Legislation
Town Board, April 8, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Apr 9, 2025 | Developments, Environment, Foothill rezoning, Foothill Subdivision, Jacob Road, solar, Legislation, Parks & Rec, Rezoning, Sewers, Solar, Town Board
Solar Law. The Board referred out for comment proposed amendments to the current law. The major change is a ban on large scale ground mounted solar farms in all residential districts. Large scale ground mounted solar farms will continue to be banned as a primary use...
Town Board, April 1, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Apr 2, 2025 | Finance, Sewers, Solar, Town Board
Three sewer issues Town Engineer Dan Ciarcia discussed the following three sewer issues. For more details, check out the meeting video. Scroll to 1.02 on the video. The Hallocks Mill discussion comes after the Peekskill discussion....
Town Board, March 18, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Mar 19, 2025 | Battery Storage, Battery storage, Housing, Parks & Rec, Sewers, Solar, Town Board
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Town Board, March 11, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Mar 12, 2025 | Battery storage, Battery Storage, Housing, Jacob Road, solar, Legislation, Sewers, Solar, Town Board, Traffic, Underhill Farm
A busy meeting with lots of proposed new local laws. Snow and sidewalks. To clear up two conflicting sections of the Town Code that regulate when sidewalks have to be cleared of snow, the Board referred out proposed local laws that would: 1)repeal one section of the...
Town Board, February 18,2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Feb 19, 2025 | Legislation, Sewers, Town Board, Traffic, Water
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...
Town Board, February 4, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Feb 5, 2025 | Battery storage, Battery Storage, Finance, Fluoridation, Fluoridation, Legislation, Navajo Fields, Sewers, Town Board, Traffic, Underhill Farm
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...
Planning Board, January 27, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jan 28, 2025 | Jacob Road, solar, Planning Board, Solar, Underhill Farm
Underhill Farms. (See January 13, 2025 Planning Board and January 21 Town Board for background.) After the Board opened the public hearing on the proposed subdivision, the applicant explained how the terms of the open space easement that will guarantee public access...
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...