by susansiegel4yorktown | Mar 5, 2025
Water rates and meter testing. The Board adopted the local law that was the subject of a public hearing on February 18 that will increase water rates and impose surcharges on water bills if customers do not comply with meter testing requirements. Smoke and vape law....
by susansiegel4yorktown | Feb 26, 2025
AMS SENIOR DEVELOPMENT (800 East Main Street). In a 4-1 vote, the Board accepted as complete the applicant’s FEIS (Final Environmental Impact Statement), paving the way for the next step in the SEQRA process prior to a vote to rezone the property. (As required by...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Feb 19, 2025
Smoke shop/vape law. (See Town Board, January 14, 2025.) The Board opened and closed the hearing but delayed voting to adopt the law until its March 4th meeting as the Board decided to add “senior citizen housing developments and medical buildings” to the list of...
by susansiegel4yorktown | Feb 5, 2025
Battery Storage Facilities (BESS).The Board referred out for comment a draft law that would allow only small scale battery storage facilities: up to a maximum capacity of 80 kWh with limits in 1 and 2 family houses to 40 kWh if the unit was in a utility closet or...
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 17, 2025
The Town Board held the special joint meeting with members of the Planning Board and Recreation Commission to discuss issues relating to the recreation fee that developers of single family and multi family developments are required to pay in addition to any...
