Town Departments Notes and Information
General - The Town Office will be closed on Monday May 27, 2019 for Memorial Day.
Town Clerk's Office - A reminder that unless associated with a not-for-profit group, anyone soliciting door-to-door in the Town of Wheatland must have a valid permit (referred to as a peddler's permit) approved by the Town Clerk's Office. This permit is nontransferable and shall be in the continuous possession of the licensee while engaged in the business licensed. This license must be produced upon the demand of any Town official, prospective buyer, police officer or sheriff. All sales people should have a copy of the license upon their persons, be sure to ask any door-to-door solicitor to view their valid permit.
Note that all completed and signed peddler permit applications are sent to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office for a background check. If an application is found unsatisfactory by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office and it has endorsed its disapproval on the application, the Clerk shall notify the applicant that the application is disapproved and shall deny the applicant any license. If an application is found satisfactory by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, the Clerk shall issue a license to the applicant specifying the particular business authorized.
The Town Clerk's Office is always glad to answer your questions.
Budget Office - The Town Budget describes the cost of providing services and functions for town residents and businesses, balancing the needs of the community with the costs of providing such services and functions. View the details of this year's budget and comparisons to previous years.
Highway Department - Summer is a busy time of year for the Town Highway Department, maintaining and improving more than 42 lane miles of Town roads for safe, convenient, and enjoyable travel by motor vehicles as well as for recreational use by horse, bicycle, or pedestrians. The town highway department also removes dead animals from town and county roads, cleans debris and silt from rear yard drainage systems, provides signage for town roads, mows road right-of-ways, and periodically sweeps the roads' surface clean. Be sure to slow down for highway Department employees as they work to maintain and improve your roads this summer!
Building Department - The Building Department welcomes you to deck construction season. Ensure your deck will be built for both safety and longevity, by following the Town's building code in conjunction with current best practices. Planning to put up a fence or adding a storage shed this summer? Come to the Building Department for your building permit. Check out a summary of the Town's building permit requirements.
Note that the Building Department has evening hours on Mondays from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM.
Assessor's Office - The 2019 Tentative Assessment Roll is now available on the Town Website. You can check your property's assessment, market value and related information, as well as review the assessments of other properties in the community.
Note that Assessment Rolls are provided in Adobe PDF format, making the content easy to search. After opening up the Assessment Role file, simply select the "Find" option under the "Edit" tab and enter your desired search text.
Senior Center - The place for Seniors to be Active, Fit and Connected! See the Senior Center events and activities schedule, and current month lunch menus.
Recreation Department - Summer program and event registration is now open, check out the latest offerings in the Summer Programs Flyer, including the highly popular Summer "Fun" Day Camp program (summer camp forms package). To ensure availability, register for programs soon!
Historian - Visit the Town of Wheatland website for a great overview of the Town's history including several vintage photos with interesting and informative articles. You are welcome to visit the Town Historian during regular office hours from 1:00PM to 3:00PM on Tuesdays, or any time by appointment. The Town Historian can also be reached by phone at (585) 889-1553, ext #112 or send an email.
