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 9, 2024
Tax Cap: In a unanimous vote, the Board adopted a resolution indicating its intent to exceed the New York State tax cap when adopting the 2025 budget. As required by state law, there will be a public hearing on the decision on November to 19. The hearing on the 2025...
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,...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Sep 18, 2024
Recycling. The Board opened a hearing on amending the Zoning Code to remove the recycling provision from the Code. (Note: In 2012, the Town Board added the provision that allowed recycling facilities in the light industrial zone as an “as of right” use. The parcel...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Sep 11, 2024
Shrub Oak Pool. The Board approved a resolution to hire Weston & Sampson, at a cost of $72,000, to design a long term solution for the replacement of broken tiles at the pool. As part of the contract, the firm will also prepare the bid specs for the project and...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Sep 6, 2024
Town Board, September 3, 2024 It was a marathon meeting ending at 2AM. As some of the speakers said while introducing themselves to the Board: “good morning” instead of the more usual “good evening.” The two major items were public hearings on rezoning requests for...
