​Flushing to Begin:
The Town of Greenport will be flushing hydrants during daytime hours (6:00 am-2:30 pm) on October 12-13, 2023.  Flushing will continue during evening hours (9 pm-5 am) from Sunday evening-Friday morning, beginning Sunday, October 15, 2023 and continuing through Friday, November 3, 2023.  After that, flushing will take place during daytime hours as of November 6 and will continue until completed.  Residents should plan accordingly.

Email Blasts:

In an effort to keep our residents advised, the Town of Greenport Water/Wastewater Department has created an email distribution list for residents of the Town which we will use to send alerts and notifications concerning this department.  If you know of a Town resident who would be interested in receiving these emails, please ask them to send an email to waterclerk@townofgreenport.com with their contact information, property address and email address, and they'll be added to the list.  Thank you!

Residents and businesses are advised that a water break repair will take place on Thursday, September 14, 2023, beginning at 7 am.  The area affected includes Fairview Avenue south of Applebee's and north of Bagel Tyme, as well as Pulcher Avenue.  Please plan accordingly and please drive carefully through the area.

T​he Columbia County Department of Health annually inspects the Greenport Water Supply.  Residents can access the report of the most recent inspection by clicking the following link:  2023_ccdoh_insp_report.pdf  
In closing, the Department of Health thanked the Water Department for being conscientious and diligent in operating and maintaining the water supply facilities in a satisfactory manner.
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​Town of Greenport
State of New York
Proposed Local Law No.   2      of 2023
 
 
A LOCAL LAW TO AMEND CHAPTER 48 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF GREENPORT, SHORT-TERM RENTALS
 
 
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Greenport as follows:
 
Section 1. Title of Local Law.
 
This Local Law shall be titled “A Local Law to Amend Chapter 48 of the Code of the Town of Greenport, Short-Term Rentals.”
 
Section 2. Authorization.
 
This Local Law to amend the Chapter 48 of the Town Code of the Town of Greenport as enacted pursuant to the authorization established in the New York State Municipal Home Rule Law Section 10.
 
Section 3. Amendments of Chapter 48 of the Town Code of the Town of Greenport.
 

1. Section 48-1(A) of the Town of Greenport Code is hereby amended to repeal subsection (A)(1) in its entirety and replace with:

 

1. Site plan approval by the Town of Greenport Planning Board if there are more than two bedrooms for rent in a building.

 

1. Section 48-1(A), subsection (A)(2) is hereby amended to replace “Town Clerk” with “Building Department”.

 

1. Section 48-3(A) is hereby amended to repeal the following language:

 
“Following receipt of site plan approval in accordance with Chapter 101 of the Town Code, each applicant for a short-term rental under this chapter shall register its short-term rental by written application on a form supplied by the Town Clerk setting forth the following:”
 
And replace with:
 

1. Each applicant for a short-term rental under this chapter shall register its short-term rental by written application on a form supplied by the Building Department setting forth the following:

 
 

1. Section 48-3(B) is amended to add “, if applicable,” after “copy of executed site plan approval…”.

 

1. Section 48-3 is further amended to include a new subsection (D) which shall read:

 
D.   No application shall be entertained or approved without site plan approval if the
       building contains more than two (2) bedrooms for rent in a building.
 

1. Section 48-4(A) is hereby amended to replace references to the “Town Clerk” with “Building Department.”

 
 
Section 8. Severability.
 
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this Local Law or the application thereof to any individual, firm or corporation, or circumstance, shall be held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such order or judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this Local Law or in its application to the individual, firm or corporation or circumstance, directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment or order shall be rendered.
 
Section 9. Supersession.
 
Pursuant to the powers granted by the Municipal Home Rule, this Local Law supersedes all provisions of the Town of Greenport Town Code, in so far as such statues are inconsistent with this Local Law and any other laws or regulations of the Town of Greenport are superseded to the extent necessary to give this Local Law full force and effect. All other provisions shall remain the same.
 
Section 10. Effective Date.
 
This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing in the office of the Secretary of State in accordance with Municipal Home Rule Law Section 27. 

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND TOWN BOARD MEETING
Town of Greenport                      
            PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that at 5:45 p.m. on September 6, 2023 at 600 Town Hall Drive, Greenport New York, the Greenport Town Board shall hold a public hearing on Local Law #2 of 2023 to amend Chapter 48 of the Code of the Town of Greenport relating to Short-Term Rentals. The Local Law can be viewed on our website, townofgreenport.com. The hearing will give people the opportunity to voice their concerns and comments and submit written comments to the Greenport Town Clerk at the address above or emailed to townclerk@townofgreenport no later the 12:00pm on Wednesday, September 6, 2023.     
                The second Public Hearing will follow at 6:00 P.M. to hear all persons interested in the proposed improvement of the facilities of the Greenport Water District.  The map, plan and report for the improvements are available in the Town Clerk’s office during regular business hours from 8 am until 3pm Monday through Friday.
                The public is invited to attend in person or to join us virtually at meet.google.com/nnh-hrcj-vyh or by phone at (US) +1 319-343-8807 PIN: 461221838.
       By order of the Greenport Town Board
        Sharon Zempko, Town Clerk
        Town of Greenport

            Cedar Parkway, at the entrance from Joslen Blvd is closed.   Local traffic only can enter and exit at Gifford Parkway to reach Riverview Boulevard and Cedar Parkway.  The entrance on the Cedar Parkway end will be closed to traffic for two weeks or until work on the water tower is complete.

          Do to the chance of a storm tonight, the concert at the Greenport Town Park will be postponed and rescheduled for September 1st, 2023 from 6pm to 8pm.

The Assessor's office hours have changed. The updated  times are as follows:
Wednesday,  12:30 - 4pm    and   Friday, 9am - 1:30pm