Community Information
Churches
Lakewood Baptist Church
150 Erie Street
763-9621
Lakewood United Methodist Church
164 Shadyside Ave.
763-9345
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
35 W. Fairmount Ave.
763-8979
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
380 E. Fairmount Ave.
763-2815
Code Enforcement/Development Projects
The Village of Lakewood Zoning Code is available online.
NOTE: Copies of the major amendments being proposed to the Village of Lakewood Zoning Law are available at the Village Clerk's Office.
Permit application forms can be downloaded for the following:
- Area Variance Request
- Building Permit
- Complaint Form
- Demolition Permit
- Special Use-Site Plan
- Swimming Pool Permit
- Use Variance Request
- Zoning Permit Application
Dog Control Officer
Randy Erickson
763-0163
Dog Park Registration and Rules
Register at Village Hall. Form and rules available here.
Call for information: 763-8557
Fall Leaf Pick-up
WHEN:
TBA
Leaves in the Village of Lakewood will picked up by theLakewood Street Department Crews will start in the west end of the Village, at Lowe Ave.,
and proceed eastward, north of the tracks, to Crystal Ave. Crews will then work westward, from Southwestern Dr., to Spruce St., south of the railroad tracks.
- LEAVES ONLY !!!
- ABSOLUTELY NO STICKS, TWIGS, BRUSH OR TRASH WILL BE COLLECTED
- NO BAGGED LEAVES
- COMBINE LEAF PILES WHERE POSSIBLE
- KEEP LEAVES OUT OF DEEP DRAINAGE DITCHES
Fire Protection
Lakewood Volunteer Fire Department
37 J.W. Packard Blvd.
Website: http://www.lakewoodnyfire.com
Hawking, Peddling and Soliciting
- Copy of Code of Village of Lakewood Chapter 13 - Hawking, Peddling and Soliciting
- Peddler and Solicitor Application form
Garbage Collection & Recyclables
House garbage and "Single Stream" recyclables are picked-up every Tuesday. A calendar can be picked up at the Village Hall or downloaded as a pdf file.
More details about the collection of household garbage and recyclables are discussed in this memo to village residents.
return to topLakewood Memorial Library
12 West Summit Street
Lakewood, New York 14750
Library Hours:
Mondays & Wednesdays: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesdays & Thursdays: 9:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Fridays: 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Saturdays: 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
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Law Enforcement
Lakewood-Busti Police Department
20 West Summit Street
Lakewood, New York 14750
The Lakewood Police Dept. & the Town of Busti Police Dept. consolidated in
1982, to form the Lakewood-Busti Police Dept.
The Lakewood-Busti Police Department is now staffed with nine (9) full time officers,
1 full time & 1 part time clerk and eight (8) part time officers.
Police Chief - John R. Bentley II
Night Sgt. - Christopher A. DePonceau
Day Sgt. - Jeffrey G. Spencer
Investigator - Jarrett B. Reed
Phone: 911 for all police or fire emergencies
Sex Offender Registry
Planning Board
Meeting Schedule: 3rd Wednesday of each month 7:30 PM, Village Hall.
Members:
Kaie Smith, ChairmanMartin Idzik, Deputy Chairperson
John Jablonski
Richard Rose
John Shedd
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Real Property Tax Info

The Village of Lakewood portion of taxes ($7.15 per thousand) goes towards the Fire Dept, Police Dept, DPW, Street Lighting, and Garbage collection as just a few examples.

Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008 added Section 495 to the Real Property Tax Law requiring counties, cities, towns, villages and school districts to attach to their tentative/preliminary budgets an exemption report. The measure is effective October 5, 2008 and applies to budgets for fiscal years commencing on and after that date.
The new exemption reports will provide taxpayers, policy makers, media and the general public with greater transparency on property tax exemptions and their effect on overall property taxes.
View exemption report here.
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School System
Southwestern Central School
600 Hunt Road W.E.
Jamestown, N.Y. 14701
Elementary School
600 Hunt Road W.E.
Principal - Matthew Langworthy
Assistant Principal - Brooke Adams
(716) 763-1881
Grades: Pre-K - 5
Middle School
600 Hunt Rd. W.E.
Principal - Richard T. Rybicki
(716) 664-6270
Grades: 6-8
High School
600 Hunt Rd. W.E.
Principal - Scott A. Cooper
Assistant Principal - Brooke Adams
(716) 664-6273
Grades: 9-12
School Superintendent: Maureen Donahue (716)484-1136
South & Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer Districts
Quarterly Single Family home Sewer User Fee (inside Village ONLY) : $ 88.50
Billing & other questions can be directed to the South & Center Chautauqua
Lake Sewer Districts Office by calling 664-9727.
Spring Brush Pick-up Information
WHEN : Begins April 30, 2018
Brush, Leaves and limbs will be picked
up by the Village of Lakewood Department of Public Works.
Residents are asked to place materials for collection at curb-side no later than TBA.
- Brush & limbs must be 6 ft. or less in length.
- Lot clearing brush is prohibited.
- Absolutely no trash.
NOTE: Residents may dispose of grass clippings, leaves and other yard
refuse at the prepared site, located across from the DPW garage, on the
north side of Packard Ave.
REMINDER: This site is for use by Village of Lakewood residents only. No
bags or boxes will be accepted at this site.
Village Pick-up Information
WHEN: TBA - Misc. Trash & Junk
Items for pick-up must be placed at the curb or road edge no later than the Sunday
evening prior to the scheduled collection dates.
- Keep metal items separtate from trash & junk
- No brush, leaves or lawn refuse
- No refrigerators, freezers, air conditioner, or any other appliance containing freon
- Engines must be drained of gasoline & oil
- No propane tanks
- No computer screens
- No televisions
- No hazardous wastes
- No tires
- No paints or solvents
- No recyclable materials
NOTE #2: - Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, etc., may be disposed of at the South County Transfer Station for a fee. (664-6894)
NOTE #3: - Propane tanks may also be disposed of at the South County Transfer Station for a fee. (Call 664-6894 for information.)
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Tire Amnesty Days
Chautauqua County will not participate in an amnesty program this year, rather if one must dispose of old tires, they can be taken to a service station or the transfer station and pay a prescribed tire disposal fee.
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Electric
National Grid
300 Erie Blvd. West
Syracuse, N.Y. 13202
1-(800) 642-4272
Natural Gas
National Fuel
1384 Peck Settlement Road
Jamestown, N.Y. 14702
1-(800) 365-3235
Water
Jamestown Board of Public Utilities
92 Steele Street
Jamestown, N.Y. 14702-0700
(716) 661-1660
Phone
Windstream New York, Inc.
P.O. Box 9001908
Lousiville, KY 40290-1908
1-(800) 347-1991
TV/Cable
Time Warner Cable
120 East Second Street
Jamestown, N.Y. 14701
(716) 664-7310
Sewer
South & Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer Districts
Jones & Gifford Ave. - P.O. Box 458
Celoron, New York 14720-0458
(716) 664-9727
Village Board of Trustees
Meeting Schedule: 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at Village Hall.
6:00 PM - Village Board Meeting
Both meetings are open to the public.
Trustees:
![]() Ellen Barnes | ![]() Susan F. Drago |
Ted McCague | ![]() Randall G. Holcomb |
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Village Offices
20 West Summit Street
Lakewood, NY 14750
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm
Mayor

Cara Birrittieri
Village Clerk
Joseph M. JohnsonVillage Treasurer
Andrea J. WindoftDeputy Clerk/Treasurer
Mary B. CurrieCode Enforcement Officer/Building Inspector
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W-9 Form
Download copy of IRS Lakewood Form W-9 here.
Download copy of IRS Blank Form W-9 here.
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Meeting Schedule: 2nd Thursday of each month 7:00 PM, Village Hall.
Members:
William Chandler, Chairman
Myra V. Blasius, Deputy Chairperson
Duane F. Anderson
Louis S. Drago, Jr.
Gary Segrue