On behalf of the Town of Stillwater and the Stillwater Town Board, I would like to welcome you to our website. Stillwater was founded in 1788 and is a scenic community with a current population of over 9,500 residents. Stillwater offers the “best of everything”. We are a growing community with an excellent education institution, friendly neighborhoods, numerous historical sites, trails, parks and of course, Brown’s Beach.
I hope you find our website informative, user friendly and convenient. It is constantly being updated and improved and is intended to be your source to obtain useful information about Town Programs, Town Meetings agendas and minutes, Committee Meetings, Town Forms and more.
As always, if we can be of service to you, please feel free to contact me personally or a member of our Town Team.
With Best Regards, Ed Kinowski
The Stillwater Blockhouse’s Walkway to History has returned!
Bricks can be purchased for $100 each and will be placed in part of the original walkway and the new Baker Memorial Seating Area. (please note that if you wish to have your brick placed in the Baker Seating Area make a note of this in the comment section of the brick form. Space is limited)
Bricks can be purchased online at: www.bricksrus.com/donorsite/stillwaterblockhouse
TOWN BOARD MEETING Tonight 11/7 at 7pm. Budget workshop will be held prior at 6pm.
INFO Regarding The Stillwater Area Community Center: As tax paying resident of Stillwater I would like to express my absolute disbelief at the response from the elected members of the Town board at last nights meeting. The lies, sneers, and belittling of concerned residents was highly unpleasant and unprofessional and certainly doesn't foster trust or a sense of community.
This was an eye opening experience for me and I’m sure it was for many others that attended. If this is how the town board behaves and treats the public at an open meeting, it begs the question what is happening behind closed doors.
I will also like to mention how proud I am of the rightly so concerned residents that attended in such short notice.
This kind of solidarity is powerful and the community center needs our continued support as it might just be the catalyst for change and for everyone that stood and spoke in defense of the community center I would like to express my deepest gratitude and admiration for your powerful words. Can someone explain this in more detail? I’m very confused 🥴 This isn't INFO .... this is propaganda / an attempted hit piece. The town should be ashamed of itself if it runs the community center out. Stop trying to strong arm and bully an organization that does so much good for the community In the 6 years that I was on the SACC board, the Town Board liaisons never responded to questions or came to SACC Board meetings. Now the Town Board wants to run it? Maybe they should try to successfully run the Town and bring in some new businesses. Please leave the SACC alone they are an excellent not for profit and the community depends on their programming. When I was on the Town Board, I worked with the Stillwater Communinity Center to complete a contract and it was pretty much done when I left but the Town never did sign it. This is a case of the Supervisor and Town Board not getting their way and flexing their muscles. This community needs to come out and support the community center and demand that the town officials do their job! We were very happy with the experience our son had at the SACC preschool and Pre-K. Everyone involved was incredible. I do hope that Stillwater govt. takes a less is more approach to involving themselves in the management of that program. There is no reason why the Town needs to manage anything. They give our taxpayer dollars to the Communiy Center which amounts approximately $175,000 and the center's budget is approximately $900,000+. They lease the building to them for $1.00. The Town paid $1.00 for the building when the school sold it to them! The community Center has continued to thrive under the current administration so lets hear from the Town why they are doing this! Their after-school program is a life saver and my kids love Mr Nick. Don't know what I would do without it. Way to go town of Stillwater board… its a real good look trying to evict a non-profit… kudos to you, you should be proud🙄 I am stunned and saddened by this news. The Stillwater Community Center is extremely well run and has blossomed under current staff. When I first started taking my kids to programs years ago there were not many people around. Wow that has changed and is now a huge factor of why families choose to live in Stillwater. Politics and political tactics should never be used to threaten a not for profit that has added so much value to our community. The Town does not get credit for the SAC’s success, the Town Liason’s can’t even be bothered with going to a board meeting. They should be ashamed of their actions. What is the transition and why is it needed? Is there a problem that needs fixing or is this change for the sake of change? We are truly saddened that a Town we live in would do this to our children, families and elderly community members! My kids were lucky enough to have you here when we needed a pre school, when we celebrated a special event or tried a sport for the first time. My husband and I were raised in this community and also were able to experience all of the benefits the Center has had to offer. We are thankful for all that they do for our community and we are willing to help in any way we can to keep the doors open! Shame on our town for doing this! Remember the town works for the people just like the government is supposed to if they don’t want to listen to the people then fire them all and start over just like our federal government clean house The next town board meeting is Thursday, November 21. ❗️ Hope to see you all there if there is no resolution stated by that date. That would mark the two week timeframe agreed upon last night for sharing docs & meeting between boards to keep the SACC under its current management. There should be answers by then. My Dad was Town Supervisor when he wanted the town to buy the building for $1.00 in 1991. The SACC has grown so much and thrived ever since. So what’s the problem all of a sudden? What transition do you think is so important that you would disrupt such a great thing?! I think we need to show up to the meeting tonight and demand answers. I have not heard about any transition!! Here’s my post on Facebook this morning. Would they have put anything on here letting residents know if someone else didn’t do it? SAVE THE CENTER!
What is going on with the Stillwater Community Center? I heard the Town Supervisor, Ed Kinowski wants to evict the Community Center. The Center provides so many programs there for both children and adults, and it has also been used as a shelter during emergencies. The Stillwater Community Center is a huge asset to this Community! This is very disturbing that someone would ever want to do this to such a valued piece of our Community. Keeps your ears open folks. We can’t allow something like this to happen! SAVE THE CENTER!!! Leave the Community Center alone. They are doing a great job! Or did something threaten to take their funding away again? Wouldn’t be the first time! Why the notice to vacate? I’m Hoping for a Civil Discussion 🤔 Being new to the community, and seeing this disturbing news, the only way to CHANGE things in the town is to vote! Did everyone vote in the last election? Did you vote for these current board members? If you aren’t happy about the way things are being run, vote them out and start with new members, it seems as though the current board is set in their ways and are not willing to embrace new ideas or change. We will be at the November 21st meeting to see what’s what, but if you feel that the board members are not working for the residents and their best interests, stand up, be heard, attend meetings and VOTE! Unfortunately the town does not care what the people in it think or want Ya'll need some crisis management help ..... our DMs are open. 🫣 SACC, time to Lawyer up! Community, get the popcorn ready!
REMINDER: Town Hall Offices are CLOSED 11/5 for Election Day! The building is a polling location so it will be open (just closed for business)
Why closed early voting is available?
1. The SACC Board and the Town are in transition
2. The Town expects the SACC Board to cooperate fully in the transition
3. The Town expects that existing staff and programs will continue as before under the Town’s management
4. The Town looks forward to continuing to deliver quality programs and services to the Stillwater community through the Community Center.
Thank you everyone with concerns. We all know how important the SACC is to our village and town!
