Town of Wawayanda

Welcome

eagle Welcome to the Town of Wawayanda. Our town is located in the western part of Orange County, New York, with a population of 7,313 as recorded by the 2019 census bureau. The Town of Wawayanda was established November 27, 1849, from the Town of Minisink. It had been first settled after the American Revolution. Wawayanda consists of approximately 34.72 square miles (22,610 Acres).

This site has been created and designed to provide you with convenient access to public information concerning our community, its people, its government and services.

We hope you find our site helpful. It is our goal to provide timely and useful information to you as well as another medium for you to communicate with your local government. Feel free to browse our site. Thank you and WELCOME!!

PUBLIC HEARING CANCELLED 07/13/2021

The Town Board has decided to cancel the Public Hearing scheduled for Tuesday night (July 13, 2021) due to comments voiced by residents that the Town Board would not delete “multifamily residential dwellings” from the Agricultural Preservation (AP) and Agricultural Residential (AR) zoning districts in the proposed local law, despite the Board’s statement that the Board intends to make those deletions. To address those concerns, the Town Board intends to revise the proposed law to delete “multifamily residential dwellings” from the AP and AR zones and schedule a new Public Hearing on the revised proposed law.

If you would like to receive an email with the new proposed zoning law and the notice for the new public hearing, please email the Town Clerk at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

If you have any questions, you can email the Town Supervisor at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Music In the Park - Starting July 29, 2021

Food Truck Vendors Wanted

We are looking for food truck vendors. The Town of Wawayanda will hold its Food Truck Festival, Saturday, October 30, 2021, in Shannen Park, Slate Hill, NY. Any vendor that is interested please contact the Town of Wawayanda Supervisors office at 845-355-5700 ext. 4.

FREE new tool to help property owners

The Orange County Clerk’s Office is providing a free new tool to help property owners protect one of their most valuable assets.
With Fraud Alert, residents can sign up to receive alerts whenever a document, such as a deed or a mortgage, is recorded under your name. Documents can then be viewed online or at the Clerk’s Office.

“This is an easy way for homeowners to have peace of mind at no cost to them,” said Deputy County Clerk Kelly Eskew.

You can sign up for free at https://searchiqs.com/fraudalert/?CC=NYORA. Please note there may be other property owners in the County that share the same name.

Property Owner Change Of Address

Please notify the Assessor's office of any mailing address changes. All mailing addresses for property owners are maintained in the assessor's office. This database is used to mail your school and property tax bills, as well as any correspondence from the Town of Wawayanda, Orange County, and the State of New York regarding your property. Please fill out the change of address form. You can drop it off at the Town Hall, mail the form, or fax it.
Address Change Form

Town of Wawayanda Assessor's Office
80 Ridgebury Hill Road
Slate Hill, NY 10973

Fax: 845-355-5752

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New Water Meter Reading System

The Town of Wawayanda is pleased to announce that we are in the process of transitioning our water meter reading system to a LTE Cellular endpoint system to efficiently and securely deliver meter reading data to us via a reliable cellular network. You will be able to monitor your own water use via an “App”, accessible on your phone, tablet or computer. .

We are asking that you contact our Water & Sewer Department at 845-355-5700 ext. 5 to schedule an appointment to have your Cellular endpoint installed. Be sure to leave your name, address, account and telephone number, an employee from our contracting company, JCO will return your call to set up an appointment day and time.