Village of Brewster, NY

VILLAGE OF BREWSTER

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

PUBLIC HEARING

CABLE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF BREWSTER AND VERIZON NEW YORK INC.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Board of Trustees of the VILLAGE OF BREWSTER will hold a Public Hearing on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2026, 7:30 P.M. at Village Hall, 50 Main Street, Brewster, NY, 10509. The purpose of this Public Hearing is to take and hear comments on the proposed Cable Franchise Agreement with Verizon New York Inc.  To afford all interested parties the opportunity to be heard concerning the grant of a cable franchise to Verizon New York, Inc. in the Village of Brewster, New York.  Copies of the proposed franchise agreement and application are available for review in the Village clerk’s office at 50 Main Street, Brewster, NY 10509 and online at www.brewstervillage-ny.gov, five (5) days prior to the public hearing.  All persons wishing to be heard on the question of the agreement will be provided an opportunity, as time permits.

By order of the

Board of Trustees of the

Village of Brewster

Michelle Diebold

Village Clerk

PROPOSED CABLE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF BREWSTER AND VERIZON NEW YORK INC.

Legal Notice
Notice to Bidders

Sealed bids or proposals will be received by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Brewster, Putnam County, New York, at the office of the Village Clerk, 50 Main Street, Brewster, New York until 10:00 A.M. on October 21, 2026. Bids will be publicly opened and read at 10:05 A.M. for the RESIDENTIAL REFUSE, BULK AND RECYCLABLE MATERIAL COLLECTION CONTRACT for the Village of Brewster. Specifications can be obtained from the Village Clerk at her office Monday through Thursday between the hours of 9 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. or on the Village website, www.brewstervillage-ny.gov. The municipality is exempt from any Federal, State or Local taxes. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to make award where in its opinion the best interest of the Village of Brewster will be served.

By order of the

Board of Trustees

Michelle Diebold

Village Clerk

Refuse_Bid_2026-_09092026.pdf

REMINDER: Garbage and Recycling pick up will be on THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2026, as Friday is the observed holiday.

Village Hall will be closing at 1:00 PM on Thursday, July 2, 2026. Have a safe and relaxing weekend!

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Board of Trustees of the VILLAGE OF BREWSTER will hold a Public Hearing on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2026, 7:30 P.M. at Village Hall, 50 Main Street, Brewster, NY, 10509. The purpose of this Public Hearing is to take and hear comments on the 2026-2027 Proposed Budget as proposed by the Board of Trustees.  A copy of the proposed budget will be available for review by the public, at the office of the Village Clerk and online at www.brewstervillage-ny.gov, five (5) days prior to the public hearing.  All persons wishing to be heard on the question of the adoption of the proposed budget will be provided an opportunity, as time permits.

By order of the

Board of Trustees of the

Village of Brewster

Michelle Diebold

Village Clerk

FY 2027 PROPOSED BUDGET

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Board of Trustees of the VILLAGE OF BREWSTER will hold a SPECIAL MEETING on WEDNESDAY MARCH 25, 2026 AT 6:55 P.M. at Village Hall, 50 Main Street Brewster NY 10509, to vote on Resolution 032526-01, and any other business that needs to be addressed, followed by a WORK SESSION to discuss the 2027 Fiscal Year Budget, starting at 7:00 PM. A copy of the resolution for this meeting will be posted on the Village website and available by request at Village Hall.


By order of the
Board of Trustees of the
Village of Brewster
Michelle Diebold
Village Clerk

COPY OF PROPOSED RESOLUTION 032526-01

HEAP and EAP: Support for Your Household

If you’re facing an energy emergency or need help managing your monthly energy bills, assistance is available.

Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
- HEAP helps income-eligible households pay for energy costs.
- You may receive one regular benefit per season and possibly emergency benefits, depending on available funds.
- Apply early - funding is limited.
- Visit mybenefits.ny.gov or contact your county’s department of social services to learn more and apply.

Energy Affordability Program (EAP)
- EAP provides monthly bill credits to eligible customers.
- If your HEAP grant is applied to your active account, you’re automatically enrolled—no application needed.
- Enrollment continues each year you receive HEAP.
- If you receive HEAP but your benefit is applied to another fuel vendor, or you receive other state assistance, you may qualify for EAP.

