  the funds can not be used for maintenance or repair.  The village application proposes to use the County funds to the reconfigure the intersection of Mill Road, Main Street and Library Avenue which is often a summer snarl during busier parts of the day.

One resident was exasperated by the cost of public works projects. All public works are pricey.  This is a consequence of state Labor Law that sets the price for labor on public works.  It is well beyond the control of village government, we agree the resulting costs are maddening.

If the village is successful in obtaining the grant this will take a lot of the financial sting out of an improvement to this intersection that has proved daunting to motorists and pedestrians alike.

Continue reading June 4, 2015

References   [ + ]

1. the Mayor has continued her practice of not only providing the agenda, but also the resolutions as well.  Paper copies are handed out at meetings and pdf files are posted on the village website.  This has proved a convenience to those who follow and comment on village government.