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Welcome to the Village of Asharoken. We are located on the North Shore of Long Island in western Suffolk County, New York.
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Asharoken Village Hall
1 Asharoken Avenue
Asharoken, NY 11768
(631) 261-7098
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Asharoken Police:
(631) 261-7400
Fire / Ambulance:
(631) 757-1111
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The
Official Minutes of the April 2, 2012 Meeting of the Asharoken Board of Trustees
are now available online. Minutes are posted on this website as they become available, approximately one month after the meeting (e.g. May minutes are approved during the June meeting, etc.). Contact the Village Clerk if you have any questions.
Archived minutes, as well as the full 2012 Board of Trustees meeting schedule, can be found by clicking on "Government" above, then "Trustees Meetings" or click here.
Mayor Irving and our Board of Trustees would like all Asharoken residents to know about a cordial invitation from the U.S. Coast Guard Station/Eaton's Neck:
Open House on Saturday, May 19, 2012, 9am-4pm. All residents are invited to visit. Added benefit: an opportunity to see the Lighthouse at the Station--one of the oldest in the United States:
United States Coast Guard Station Eatons Neck is located on the northern tip of Eatons Neck on Long Island New York. It is the oldest Coast Guard Station in New York and the fourth oldest in the United States founded originally in 1849 by the New York Lifesaving Benevolent Association. Consequently, the Eatons Neck Lighthouse is the second oldest lighthouse on Long Island and the sixth oldest in the United States.
The next meeting of the Board will be a Special Meeting to be held on Monday, May 21, 2012 at 7:30pm. (Be sure to call ahead to determine if the special meeting will be held.) The next regular monthly meeting of the Board will be held on Monday, June 4, 2012 at 7:30pm.
The last meeting of the Board was held on Monday, May 7, 2012. All meetings are open to the public. To view the full 2012 schedule of the Board of Trustees meetings click on "Government" above, then "Trustees Meetings" or
click here.
Proposed estimated tax rate increase: 1.83% for the 2012-2013 budget year. Also vote for three of four candidates running for BoE Trustee.
For more details on the web:
School tax increase. Any voting questions should be directed to Beth Nystrom, District Clerk, (631) 262-6608.
Town of Huntington second half of 2012-2013 taxes are due on May 10, 2012 (without penalty until May 31). Senior citizens currently receiving a Senior Exception and those receiving Enhanced Star have until June 5, 2012 to make their second half payment. Credit cards are accepted. Questions: contact Ester Bivona, Receiver of Taxes, at (631) 351-3217.
Asharoken Village annual taxes for FY 2012-2013 are due June 1, 2012 (without penalty until July 2, 2012). Bills will be mailed shortly. No credit cards accepted. Questions: contact Nancy Rittenhouse, Village Clerk, at (631) 261-7098. (See related Legal Notice below).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Tax Roll and Warrant for the Fiscal year 2012-2013, ending May 31, 2013 has been delivered to the Village Treasurer and Village Clerk of the Village of Asharoken for the purpose of collecting taxes therein levied and that she will receive said taxes from June 1, 2012 to July 2, 2012 at the Village Hall, 1 Asharoken Avenue, Northport, NY in said Village from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. daily except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays, or by mail to 1 Asharoken Avenue, Northport, NY 11768.
TAKE NOTICE THAT all taxes not paid on or before July 2, 2012 will bear penalties as required by law. Payment for taxes made after July 2, 2012 without the inclusion of the penalty due will be returned to the sender thereof for the inclusion of the amounts due as prescribed. Five percent will be added to taxes received after July 2, 2012 and one percent for each month thereafter until paid in full.
Nancy Rittenhouse, Village Clerk
Dated: April 24th, 2012
This spring (April 17, 2012) began the second year of a Village-initiated program to pick-up Yard Waste materials once per month, now through December 2012. Mayor Irving and your Board of Trustees have reviewed the costs involved and the benefits and have decided to continue this program, which began last year. Eligible for pick-up are leaves, bundled branches, gardening debris and pruning materials-- no grass clippings.
Please visit the Asharoken Services section for more details. Click on the "Government" button above, then "Services". For the monthly pick-up schedule refer to the online calendar for exact dates (click on the "Calendar" button above).
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| You can make lovely flower arrangements from your own garden |
Asharoken resident and Master Gardener
Joan Hauser has written her next installment for 2012,
When Your Garden's Abloom.
Joan gives useful tips and techniques on how to make the most of whatever is blooming in your yard and accent your home with your own lovely flower arrangements.
To see all of Joan's articles and much more, visit the
Home & Garden section.
Click on the "Resources" button above, then "Home & Garden".
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Asharoken, at a meeting held on February 7th, 2012, duly adopted the following resolution:
Be It Resolved, that the Village Board of the Village of Asharoken, NY in regular session duly convened does hereby approve in accordance with the provisions of the Election Law of the State of New York, the 2012 Annual Village Election in the Village of Asharoken shall be held on June 19th, 2012, and be it further resolved that the offices to be filled at said election and the terms thereof are as follows:
Mayor, two (2) years
Trustee, two (2) years
Trustee, two (2) years
Be it further resolved that the polling place will be held at One Asharoken Avenue, Northport, NY during the hours of 12 noon to 9:00pm.
