Village of Colonie

What Village of Colonie does

Village of Colonie is a municipal government entity incorporated in 1921 and located in the Town of Colonie, Albany County, New York. It delivers core local government services to residents within its incorporated boundaries through multiple operational departments, including the Village Hall, Building Department, Public Works, Senior Citizens services, Outreach, Parks and Recreation, the Family Recreation Center, and a volunteer Fire Department. The Village's website serves as a public-facing channel for resident communications, program announcements, and service scheduling.

The Village is governed by a Mayor and Board of Trustees and funded primarily through local property taxation, supplemented by modest user fees for specific services such as the Heavy Item Program, which charges $25 for drop-off and $200 for curbside pickup of bulky waste. It partners with external authorities — most notably the Albany County Water Purification District — for water and sewer infrastructure, and recently participated in a joint public hearing on a sewer improvement project with an estimated $5 million cost share. Community engagement is sustained through recurring programs including the Heroes Banner Program honoring veterans and a summer concert series at the Village Amphitheater.

The Village operates with a small staff (11–50 employees), delivering services in a defined geographic jurisdiction without commercial revenue reporting. Its operational posture reflects a stable, mature local government focused on routine service delivery, infrastructure maintenance, and resident-facing programs rather than expansion or transformation.

Name

Village of Colonie

Legal name

Village of Colonie

Website

https://colonievillage.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1921

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Public Finance Activities (921130)

SIC

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIACAF

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAIACAI

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPALAMAA

Municipal Wastewater Collection (Sewer Networks)

Business & Public Services/Waste Management & Remediation Services/Wastewater & Septage Management Services

SECONDARYEUAIAAAF

Public Works / In-House Municipal Collection Operations

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Services (Waste Management, Recycling & Remediation)/Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Collection & Hauling

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public works administration
• Building permit services
• Parks recreation programs
• Fire emergency response

Headquarters

HQ city

Albany

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Village of Colonie is a municipal government providing essential public services to its residents within Albany County, NY. Its core offerings span administrative services through Village Hall, public safety via a dedicated Fire Department, infrastructure maintenance through the Department of Public Works and MS4 Stormwater Management Program, building permits and code enforcement through the Building Department, and community services including Parks & Recreation, Family Recreation Center, Senior Citizens programs, Outreach, and cultural programming at the Amphitheater for the Arts.

Product overview

Village of Colonie is a municipal government website serving as a unified portal for various government services and departments. The offering is structured as a platform of interconnected services including administrative services (Village Hall), public safety (Fire Department), infrastructure (Department of Public Works, Stormwater Management), community services (Parks & Recreation, Family Recreation Center, Senior Citizens, Outreach), and special programs (Building Department, Permits & Forms, Amphitheater for the Arts, Heroes Banner Program). Residents access these services through the main website, which provides department directories, permit applications, event calendars, and community information.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Village Hall

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Albany County Water Purification DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Albany County Water Purification District provides sewage treatment and disposal services for the Village of Colonie. The district has announced planned facility improvements totaling nearly $5 million dollars, with costs to be shared with its customers including the Village of Colonie. A public hearing was held on April 28th regarding these improvements, with costs potentially reflected in future sewer rate increases for village residents.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Albany County: The county government that provides regional services (sewer/water purification, public health, social services, parks) to the Village and other municipalities. Functions as both a service partner and an intergovernmental regulator overlapping in scope with Village operations.
• City of Schenectady: Regional municipal government in the Capital District providing a full urban suite of municipal services. Comparable as a multi-departmental government operator though operating at larger scale and serving a more urban tax base.

Direct peers

• Town of Niskayuna: Suburban Albany County municipality with a similar mix of municipal services — public works, parks, building/planning, recreation, senior services, and emergency services — serving a comparable resident demographic.
• City of Albany: The county seat of Albany County providing a full suite of municipal services to its residents. Comparable as a municipal government operator with departments covering public works, parks/recreation, building, fire, senior services, and stormwater management.
• Village of Menands: Small village government in Albany County providing a directly comparable portfolio of municipal services (public works, building permits, recreation, senior services, stormwater) to a similarly scaled residential population.
• Town of Clifton Park: Saratoga County municipality with a comparable municipal service platform including public works, parks and recreation, building/planning, and community services for a suburban residential tax base.
• Town of Colonie: The larger surrounding township government that encompasses the Village of Colonie. Operates an overlapping portfolio of municipal services (public works, parks, building, police, fire, recreation) for a shared resident population, with the Village operating as a nested municipal entity within the Town.
• Town of East Greenbush: Rensselaer County municipality adjacent to Albany County that provides the same suite of municipal services — highway department, parks and recreation, building/planning, senior services — to a comparable suburban residential population.
• Town of Guilderland: Neighboring Albany County municipality offering the same core municipal services — public works, parks/recreation, building/planning, senior services, and emergency response — to a comparable suburban residential population.
• Town of Bethlehem: Albany County municipality operating a comparable service portfolio including highway/public works, parks and recreation, building permits, senior services, and stormwater management for suburban residential communities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/villageofcolonie
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/village-of-colonie

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