The Village Board of Trustees and I extend to all residents of the village a Happy New Year, one blessed with good health, much happiness and well-being for all of our families.

Taxes

The second half of village taxes, which were due and payable Dec. 1, 2006, are normally subject to penalty if payment is not made within a 30 day grace period. This year the grace period has been extended to include Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007 because village offices were closed Monday, Jan. 1. Any payments received after the close of business Jan. 2 will be subject to penalty. For your convenience, correspondence may be placed in the letter slot at the easterly entrance to Village Hall.

Residents are reminded that there is only one board of trustees' meeting in January. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the board will be Thursday, Jan. 11, at 8 p.m. at the Village Hall.

If you have a live Christmas tree or wreath to dispose of, please leave them at the curb on your regularly scheduled recycling collection day. They will be collected by the Department of Public Works and offered to other agencies for beach erosion control or rendered at the village yard for use around trees and shrubs as mulch.

Please assist the village by removing tree stands from the discarded trees and cooperate with your neighbors by disposing of them only on the scheduled recycling collection days. This collection of trees will continue for the next several weeks. We can only hope that the weather, in particular the snow, holds out until all trees and wreaths are collected.