by susansiegel4yorktown | Nov 6, 2024
Jacob Road Solar: All the speakers at the reconvened Public Informational Hearing spoke in opposition to the plan which they said did not belong in a residential neighborhood. In response to one speaker who asked if the town would profit by the project,...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Oct 23, 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...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Oct 23, 2024
Teatown: There was only one written comment during the hearing on plans for major changes and upgrades to the campus, including a new educational building for indoor and outdoor classrooms, revised parking layouts for smoother traffic flow and upgrades to the existing...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Oct 17, 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...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Oct 8, 2024
Jacob Road solar farm: The Board opened a Public Informational Hearing on the application. After the applicant gave a brief overview of the project’s proposed screening from abutting properties, Randal Pratt, one of the abutting property owners, advised the Board...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Oct 2, 2024
Another marathon meeting. This one ended at 12:45 am. Recycling. After closing the public hearing, the Board, in a unanimous vote, adopted the local law that eliminated recycling from the Zoning Code as a permitted use in a light industrial zone. Based on the vote,...
