Legislation
Town Board, January 21, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jan 22, 2025 | Battery storage, Battery Storage, Developments, Environment, Miscellaneous, Navajo Fields, Solar, Town Board
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...
Town Board, January 14, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jan 16, 2025 | Developments, Legislation, Navajo Fields, Parks & Rec, Town Board, Traffic, Underhill Farm
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...
Town Board, January 7, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jan 9, 2025 | Battery Storage, Battery storage, Finance, Legislation, Parks & Rec, Solar, Toll Bros, Town Board, Underhill Farm, Water
Water rates. The Board is proposing a series of changes to the local law governing water rates. The law, which will be subject to a public hearing on February18th, would Raise the base rate for 9,000 gallons to $71.10 from $64.25, Increase of $0.75/1,000 for each...
Town Board, December 17, 2024
by susansiegel4yorktown | Dec 18, 2024 | Developments, Finance, Fluoridation, Fluoridation, Navajo Fields, Parks & Rec, Sewers, Solar, Toll Bros, Town Board, Water
Most of the newsworthy action happened at Courtesy of the Floor when residents raised a variety of issues and Board members responded. Navajo Fields. Three residents expressed concern about the pending developer request to extend the Lake Osceola Overlay District to...
Town Board, November 12, 2024
by susansiegel4yorktown | Nov 14, 2024 | Developments, Environment, Finance, Legislation, Navajo Fields, recycling, Solar, Town Board, Water
Solar Law. The Board discussed what possible changes could/should be made to the current law for large scale ground mounted systems, aka solar farms, before the second moratorium ends at the end of March. Much of the discussion focused on whether to continue to...
Planning Board, November 4, 2024
by susansiegel4yorktown | Nov 6, 2024 | Day Care (Crompond Rd), Developments, Envirogreen Associates, Environment, Foothill Subdivision, Jacob Road, solar, Par 3, Planning Board, Solar
Jacob Road Solar: All the speakers at the reconvened Public Informational Hearing spoke in opposition to the plan which they said did not belong in a residential neighborhood. In response to one speaker who asked if the town would profit by the project,...
Town Board, October 22, 2024
by susansiegel4yorktown | Oct 23, 2024 | Developments, Fluoridation, Fluoridation, Legislation, Miscellaneous, Parks & Rec, Pickleball, Sewers, Solar, Toll Bros, Town Board
Fluoridation. The meeting resulted in the end of fluoridation in Yorktown, at least while the current Board is in office. In a 3-1 vote, the Board adopted the local law that gives the Town Board the authority to decide, by resolution and without holding a public...
Planning Board, October 21, 2024
by susansiegel4yorktown | Oct 23, 2024 | 401 East Main, Developments, Environment, Legislation, Planning Board, Solar
Teatown: There was only one written comment during the hearing on plans for major changes and upgrades to the campus, including a new educational building for indoor and outdoor classrooms, revised parking layouts for smoother traffic flow and upgrades to the existing...
Town Board, 10/15/2024
by susansiegel4yorktown | Oct 17, 2024 | Developments, Fluoridation, Fluoridation, Miscellaneous, Parks & Rec, Toll Bros, Town Board, Water
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...
Planning Board, October 7, 2024
by susansiegel4yorktown | Oct 8, 2024 | Battery storage, Developments, Environment, Jacob Road, solar, Planning Board, RIC battery storage, Solar
Jacob Road solar farm: The Board opened a Public Informational Hearing on the application. After the applicant gave a brief overview of the project’s proposed screening from abutting properties, Randal Pratt, one of the abutting property owners, advised the Board...