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
Planning Board, September 14, 2026
Foothill rezoning. (See Town Board, April 14, 2026) The Board heard a presentation on a revised plan for 14 units that would be on septic and would include a homeowners association. (Note: Previous presentations said the units would be rental.) The applicant went ...
Town Board, September 15, 2026
Tax cap. In a 4-1 vote with Councilman Esposito voting no, the Board set a public hearing for November 17 to consider overriding the tax cap for the 2027 budget. Prior to the vote, Supervisor Lachterman said any decision about the tax cap won’t come until after the...
Town Board, September 8, 2026
Water meters. The Board heard a presentation from the consultant engaged by the Water Department to look into issues related to how the town’s water meters interface with the billing system operated by the Joint Water Works (JWW). The consultant’s report identified...