Town Board, January 7, 2025

Water rates.  The Board is proposing a series of changes to the local law governing water rates. The law, which will be subject to a public hearing on February18th, would Raise the base rate for 9,000 gallons to $71.10 from $64.25, Increase of $0.75/1,000 for each...

Town Board, December 17, 2024

Most of the newsworthy action happened at Courtesy of the Floor when residents raised a variety of issues and Board members responded. Navajo Fields. Three residents expressed concern about the pending developer request to extend the Lake Osceola Overlay District to...

Town Board, December 10, 2024

Toll Brothers. After voting 4-1 that the plan for 118 senior townhouse units on the 50 acre Catherine Street site would not have any significant adverse impacts on the environment, the Board voted 4-1 vote to rezone the property to the RSP-2 senior citizen zone....

Town Board, October 22, 2024

Fluoridation.  The meeting resulted in the end of fluoridation in Yorktown, at least while the current Board is in office.  In a 3-1 vote, the Board adopted the local law that gives the Town Board the authority to decide, by resolution  and without holding a public...

Town Board, 10/15/2024

Fluoridation. At three hours, this was the meeting’s “main event.”  For background: the public hearing was on a local law that would amend the current law that requires fluoridation. The amendment would repeal that provision, and in its place, adopt new language that...

Town Board, September 3, 2024

Town Board, September 3, 2024 It was a marathon meeting ending at 2AM.    As some of the speakers said while introducing themselves to the Board: “good morning” instead of the more usual “good evening.” The two major items were public hearings on rezoning requests for...