By Order of the Board of Trustees
Nancy Rittenhouse, Village Clerk
Village of Asharoken
Published: February 10th, 2012
More than 400 volunteers cleaned our area beaches and brought more than 4,000 lbs. of debris to Village Hall for International Coastal Cleanup Day. See the full story in our
Asharoken Spirit section.
UPDATE:
(March 22, 2012) The grand totals for the 2011 New York State Beach Cleanup are in:
· 6,368 volunteers who cleaned
· 260+ miles of shoreline
· Removing 93,644 lbs. of debris
Because of the tireless efforts of the Asharoken Beach Cleanup Captains and Committee, and all the volunteers who personally brought their collected debris to Village Hall for sorting and weighing, Asharoken can proudly note that our efforts were fully five percent of the entire New York State total. Congratulations to all.
(February 13, 2012)
Asharoken Mayor Patricia Irving and the Village Board of Trustees chose not to override the new tax cap law on local governments. Last June, the New York State Legislature enacted Governor Cuomo’s proposal to establish a 2% tax levy limit on all local governments and school districts beginning in 2012.
The law allows local governments to override the annual cap. Most municipalities across Long Island and New York State have voted to override the cap. Without such an override, local governments are restricted to increasing their tax levy no more than the lesser of 2% or the rate of inflation.
Mayor Irving stated, ”The tax cap law, as written, can be either cumbersome or a farce if a municipality votes to override the cap. However, the cost of government and annual cost increases are getting out of hand. We have to start somewhere.”
A municipality can override the tax cap limit by merely passing a local law, after the public hearing, authorizing the legislative body to override the cap. Asharoken chose to not even schedule a public hearing. Without the override law, the tax levy is limited to a 2% increase. If that is exceeded, there are serious fiscal consequences for the municipality in the future. Any tax levy in excess of the cap is required to be placed in reserve and further limit tax increases in the future. A municipality when computing the tax cap can exclude certain uncontrollable costs from the tax cap calculation. This includes pension contribution increases in excess of 2% and tort judgments against a municipality in excess of 5%. Most municipalities on Long Island have been passing local override laws to avoid being bound by the limitation or the consequences if they exceed the 2% limit.
“The ability to override the cap and the calculations of exclusions make the intent of the law useless. There are no restrictions on a municipality to limit those increases once they have passed the override law. The calculations make it even more confusing for the public”, Irving stated.
Municipalities can effectively raise taxes far more than the 2% and still stay with the limitations of the law. For example, the neighboring Village of Northport voted to override the law, stayed within the 2% cap but Village taxes increased 4.67%.
Mayor Irving said, “The law has the right intent but may be unreasonable for many municipalities. Some local governments, particularly small ones like the Village of Asharoken have unusual expenses in one year but not in others. The blanket right to override each year does little to limit municipal spending. Municipalities need an ability to override the cap but doing it year after year does not stop run away tax increases. Asharoken’s Board decided from the outset of this year’s budget preparations that we would abide by the cap, and likewise any tax increase.”
Asharoken’s proposed budget calls for a 1.86% tax increase.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Asharoken will hold a Public Hearing at the Village Hall located at 1 Asharoken Avenue, Northport, New York on March 5th, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. to consider the proposed budget pursuant to Section 5-508 of Village Law. The Tentative Budget for the Village of Asharoken has been prepared and filed with the Village Clerk at the Village Hall, 1 Asharoken Avenue, Northport, New York where it may be inspected by any interested parties between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. weekdays.
Nancy Rittenhouse
Village Clerk, Village of Asharoken
Dated: February 14th, 2012
Published: February 16th, 2012
The December 2011 issue of the
Asharoken Village Newsletter/Mayor's Report is available online.
A printed copy of this newsletter has been mailed to all Asharoken residents.
Current and archived reports/newsletters can be accessed by clicking on "Government" above, then "Newsletter/Mayor's Rpt".
Note: See our Calendar section for the January-March 2012 schedule of Asharoken Board of Trustees meetings and sanitation pick-up.
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| Pam Pierce is sworn-in by Justice Charles Brown. |
On Friday, July 1, 2011 Village residents, family and friends attended the swearing-in ceremony of our newly elected trustees. Justice Charles D. Brown administered the Constitutional Oath of Office to Mary P. "Pam" Pierce and Joseph L. Catanzano at Asharoken Village Hall during a beautiful sunset. Our new Trustees officially take office at the next Asharoken Board meeting on July 5.
Mayor Patricia Irving thanked outgoing Deputy Mayor and Police Commissioner Pete Masterson, and Trustee John Elefante for their work on behalf of Asharoken.
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| Photo: Eric Maffei |
| New Trustee Joseph Catanzano is sworn-in. |
Afterwards, attendees enjoyed cake and refreshments in the Village Hall gardens.
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| Photo: Eric Maffei |
| Mayor Irving thanks Pete Masterson and John Elefante for their service to the Village. |
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