by susansiegel4yorktown | Dec 4, 2024
In a 3-2 vote, the 2025 budget was adopted. Councilmen Esposito and Haughwout voted no. The budget carries 6.68% increase ($110/year for the typical house with a $10,000 assessed value) in the town tax (General, Highway, Library funds), plus additional tax increases...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Nov 20, 2024
2025 Budget: In two separate actions, the Board voted to exceed the 2025 state tax cap and adopt a 2025 Preliminary Budget that will be subject to a public hearing on December 3rd. The hearing starts at 6:30pm. The Preliminary Budget will increase the “town tax” that...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Nov 14, 2024
Solar Law. The Board discussed what possible changes could/should be made to the current law for large scale ground mounted systems, aka solar farms, before the second moratorium ends at the end of March. Much of the discussion focused on whether to continue to...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Oct 9, 2024
Tax Cap: In a unanimous vote, the Board adopted a resolution indicating its intent to exceed the New York State tax cap when adopting the 2025 budget. As required by state law, there will be a public hearing on the decision on November to 19. The hearing on the 2025...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Sep 6, 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...
