Tax / Financial Information

Your Village Tax Dollars at Work

• Police Protection
  24/7 patrols and the fastest response time in Erie County!
• Fire Protection
  The Kenmore Fire Department provides fire and emergency first aid response.  The KFD has the fastest response time in Erie County.  In addition, our fire department also serves parts of the Town of Tonawanda.
• Street Repair and Maintenance
  The DPW repairs and maintains 39 miles of roads
• Water and Sewer Maintenance
  The DPW inspects and maintains 120 miles of sewer lines and addresses water breaks.
• Street Snow Removal
• Street Lighting – The Village owns its streetlights.  Please report outages to the DPW, Kenmore Police or the Clerk/Treasurer’s Office.  Please don’t report outages to National Grid.
• Full Street Reconstruction projects
  Over $28 Million dollars have been invested in replacement of water and sewer pipes, and in the replacement of sidewalks, curbs and roads.  This is more than any other municipality in Erie County.
• Trash & Garbage Pickup and Recycling
  Including “white items.” Special assistance is provided to our residents who have physical limitations.  The DPW will roll totes to and from the house, upon receipt of documentation of a medical condition.
• Zoning and Planning Boards
  Focused on the needs specific to the Village, as well as enforcement of Village zoning laws
• Village Code
  Maintained and updated to address the specific needs of our community.
• Notary Public
  There are 4 available Notaries to assist you in the Clerk/Treasurer’s Office
• Registrar services
  Birth and death records that took place in the Village are available through the Clerk/Treasurer’s Office.
• Tree Planting
  Each year, the Village plants over 200 trees and harvests approximately 125.
• Tree Trimming and Removal
• Fall Leaf Collection
• Holiday Decorating
  Including streetlights and flags.
• Community Development Block Grant Program
  Administered through the Clerk/Treasurer’s Office providing no-interest loan assistance to qualified residents for needed home repairs and using CDBG funding for sidewalk and sewer lining projects in CDBG-eligible areas.
• Building Inspections
• Rodent Prevention Program
  Designed to educate the public, address complaints as quickly as possible and keep the rodent population under control
• Government meetings
  Held twice per month, with some held at other public venues to allow greater access to government officials.

Your Town/County Tax, received in January, does not include a tax for these services.