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...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Dec 18, 2024
Most of the newsworthy action happened at Courtesy of the Floor when residents raised a variety of issues and Board members responded. Navajo Fields. Three residents expressed concern about the pending developer request to extend the Lake Osceola Overlay District to...
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 | 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...
