Town of Wawayanda

Welcome

eagle Welcome to the Town of Wawayanda. Our Town is located in Orange County NY, with a population of 7,266 as recorded by the 2010 census. The Town is in the western part of the county, south of Middletown. The Town of Wawayanda was established in 1849 from the Town of Minisink. It had been first settled after the American Revolution. Wawayanda consists of approximately 35.33 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!!

Wawayanda is now participating in T.A.R.A.

Town of Wawayanda is now participating in the T.A.R.A. voucher program. You must be a Town of Wawayanda resident. For more information please contact the Town of Wawayanda Town Clerk's Office 845-355-5700 Ext. 3

Help control the pet population — have your pets spayed or neutered. Spay & Neuter keeps many animals out of the shelter

T.A.R.A. Website

The Town of Wawayanda is on Facebook

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Report a Street Light Outage

Please provide the following information:

Identifying yellow tag # located on the pole.
Street address or intersection closest to light or light pole.
Concern with the light/pole: outage, damaged, working improperly, safety issue
Any additional information to assist with locating the streetlight.
Your contact information (not required but helpful when responding to a reported issue or concern)

For streetlight outages in the Town of Wawayanda, please see link below to submit a streetlight outage form to Orange & Rockland Utility Company, or contact the Orange & Rockland Utility Company customer service line at 1-877-434-4100. You can also fill out an online request Click Here

19th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting

Come join us for the 19th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting!

Saturday - December 5, 2020 @ 5 pm

Santa will be joining us as he rides in on the Slate Hill Fire Co. fire truck. Refreshments served at the Senior Center and Santa will be with us for pictures and a visit with the kids. Bring your wish lists for Santa! Enjoy choral music, hot chocolate and cookies, and the festive charm of an old-fashioned village Christmas.

Location: Shannen Park, 1906 Route 284, Slate Hill, NY 10973

Come and Join Us!

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Does NY State Owe You Money? Check the office of unclaimed funds

$54 Million Dollars in unclaimed funds is owed to Orange County Residents. See if you are one of them.

Notice To All Wawayanda Residents

The Assessors Office is in the process of updating our records to ensure current inventory of all properties. The Assessor and Data Collector will be taking exterior photos for the next several months. If anyone has any concerns please contact the Assessor's Office at 845-355-5700, Option 9

Open Fires and Restrictions

Effective on October 14, 2009, all open burning is prohibited in New York with several exceptions including the following:

Campfires less than 3 feet in height and 4 feet in length, width or diameter are allowed.
Small cooking fires are allowed.
Fires cannot be left unattended and must be fully extinguished.
Only charcoal or clean, untreated or unpainted wood can be burned.
Ceremonial or celebratory bonfires are allowed.

In towns with a total population less than 20,000, you may burn tree limbs with attached leaves. The limbs must be less than 6 inches in diameter and 8 feet in length (also referred to as brush). However, this is not allowed from March 15 through May 15 due to the increased risk of wildfires.