by susansiegel4yorktown | Mar 18, 2026
Solar Law. (See Town Board, January 20, 2026) In a 3-2 vote with Councilmen Gilbert and Siegel voting no, the Board adopted the new law that bans ground mounted solar farms in all residential zones – but grandfathers in the Jacob Road project. Planning Department. The...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Mar 4, 2026
Cell Tower. After a lengthy hearing (the third), the Board closed the hearing, leaving open a 5 day written comment period. After Homeland Towers made a lengthy presentation it said addressed comments made at the previous hearing, residents spoke in opposition to the...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Feb 18, 2026
Cell tower. The reconvened public hearing scheduled for March 3 MAY be moved to the Nutrition Center in the Community Center if the Board anticipates a large number of people might attend. A decision on the location will be made next week. The need for additional...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jan 21, 2026
Solar Law. (See Town Board, January 6, 2026) The Board opened and closed the public hearing on amendments to the law but left open a two week period for written comments to allow the Planning Board and Climate Smart Task Force time to submit comments. Most speakers...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jan 14, 2026
Solar on town buildings. (See Town Board, September 16, 2025) Leo Wegman from Sustainable Westchester advised the Board that based on his analysis of the electric usage in selected town buildings, installing solar panels on the roof of the highway garage would be the...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jan 7, 2026
Solar: The Board scheduled a public hearing for January 20th on proposed amendments to the Solar Law. The critical changes would: Ban large scale ground mounted solar farms in ALL residential zones. (They’re currently prohibited as a main use in commercial zones.)...
