Freedom of Information Law Application

Application

Submit a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request.

FOIL Response Time

The Public Officer’s Law requires that a municipality acknowledge receipt of the original FOIL request within five business days. Please allow 20 business days to receive the requested information or documents before contacting this office. After 20 business days, kindly email us for a status update.

FOIL Fees

If a FOIL request asks for copies of the records sought, there will be a statutory fee (Cost of reproduction), which is $0.25 per page or $5 per copy of plans. Postage will also be charged if applicable and the records are not picked up at Town Hall.

FOIL Instructions

Online Services

  1. If you would like a copy of a tax bill, please use our Tax Information Portal
  2. If you would like to identify the zoning of property, please use our Zoning Map
  3. If you would like to review our Town Code, please use our online code book

Records Not Held by the Town

The Town does not maintain records of Non-Town Agencies, such as

  • Suffolk County Land Records: deeds, real estate records, court documents, covenants, liens and judgments
  • Health Department records including approvals and violations
  • Police Reports
  • Suffolk County Sheriff documents including Evictions
  • New York State Department of Transportation records including Department of Motor Vehicle Records
  • New York State Department of Environmental Conservation records including Violations

We do not provide certified records, which are available by contacting the applicable department