Editing Altmar, New York (section)

== History ==
The community was first settled in 1813 by Peter Henderson. The village was incorporated in 1876 as "Sand Bank." In 1890, the population was 551.

On November 10, 2010, residents of Altmar voted to dissolve their village's government under Governor [[Andrew Cuomo]]'s Government Reorganization and Citizen Empowerment Act, becoming the first village to do so under the act; the margin was a mere six votes.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://centralny.ynn.com/content/top_stories/523499/altmar-votes-yes-on-dissolution/ | title=Altmar votes yes on dissolution | work=YNN | date=November 20, 2010 | access-date=May 22, 2011 | author=Mattison, Andy | location=Syracuse, NY| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110524142808/http://centralny.ynn.com/content/top_stories/523499/altmar-votes-yes-on-dissolution/| archive-date= 24 May 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story/Altmar-opts-to-dissolve-by-margin-of-just-six/V6ZuOrOPvUqcC7lsUERXNQ.cspx | title=Altmar opts to dissolve by margin of just six votes | work=WSYR-TV | date=November 10, 2010 | access-date=May 22, 2011 | location=Syracuse, NY}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/11/do_not_publish_altmar_resident.html | title=Altmar residents narrowly approve dissolving their village government | work=Syracuse Post-Standard | date=November 10, 2010 | access-date=May 22, 2011 | author=Groom, Debra | location=Syracuse, NY| archive-url= https://archive.today/20110607071829/http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/11/do_not_publish_altmar_resident.html| archive-date= 7 June 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20101111/NEWS03/311119968 | title=Altmar residents vote 80–74 to dissolve village | work=Watertown Daily Times | date=November 11, 2011 | access-date=May 22, 2011 | location=Watertown, NY| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110522064308/http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20101111/NEWS03/311119968| archive-date= 22 May 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=539153 | title=Voters Approve Dissolving Village of Altmar | work=CNY Central | date=November 10, 2010 | access-date=May 22, 2011 | location=Syracuse, NY}}</ref> The village board had until May 31, 2011 to draft a plan to dissolve the village's government.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cgr.org/altmar/ | title=Village of Altmar Village Dissolution Study | publisher=Center for Governmental Research | access-date=May 22, 2011}}</ref>

The village was dissolved on June 1, 2013<ref name=Village_Dissolutions>{{cite web |url=http://www.dos.ny.gov/lg/village-inc-diss.html |title=Villages dissolved since 1900 & incorporated since 1940 |website=Dos.ny.gov |publisher=NYS Department of State Division of Local Government Services |access-date=December 8, 2015 |archive-date=August 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830210221/https://www.dos.ny.gov/lg/village-inc-diss.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and remains an area within the Town of Albion.