by susansiegel4yorktown | Jan 21, 2026
Solar Law. (See Town Board, January 6, 2026) The Board opened and closed the public hearing on amendments to the law but left open a two week period for written comments to allow the Planning Board and Climate Smart Task Force time to submit comments. Most speakers...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jan 14, 2026
Solar on town buildings. (See Town Board, September 16, 2025) Leo Wegman from Sustainable Westchester advised the Board that based on his analysis of the electric usage in selected town buildings, installing solar panels on the roof of the highway garage would be the...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jan 7, 2026
Solar: The Board scheduled a public hearing for January 20th on proposed amendments to the Solar Law. The critical changes would: Ban large scale ground mounted solar farms in ALL residential zones. (They’re currently prohibited as a main use in commercial zones.)...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Dec 17, 2025
Note: this is the last Town Board meeting for the year. Homeland Cell Tower/62 Granite Springs Road. There was a lengthy public hearing for a wetland, tree and stormwater permits to build a 130 foot monopole cell tower on town owned land. The hearing was adjourned...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Dec 10, 2025
With the exception of mostly routine resolutions, there isn’t much to summarize in the 25 minute meeting. Solar Law. In a 4-1 vote, the Board referred out a modified version of amendments to the Solar Law. The new version continues the total ban on large scale...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Nov 26, 2025
Solar Law. The hearing scheduled for November 25th was cancelled. Supervisor Lachterman announced that a revised version of the law will be referred out in late December but he did not specify what those revisions might be. Note: On November 24th, the town attorney...
