Legislation
Town Board, November 18, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Nov 19, 2025 | Parks & Rec, recycling, Solar, Toll Bros, Town Board
Field Home. (See Town Board, September 9, 2025.) Representative of the Beardsley architectural firm made a presentation on the feasibility of converting the building into a boutique hotel/event space. Their presentation included a detailed analysis of the financial...
Planning Board, November 10, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Nov 11, 2025 | 3665 Barger, Developments, Jacob Road, solar, Nantucket Sound, Par 3, Parks & Rec, Planning Board, Solar, Toll Bros
Par 3 (Valley Fields). (See Planning Board, October 20, 2025.) Several residents from Wildwood Street that abut the facility spoke up at the hearing, voicing their concerns about noise(from music), lights that shine into their houses, golf balls on their property and...
Town Board, October 21, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Oct 22, 2025 | Housing, Solar, Town Board
436 East Main Street (See Town Board August 12, 2025). The Board opened and closed the public hearing on the stormwater and tree permits for this single family house. The town engineer provided documents that show that the property owner has access to the private...
Town Board, September 16, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Sep 17, 2025 | Solar
Note: From the start, it was clear that these meeting summaries, unlike meeting minutes, would include only some of the many subjects discussed at the meeting. The blog’s goal was to bring to the reader’s attention subjects that dealt with town issues that impacted...
Town Board, September 2,2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Sep 3, 2025 | Developments, Jacob Road, solar, Navajo Fields, Parks & Rec, Solar, Town Board
Navajo Fields/Hidden Valleys. After the applicant notified the town on Sunday that he was withdrawing his application, the Board pulled from the agenda a planned resolution that would have denied the applicant’s request to be included in the Lake Osceola Overlay...
Town Board, August 12, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Aug 13, 2025 | Battery Storage, Battery storage, Foothill rezoning, Housing, Navajo Fields, Parks & Rec, Paving, Rezoning, RIC battery storage, Solar, Town Board
At Councilwoman Siegel’s request, Supervisor Lachterman opened the meeting with an explanation of why the Solar Law and Navajo Fields items were not on the agenda. Solar Law. Still pending is a Board vote on whether or not to ban large scale ground mounted solar...
Planning Board, August 11, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Aug 12, 2025 | 800 east main, Battery storage, Battery Storage, Day Care (Crompond Rd), Developments, Envirogreen Associates, Nantucket Sound, Planning Board, RIC battery storage, Solar, Toll Bros
Lowe’s. (See Planning Board June 30, 2025.) The Board opened and closed the hearing on the plan to install rooftop solar panels. There were no comments. An approval resolution will likely be on the Board’s September agenda. Poggioreale Day Care, Crompond Road. (See...
Town Board, August 4, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Aug 5, 2025 | Legislation, Nantucket Sound, Navajo Fields, Parks & Rec, Town Board
Lake Mohegan wetlands permit. (See Planning Board, June 30, 2025).The Board opened and closed a public hearing and then voted to approve the wetlands permit that will allow the Mohegan Lake Improvement District to apply to the DEC for permission to undertake a three...
Town Board, July 15, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jul 16, 2025 | Developments, Finance, Navajo Fields, Sewers, Solar, Town Board
SPECIAL NOTE: The next Town Board meeting has been rescheduled to Monday, August 4 in order not to conflict with the Tuesday, August 5 Police National Day Out event. 2024 Audit. In a presentation on the town’s 2024 audit, the town’s outside auditor stated that the...
Town Board, July 8, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jul 9, 2025 | Environment, Solar, Town Board
Solar Law. In an addenda to the May 20, 2025 public hearing on the proposed law that would ban large scale solar farms in residential zones, Sarah Wilson, a member of the volunteer advisory Climate Smart Committee, made a presentation in support of continuing to allow...