Susan Siegel

Passionate for local government. Good government. Efficient government. Transparent government.

This website exists to communicate with town residents and provide transparency in your local government. It is a personal site, and not an official Town of Yorktown site.

Meeting Blog

The meeting blog provides summaries of the major agenda items discussed at Town Board and Planning Board meetings. You can automatically receive these summaries in your Inbox by using the subscribe box at the bottom of the page. 

Issues

The Issues page provides background information about current and upcoming town issues as well as explanations about how our town government works, like the town budget and how development proposals are reviewed by the Planning Board.

Recent Meeting Summaries

Town Board, May 12, 2026

Sign Law (See Town Board, April 14, 2026) At the start of the meeting, Supervisor Lachterman announced that contrary to what was on the agenda, there would be no discussion of possible amendments to the Sign Law regarding “temporary opinion signs” because the issue...

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Town Board, May 5, 2026

Underhill Farms. (See Town Board April 7, 2026) In response to comments about the  status of the Underhill Avenue improvements and continued traffic safety concerns, Supervisor Lachterman noted that new temporary striping had been applied and that the final striping...

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Planning Board, May 4, 2026

Jacob Road solar farm.  (See Planning Board, March 23, 2026) At the adjourned public hearing, the applicant addressed the issues raised by residents at the previous hearing, advising the Board that there was no basis for their concerns about the visual impact and use...

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