by susansiegel4yorktown | Mar 12, 2025
A busy meeting with lots of proposed new local laws. Snow and sidewalks. To clear up two conflicting sections of the Town Code that regulate when sidewalks have to be cleared of snow, the Board referred out proposed local laws that would: 1)repeal one section of the...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Mar 5, 2025
Water rates and meter testing. The Board adopted the local law that was the subject of a public hearing on February 18 that will increase water rates and impose surcharges on water bills if customers do not comply with meter testing requirements. Smoke and vape law....
by susansiegel4yorktown | Feb 19, 2025
Smoke shop/vape law. (See Town Board, January 14, 2025.) The Board opened and closed the hearing but delayed voting to adopt the law until its March 4th meeting as the Board decided to add “senior citizen housing developments and medical buildings” to the list of...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Feb 5, 2025
Battery Storage Facilities (BESS).The Board referred out for comment a draft law that would allow only small scale battery storage facilities: up to a maximum capacity of 80 kWh with limits in 1 and 2 family houses to 40 kWh if the unit was in a utility closet or...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jan 22, 2025
Solar Law. The Board discussed the pros and cons of six options for amending the current law as it relates to large scale (aka industrial) solar farms: Banning them from all residential districts (allowed in current law) Banning them from commercial districts (not...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jan 9, 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...
