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 Senior Center is Closed

The Senior Center is closed effective immediately. If you have any questions please call Barbara 845-355-5700 ext. 215.

Residents of New York will need a REAL ID or Enhanced ID to board an airplane starting October 1, 2021

New York residents will need an enhanced driver’s license or a REAL ID compatible driver’s license by October 1, 2021, if they want to use it to get on a domestic flight, enter certain federal buildings or enter military bases. With that in mind, it is highly recommended that New Yorkers who plan to travel upgrade from a standard driver’s license to a REAL ID or enhanced license. Get it sooner, rather than later.

A New York’s REAL ID driver’s licenses has a star in the upper right corner to indicate that it meets federal regulations that establish minimum security standards. The enhanced driver’s license has a U.S. flag on the bottom right of the license.

For more information and details about how to obtain REAL ID driver's license or identification card in new York, and to determine which form of ID is right for you, visit the New York State DMV website. You can also visit the TSA website for more detailed information about traveling with a REAL ID.

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

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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

Free Tax Return Preparation for Qualifying Taxpayers

AARP Foundation offers free, individualized tax preparation for low-to moderate-income taxpayers - especially those 50 and older.

Click here for a Local list of FREE tax providers for Senior Citizens

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.