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Wheatland Board establishes Water District No. 3 with unanimous support

Wheatland Town Board unanimously approves Water District No. 3 and authorizes grant application. Supervisor Jim Kirch and all four board members voted to adopt the order establishing the district, approve a bond resolution, and submit a WIAA grant application. Multiple residents testified during

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Wheatland Board approves Water District 3 infrastructure plan

Wheatland approves $7.4 million Water District 3 infrastructure project. The Town Board unanimously voted to advance the project, which would be financed by a $5 million WIIA Grant and a $1,085,220 USDA Rural Development Grant, leaving the district responsible for approximately $1.3 million.

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Wheatland Town Board approves seven recreation assistants

Wheatland Town Board expands recreation department with seven new assistants and staff step increases. The Town Board unanimously approved hiring seven Recreation Assistants at $18.26 per hour and granted step increases to 11 recreation assistants and four recreation leaders, effective June 12,

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board tables Chirico subdivision pending environmental review

Wheatland Planning Board tabled the Chirico subdivision application pending additional environmental review. Applicants Anthony and Frank Chirico seek to subdivide their 10-acre Oatka Creek parcel into two 5.014-acre lots in an AR-2 residential district. Chairman Jay Coates determined that the

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Government · Town Board

Town Board adopts comprehensive master plan after SEQR approval

Wheatland Town Board adopts its 2025 comprehensive master plan and approves $260,000 in reserve transfers. The five-member board voted unanimously on both measures, allocating the reserve transfer to $92,000 for building repairs, $146,000 for highway equipment, and $22,000 for retirement funding.

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Government · Town Board

Board approves summer camp ARPA funding despite member abstentions

Wheatland board approves $17,300 in ARPA funds for summer camp expansion. Supervisor Jim Kirch led the board's approval to reduce the 2026 summer camp cost per participant to $330 for the six-week program, though Councilman Tim Davis and Councilwoman Tina Stevens abstained. The board also

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