Legislation
Planning Board, February 9, 2026
by susansiegel4yorktown | Feb 10, 2026 | Developments, Jacob Road, solar, Noise, Par 3, Planning Board, Solar, Underhill Farm
Par 3 golf course (Tee Bar Restaurant). (See Planning Board, December 8,2025.) The Board closed the public hearing (there were no public comments) and approved a resolution for an amended site plan. Although the applicant advised the Board that an acoustic engineer...
Town Board, January 20, 2026
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jan 21, 2026 | Jacob Road, solar, Sewers, Solar, Town Board
Solar Law. (See Town Board, January 6, 2026) The Board opened and closed the public hearing on amendments to the law but left open a two week period for written comments to allow the Planning Board and Climate Smart Task Force time to submit comments. Most speakers...
Town Board, January 13, 2026
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jan 14, 2026 | Environment, Housing, Legislation, Parks & Rec, Sewers, Solar, Town Board
Solar on town buildings. (See Town Board, September 16, 2025) Leo Wegman from Sustainable Westchester advised the Board that based on his analysis of the electric usage in selected town buildings, installing solar panels on the roof of the highway garage would be the...
Planning Board, January 12, 2026
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jan 13, 2026 | Planning Board, Solar, Underhill Farm
Underhill Farms. (See Planning Board, December 8, 2025) In an update on the pending site plan amendments discussed at the December meeting, the applicant advised the Board that it was no longer asking for the privacy fence along Glen Rock. Chairman Fon explained...
Town Board, January 6, 2026
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jan 7, 2026 | Fluoridation, Jacob Road, solar, Sewers, Solar, Town Board, Underhill Farm, Water
Solar: The Board scheduled a public hearing for January 20th on proposed amendments to the Solar Law. The critical changes would: Ban large scale ground mounted solar farms in ALL residential zones. (They’re currently prohibited as a main use in commercial zones.)...
Planning Board, December 22,025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Dec 24, 2025 | Planning Board, Solar, Underhill Farm
Underhill Farms. (See Planning Board 12/8/25 and Town Board 12/16/2025.) Chairman Fon explained that at a meeting that included the developer’s team, planning staff and some Planning Board members, Supervisor Lachterman said that the town was “aggressively attaching”...
Town Board, December 16, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Dec 17, 2025 | Budget, Noise, Parks & Rec, Town Board, Underhill Farm
Note: this is the last Town Board meeting for the year. Homeland Cell Tower/62 Granite Springs Road. There was a lengthy public hearing for a wetland, tree and stormwater permits to build a 130 foot monopole cell tower on town owned land. The hearing was adjourned...
Town Board, December 9, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Dec 10, 2025 | Solar, Town Board
With the exception of mostly routine resolutions, there isn’t much to summarize in the 25 minute meeting. Solar Law. In a 4-1 vote, the Board referred out a modified version of amendments to the Solar Law. The new version continues the total ban on large scale...
Planning Board, December 8, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Dec 9, 2025 | Developments, Nantucket Sound, Noise, Planning Board, Solar, Underhill Farm
Par 3/Tee Bar Restaurant. (See Planning Board, 11/24/25) The Board approved a stormwater and wetland permit so that the operator can move forward on constructing the connection to the sewer system – but adjourned the hearing on the amended site plan until still...
Town Board, November 25, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Nov 26, 2025 | Parks & Rec, Solar, Town Board
Solar Law. The hearing scheduled for November 25th was cancelled. Supervisor Lachterman announced that a revised version of the law will be referred out in late December but he did not specify what those revisions might be. Note: On November 24th, the town attorney...