Legislation
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...
Town Board, October 1, 2024
by susansiegel4yorktown | Oct 2, 2024 | Advanced Life Support (ALS), Battery Storage, Environment, Ethics, Fluoridation, Jacob Road, solar, Legislation, Miscellaneous, recycling, Solar, Town Board, Underhill Farm
Another marathon meeting. This one ended at 12:45 am. Recycling. After closing the public hearing, the Board, in a unanimous vote, adopted the local law that eliminated recycling from the Zoning Code as a permitted use in a light industrial zone. Based on the vote,...
Planning Board, September 23, 2024
by susansiegel4yorktown | Sep 24, 2024 | Developments, Legislation, Planning Board, recycling, Solar
Recycling law. The Board had a two-part discussion dealing with the proposed recycling facility: one dealing with the land use aspects of the site plan and one dealing with the proposed amendments to the Zoning Code that would repeal the provision allowing for...
Town Board, September 17, 2024
by susansiegel4yorktown | Sep 18, 2024 | Developments, Legislation, Miscellaneous, Noise, recycling, Solar, Town Board
Recycling. The Board opened a hearing on amending the Zoning Code to remove the recycling provision from the Code. (Note: In 2012, the Town Board added the provision that allowed recycling facilities in the light industrial zone as an “as of right” use. The parcel...
Planning Board, September 9, 2024
by susansiegel4yorktown | Sep 10, 2024 | 1700 East Main, Developments, Jacob Road, solar, Legislation, Planning Board, Solar
The agenda was long – 17 items – but many items were fairly routine and didn’t require much discussion time. Below are some highlights. Envirogreen Associates, 1833-1875 East Main Street, Mohegan Lake. After the Board voted to reapprove a 2021 site plan approval for a...
Town Board, August 13, 2024
by Susan Siegel | Aug 14, 2024 | 1700 East Main, Developments, Housing, Legislation, Route 6 study, Solar, Toll Bros, Town Board, Traffic
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,...
Town Board, August 8, 2024
by Susan Siegel | Aug 9, 2024 | ATV, Developments, Legislation, Miscellaneous, Noise, Pet Care, recycling, Town Board
My first meeting as your new Town Board member. It was certainly an interesting, and long, one, with many items to interest to all residents. ATV Law. Yes, finally approved. To remind everyone, the law BANS ATVs and dirt bikes from ALL public and town property. That...