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 16, 2025
Navajo Fields (aka Hidden Valleys): In a continuation of the December 10, 2024 meeting, most of the discussion focused on the extent of potential new development in the East Main Street corridor and the proposed sewer line along East Main Street. Regarding sewers, the...
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 | 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...
by Susan Siegel | Aug 14, 2024
Note: Councilwoman Haughwout was on Zoom. Councilman Esposito was absent. Another proposed senior development: The Board heard a conceptual presentation for a proposed144 unit senior 1 and 2-bedroom rental development on 21 acres on East Main Street in Mohegan,...
