Welcome to the Village of Mohawk 

The Village of Mohawk rests on the southern bank of the historic Erie Canal and Mohawk River in Herkimer County
at the northern border of the town of German Flatts. The village officially became known as Mohawk in 1838
and was named after the adjacent Mohawk River. Later Mohawk was incorporated on April 16, 1844. 
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• Village Board meetings are held on the 2nd & 4th Mondays of every month at 6:00PM unless otherwise noted.
  • ​May 26th meeting changed to May 27th due to Memorial Day. 
    
• ​Village & Municipal Offices will be closed on all Federal Holidays. 
• Village Elections are held the 3rd Tuesday in June every year. Election notices begin in January. 
• Village Tax Collection: June - October. Please fax tax info requests to (315)866-0616.
• No overnight parking November 1st through April 1st.
• Notary services available when Clerk is in the office. $2.00 with valid ID required. 
• Codes office hours: Monday 1:00-2:00pm & Tuesday by appointment only. Codes (315)985-0080​
• Handicap Permits: find form here New York DMV | mv6641.pdf (ny.gov) bring completed form to Police for tag.
• Follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/villageofmohawk/ this is an informational page only. 

Village Office                        
28 Columbia Street
Mohawk, NY 13407
Phone: (315) 866-4312
Fax: (315) 866-0616 
                                       
Garbage: SPOHN'S DISPOSAL
​556 NY-5S
Mohawk, NY 13407
Phone: (315) 866-8820
Spohn Disposal Services

• Orange bags can be purchased at Fastrac.
• Trash pickup begins at 5am on Wednesdays.
• Contact Spohns for holiday schedule changes.  ​​​

​​GREEN/YARD WASTE COLLECTION [GREEN/YARD WASTE MUST BE CONTAINERIZED OR TIED/BUNDLED]

• Set out Sunday night for Monday pick-up beginning April 1st – last Monday in October. No container should exceed 50lbs.
• Green waste (grass clippings, leaves, garden waste and shrub clippings) must be placed in a reusable container only.
• ALL containers must have handles. (NO cut out handles).
• Limit of THREE (3) containers per property (2022 change)
• DO NOT place green waste in plastic bags, galvanized barrels, laundry baskets, cardboard boxes or brown paper bags.
• Green waste should be free of stones, wood, paper, plastic pots/trays and animal waste.
• Lumber and other construction debris IS NOT considered brush or yard waste.
• Brush and shrubs cannot exceed four feet (4’) and must be placed in a reusable container or tied and bundled.
• Christmas trees will be collected at the end of December and during the month of January.

Mohawk Municipal
28 Columbia Street
Mohawk, NY 13407
Phone: (315) 866-4170 
MOHAWK MUNICIPAL COMMISSION - Home

Solid Waste Authority
Phone: (315) 733-1224
Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority (ohswa.org)

Election Notices
There is a Village Election the 3rd Tuesday in June every single year. Election notices begin in January. They are posted in the Times Telegram, this main page of our website, on the hallway public notice board & the front window of 28 Columbia St.
​Certain notices are required to be placed around the Village, in which you will find them at: The Village Municipal building, Town of German Flatts, the Post Office, Weller Library, Mohawk Police Department, & the laundromat.
The Village polling place is the Village Municipal building board room at 28 Columbia Street & the hours are 12N – 9PM.
 
*Next Election will be June 17th 2025 for (1) Trustee position*

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