Village & Town of Somers News
Voting equipment testing
The Village/Town of Somers will be conducting a test of its voting equipment to be used for the Nov. 3, 2026 General Elections as mandated by statute. The test of the the DS200 Ballot tabulation machines and the Express Vote electronic ballot marking devices...
Buddy Bench installed at Memorial Park
When Kirsten McCollum's son Bailey, was on the playground, everyone would get involve. He was not one to keep anyone alone and ignored. Following in his example, his mother brought the concept of Buddy Benches hat she named after him. The concept is simple,...
13th Avenue Closure
Starting Oct. 21, 13th Avenue will be closed to traffic between Highway A and the bridge about 350 feet north. Access to residences and businesses on 13th Avenue will be maintained by using Highway 195 (Highway KR). The hard closer is required for Clean...
Red Oak Ridge Project – Approved by State Regulators
Invenergy received unanimous conditional approval from the State Public Service Commission (PSC) to build a 1,210 MW gas turbine power plant in the Village of Somers at their meeting Oct. 15. The 3-0 vote granted the project a certificate of public convenience and...
Town Board meeting canceled
Due to a lack of agenda items, the Town Board meeting scheduled for 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026 has been canceled. The next regularly scheduled meeting will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 10th at 5:15 p.m., unless otherwise noticed. The official notice...