Essex County > Westport (town) > Government
Westport town budget expenditures, 2024
Sanitation — $913,928 (29.0%) Sanitation $913,928 • 29.0% Transpn — $907,556 (28.8%) Transpn $907,556 • 28.8% Emp benefits — $530,122 (16.8%) Emp benefits $530,122 • 16.8% Gen govt — $412,080 (13.1%) Gen govt $412,080 • 13.1% Debt svc — $174,408 (5.5%) Debt svc $174,408 • 5.5% Utilities — $92,233 (2.9%) Utilities Pub safety — $42,687 (1.4%) Econ dev — $41,475 (1.3%) Econ dev Culture & rec — $31,051 (1.0%) Culture & rec Other — $8,503 (0.3%)
NOTES: “Other” combines community services, social services, health, and education.
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NYS Comptroller
Municipal tax rates for Essex County communities
(per $1,000 of full value)
Chesterfield (town)3.97Crown Point (town)4.91Elizabethtown (town)4.92Essex (town)4.56Jay (town)4.70Keene (town)2.52Lake Placid (village)4.40Lewis (town)3.06Minerva (town)5.26Moriah (town)6.15 Newcomb (town)11.93North Elba (town)1.56North Hudson (town)5.89Schroon (town)3.13St. Armand (town)3.89Ticonderoga (town)7.70Westport (town)3.38Willsboro (town)3.52Wilmington (town)3.04
Year: 2025
NYS Comptroller
Recent government grants to Westport
Year Grantor Amount Purpose
2025 Regional Economic Development Councils $225,000 Lee Park Waterfront Improvements
2025 NYS Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Services $145,073 Hazard Mitigation: NY Severe Winter Storm Projects
Sources: NYS Comptroller, NYS Governor's Office, USA Giving