Hamburg Board orders drainage district hearing, set tax override vote
Hamburg Town Board orders drainage fee public hearing. The board unanimously approved an order for a September 28, 2026, public hearing on a proposed Town-Wide Drainage and Stormwater Management District covering all of Hamburg except the Villages of Hamburg and Blasdell, with an estimated annual
Town Board · Meeting of September 14, 2026
NY HAMBURG — Hamburg Town Board orders drainage fee public hearing. The board unanimously approved an order for a September 28, 2026, public hearing on a proposed Town-Wide Drainage and Stormwater Management District covering all of Hamburg except the Villages of Hamburg and Blasdell, with an estimated annual cost of $1,621,200 and a proposed benefit fee of $64.65 per residential equivalent dwelling unit. In related action, the board voted 4-1 to introduce a tax levy limit override proposal, with Councilmember Frank Bogulski dissenting.
The board also introduced a short-term rental law with a public hearing set for October 5, and terminated the town's underperforming streetlight maintenance contractor while authorizing emergency replacement services.
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Source: the Town Board meeting of September 14, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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