Welcome to the Village of Black River

The Village Office and Department of Public Works will be closed on Thursday, November 26th and Friday, November 27th in observance of the holiday.  The office will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, November 29th.

The final leaf collection will be on Friday, December 3rd unless there is measurable snow before then. There will be one pass per street.  

There is no on street parking between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. beginning November 1st through April 1st.  Vehicles may be ticketed or towed.

Brush collection has ended until May 2022.
 Leaves will be collected as the DPW schedule allows.  Please do not place leaves in bags as they are collected with a vacuum. 

The Village of Black River is always accepting applications. 
Applications are available at the Karl J. Vebber Municipal Building, 107 Jefferson Place, Black River, NY 13612 or by clicking the link below.  Completed applications may be brought in person or mailed to the address above or may be sent via email to clerktreasurer@blackriverny.org

Employment Application

Recyclables must be clean or they will not be collected. The village may lose their privilege at the recycling center if there are dirty recyclables.  Recyclables in bags will not be collected.

You may view the 2020 Annual Water Quality Report  by clicking the link below.

2020 AWQR

You may view the adopted budget by clicking the link below.

2021-2022 Adopted Budget

​The Village of Black River has a dog waste law. Be kind to your neighbors and please clean up after your pets. 





    The Village has implemented the Immediate Response Information System (IRIS) which is a system used for broadcasting alerts and/or notifications via phone, text or email.  We utilize this system for emergency notifications, event and bill reminders, etc. Each household (user) is allowed three phone or text devices and two email addresses.  You may chose which method(s) you prefer.  If you wish to participate you may enter your information below.  Please put phone numbers in the comment section and indicate if you prefer texts, phone calls or both.
For water/sewer payments​ click link below

https://water.nyquickpay.com/blackriver.php
Village of Black River
Karl J. Vebber Municipal Building
107 Jefferson Place
Black River, New York 13612
Phone: 315-773-5721
     Fax: 315-773-5726
Office hours are Mon. - Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.