Mayor Cushman has ended the snow emergency in the Village of Ilion as of 9 AM Feb. 27th. Mayor Cushman thanks all residents for their cooperation and understanding throughout this snow emergency. He also recognizes the efforts of all Village crews throughout and following this recent snow storm.
Effective today, the Village Board has closed the Russell Park Road from the upper pavilion to Philip Street until further notice. Barricades have been placed.
Mayor Cushman, president of the Herkimer County Conference of Mayors at its annual fall meeting held on October 8, 2009, joined with Mayors from various municipalities in Herkimer County at the Knights Inn in Little Falls. At that meeting the Mayors agreed to collectively advocate for the economic well being of their communities; to that end the Conference of Mayors is planning a December meeting.
Mayor Cushman joined with mayors from 11 municipalities in Herkimer County requesting the Herkimer County Legislature to reinstate the former formula for the 1% sales tax. The Mayors enthusiastically supported this needed reinstatement of the formula to what it was prior to the resolution as adopted by the Herkimer County Legislature in 2006. The impact of that decision on each municipality has been detrimental and has resulted in financial hardships. Mayor Cushman has invited local county legislators to an upcoming Village Board meeting to discuss this issue.
Mayor Mark Cushman announced a new discount prescription program for the Village of Ilion. For details please click here.
Special guests from the New York Conference of Mayors (NYCOM), visited Ilion today to meet with Mayor Cushman and staff. In attendance were Executive Director Peter Baynes, 2nd Vice President Diane Smith, and General Counsel Wade Beltramo. Executive Director Baynes, during a special media event, spoke about NYCOM's role in assisting municipal governments such as the Village of Ilion meet some of their challenges.
Electric and Water Customers can pay their bills on line through this website. Please visit our utility page for details.
Thank you for visiting the Village of Ilion website.
As Mayor and resident, I'm very proud of our community and its wonderful citizens. And after you learn more about Ilion, you'll see why.
Ilion's long history of innovation, community pride and enviable work ethic makes it the perfect community to call "home." From its convenient and scenic central New York location, to its excellent school system, the Village of Ilion offers its residents and visitors an affordable, safe and wholesome lifestyle.
Finally, should you be considering moving to, or locating your business in the area, the Village of Ilion offers a full range of municipally-owned and operated services, including low-cost electric, municipal water, and full-time professional fire/ambulance and police departments.
On behalf of my colleagues on the Board of Trustees, our staff, employees and most of all our residents, I invite you to learn more about and hopefully visit us soon.
We'd love to have you too be able to call the Village of Ilion "home."
God Bless and hope to see you soon,
Mark I. Cushman
Mayor
The New York State Conference of Mayors, of which the Village of Ilion is a member, created a single-issue Web site www.StopTheTaxShift.orgto defend the property tax taxpayers from tax shifts that may be pushed from the state onto cities and villages. Per that website: "Tax Shifting is the practice of one government shifting its taxes, costs and/or revenue shortfalls onto a lower level of government. "This shift can take place through various state mandates and other practices.
