by susansiegel4yorktown | Jul 2, 2025
Navajo Fields (aka Hidden Valleys). (See Town Board June 10, 2025,) After 3.5 hours, the Town Board closed the hearing on including the 50 acre Navajo Fields parcel into the Lake Osceola Overlay District. But, it left open a 28 day written comment period. (The...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jun 18, 2025
Tree mitigation. The issue of what should constitute mitigation for removing trees was the major issue in a public hearing for a stormwater permit and tree permit for a single house off Saw Mill River Road. Thirty three trees will have to be removed. While the...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jun 11, 2025
Proposed Shrub Oak Overlay District. In an item not on the agenda, Supervisor Lachterman announced that plans to create an overlay district for Shrub Oak in order to facilitate the development of a 150 unit housing development at Barger Street and Route 6 has been...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jun 4, 2025
Solar Law. Although listed on the agenda for a “decision statement,” without any discussion the Board put off voting on a proposed law that would have banned large scale ground mounted solar farms in residential zones as a permitted main use. Supervisor Lachterman...
by susansiegel4yorktown | May 21, 2025
Accessory Dwelling Units.( See Town Board, May 6, 2025.) The Board unanimously adopted the amended law. Battery Storge/BESS. In a 4-1 the Board adopted the amended law that bans Tier 2 BESS systems. Councilwoman Siegel voted against the ban explaining that safety...
by susansiegel4yorktown | May 14, 2025
AMS (800 East Main Street (See Town Board, February 25, 2025.) In a series of 4-1 votes, the Board accepted the SEQRA Findings Statement, amended the RSP-2 zone to allow the main building to be 55 feet instead of 45 feet, and then rezoned the AMS parcel to the...