Programs that may qualify you for EAP:
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- Tribal TANF (if living on tribal lands)
- Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (if living on tribal lands)
- Medicaid
- Veterans Disability of Survivors Pension
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
- Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance (if living on tribal lands)
- Lifeline Telephone Service Program (Lifeline)
- Head Start (if living on tribal lands)

Please see the next page for directions on how to apply.

How to Apply for EAP

Please visit rge.com/EAPapply or nyseg.com/EAPapply to download, complete, and submit your application with supporting documentation.

- We’ll review your documentation and enroll you in EAP or contact you if we need more information.
- To stay enrolled, you must reapply each year with updated documentation.

What to Expect with EAP:
- EAP provides a monthly bill credit, shown under delivery charges on your bill.
- You’ll be referred to EmPower+ for free energy-saving services like home assessments and efficiency upgrades—available to renters and homeowners.

Please visit nyserda.ny.gov/EmPower to learn more.

Additional Resources

Energy Manager

Our Energy Manager tool helps you better understand your energy usage. This innovative solution lets you review your data down to hourly consumption, making it easier to identify ways to reduce your energy use.

Visit rge.com/MyAccount or nyseg.com/MyAccount to get started.

Usage Alerts

If you have a smart meter, our Usage Alerts will send weekly updates with your usage and daily averages for the current billing period. This is a great way to help you be informed and in control of your energy use so you can make adjustments before your bill arrives.

Visit rge.com/MyAccount or nyseg.com/MyAccount to get started.

Budget Billing: Spread Your Energy Costs Evenly

Benefits:
- Helps avoid seasonal bill fluctuations from heating and/or cooling.
- Allows you to know your bill in advance.

How it Works:
- We calculate your yearly bill based on last year’s electricity and/or natural gas use.
- We divide it into 12 equal monthly payments.
- We periodically review and adjust your payment if needed.
- At the end of 12 months, we balance your account and re-enroll you automatically.
- Your budget difference for the year, a credit or balance owed, is applied to “clean-up” your budget.

Tracking Your Payments:
Each bill you receive will show a Budget Billing Summary, found on page 1 of your bill. It shows:
- Your plan end date.
- Current month’s installment.
- Actual charges since you started your budget year.
- Budget amounts billed thus far.
- The difference between your actual charges and the budget amount billed.

You can enroll, increase, or cancel your Budget Billing installments by logging into your account at nyseg.com or rge.com or by calling our automated services line.

We’re Here to Help

Visit nyseg.com (http://nyseg.com/HelpWithBill)  to learn more about all of our assistance programs.

Visit rge.com (http://rge.com/HelpWithBill) to learn more about all of our assistance programs.

Contact Information:
- Visit nyseg.com
- Call our automated customer service line: 800.600.2275 available 24/7.
- Deaf and hard of hearing dial 711 (New York Relay Service).
- Payment Arrangements: 888.315.1755, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.

- Visit rge.com
- Call our automated customer service line: 800.295.7323 available 24/7.
- Deaf and hard of hearing dial 711 (New York Relay Service).
- Payment Arrangements: 877.266.3492, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.

NYSEG Electric Bill Explainer - January 2026

Bedford Community Connection Pop-up Event -
Bedford Town Hall
321 Bedford Road
Bedford Hills, NY 10507
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
4 PM to 7 PM

Carmel Community Connection Pop-up Event -
Carmel Town Hall
60 McAlpin Ave
Mahopac, NY 10541
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
4 PM to 7 PM

LEGAL NOTICE
VILLAGE OF BREWSTER
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
PUBLIC HEARING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Brewster will hold a Public Hearing on Proposed Local Law No. 2 of 2026 pertaining to the increase to the Senior Exemption Income Limit for those living in the Village of Brewster. Copies of the proposed local law will be available on the Village website, www.brewstervillage-ny.gov, and at Village Hall. The Public Hearing will take place during the Village Board Meeting of February 4, 2026, at 7:30 P.M. at Village Hall, 50 Main Street, Brewster, NY 10509. At said Public Hearing, all interested persons shall be heard on the subject thereof. The Board of Trustees will make every effort to ensure that the Public Hearing is accessible to persons with disabilities. Anyone requiring special assistance and/or reasonable accommodations should contact the Village Clerk. Anyone wishing to speak may do so.

