by susansiegel4yorktown | Oct 21, 2026
Tax Exemptions. The Board opened and closed the hearing on four tax exemptions and voted 5-0 for the exemptions for active duty military (up to 25% with a $$20,000 cap) and spouses of police and volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers who died in the line of...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Sep 9, 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...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Aug 6, 2026
Cell tower law. After a brief discussion with Douglas Fishman, the telecommunications professional the Board hired to assist with developing a new telecommunications law, the Board decided to scrape the existing law and start from scratch to draft a new law, using as...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jul 15, 2026
Car wash. A presentation was made for an 11,500 sf car wash on the undeveloped parcel along Route 118 between the former Cablevision building and the entrance to the Mohegan Trailway. The 1.7 acre parcel is zoned C-3 (highway use) that allows gasoline stations and...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jul 8, 2026
Cell tower moratorium. With virtually no discussion, the Board opened and closed the public hearing and voted to adopt the 6-month moratorium on approving any applications for cell towers while the town revises the current law, adopted in 1998. The one substantive...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jul 2, 2026
Small Scale Ground Mounted Solar. The Board had a first look at an application for a small scale 24.75 kW ground mounted solar installation in the rear yard of a single family house at 3611 Gomer Street. While the recently enacted Solar Law prohibits large scale...