By Order of the
Board of Trustees of the
Village of Brewster
Michelle Diebold
Village Clerk

PROPOSED LOCAL LAW #2 OF THE YEAR 2026

BE IT ENACTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BREWSTER, COUNTY OF PUTNAM, STATE OF NEW YORK AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1 : AUTHORITY
This chapter is adopted pursuant to the authority, of Article 2, §10 of the New York State Municipal Home Rule Law.

SECTION 2 : AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 231 ENTITLED “TAXATION”

Chapter 231 of the current Code of the Village of Brewster entitled “Taxation”, Specifically Article I Entitled “Senior Citizens Exemption” is hereby amended to read as follows:

§ 231-1 EXEMPTION GRANTED
Pursuant to the provisions of § 467 of the Real Property Tax Law and as therein provided, the real property owned by one or more persons, each of whom is 65 years of age or over, or real property owned by a husband or wife, one of whom is 65 years of age or over, shall be exempt from taxation to the extent of 65% of the assessed valuation thereof, as hereinafter provided.

§ 231-2 APPLICABLE PROVISIONS; EXTENT OF EXEMPTIONS
All of the provisions, conditions and requirements of § 467 of the Real Property Tax Law and amendments thereto shall apply to application for the granting of such an exemption on the assessment rolls of the Village, except that no exemption shall be granted if the income of the owner or the combined income of the owners of the property for the income tax year immediately preceding the date of making application for exemption exceeds the maximum as set by § 467 of the Real Property Tax Law, including but not limited to §467(4) of the Real Property Tax Law as enacted and effective January 1, 2026.

SECTION 3 – HOME RULE
Nothing in this Local Law is intended, or shall be construed to limit the home rule authority of the Town under State Law or to limit the Town’s discretion in setting fees and charges in connection with any applications requiring Town approval.

SECTION 4 – SEVERABILITY
If any part or provision of this Local Law or the application thereof to any person or circumstance be adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part or provision or application directly involved in the controversy in which judgment shall have been rendered and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this Local Law or the application thereof to other persons or circumstances, and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Brewster hereby declares that it would have passed this Local Law or the remainder thereof had such invalid application or invalid provision been apparent.

LEGAL NOTICE
VILLAGE OF BREWSTER
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
PUBLIC HEARING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Brewster will hold a Public Hearing on Proposed Local Law No. 4 of 2026 pertaining to updating Chapter 250-17 and Chapter 250-23 of the Village Code Parking Rules and Regulations. Copies of the proposed local law will be available on the Village website, www.brewstervillage-ny.gov, and at Village Hall. The Public Hearing will take place during the Village Board Meeting of February 4, 2026, at 7:30 P.M. at Village Hall, 50 Main Street, Brewster, NY 10509. At said Public Hearing, all interested persons shall be heard on the subject thereof. The Board of Trustees will make every effort to ensure that the Public Hearing is accessible to persons with disabilities. Anyone requiring special assistance and/or reasonable accommodations should contact the Village Clerk. Anyone wishing to speak may do so.



By Order of the
Board of Trustees of the
Village of Brewster
Michelle Diebold
Village Clerk

VILLAGE OF BREWSTER
AMENDMENT TO
BREWSTER VILLAGE CODE
LOCAL LAW #4 of 2026
BE IT ENACTED by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Brewster, Putnam
County, New York, as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 250, Section 250-17 and Section 250-23 are hereby amended
to read as follows:
Chapter 250
VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
ARTICLE III
Parking, Standing and Stopping
§ 250-17. Parking prohibited at all times.
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or parts thereof described in
this section unless otherwise posted or metered.
Name of Street Side Location
Eastview Court West Entire Length
§ 250-23. Time Limit Parking.
No person shall park for longer than the time limit shown in this section at any time between the
hours listed in said section, of any day, unless otherwise indicted, upon any of the streets or parts
of the streets described in said section. The deposit of additional coins to secure parking in
excess of the maximum time permitted is prohibited. Upon termination of the limited time of
parking, the vehicle must be moved a minimum of 150 feet from its previous location.
Name of Street Side Hours/Days Location
Michael Neuner Dr. North 2 hours Wednesday 7pm-9pm Prospect Street to
3 hours Saturday and Sunday Garden Street
Section 2. This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the
Secretary of State of the State of New York.
Dated: February 4, 2026