Miscellaneous
Town Board, June 17, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jun 18, 2025 | Budget, Developments, Environment, Finance, Legislation, Sewers, Toll Bros, Town Board
Tree mitigation. The issue of what should constitute mitigation for removing trees was the major issue in a public hearing for a stormwater permit and tree permit for a single house off Saw Mill River Road. Thirty three trees will have to be removed. While the...
Town Board, June 3, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jun 4, 2025 | Developments, Parks & Rec, Pools, Sewers, Solar, Town Board, Traffic, Water
Solar Law. Although listed on the agenda for a “decision statement,” without any discussion the Board put off voting on a proposed law that would have banned large scale ground mounted solar farms in residential zones as a permitted main use. Supervisor Lachterman...
Town Board, May 20, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | May 21, 2025 | Battery Storage, Battery storage, Budget, Finance, Housing, Legislation, Nantucket Sound, Sewers, Solar, Town Board, Underhill Farm
Accessory Dwelling Units.( See Town Board, May 6, 2025.) The Board unanimously adopted the amended law. Battery Storge/BESS. In a 4-1 the Board adopted the amended law that bans Tier 2 BESS systems. Councilwoman Siegel voted against the ban explaining that safety...
Town Board, May 13, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | May 14, 2025 | 800 east main, Developments, Sewers, Town Board
AMS (800 East Main Street (See Town Board, February 25, 2025.) In a series of 4-1 votes, the Board accepted the SEQRA Findings Statement, amended the RSP-2 zone to allow the main building to be 55 feet instead of 45 feet, and then rezoned the AMS parcel to the...
Town Board, April 15, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Apr 16, 2025 | 800 east main, Developments, Nantucket Sound, Rezoning, Sewers, Solar, Town Board, Underhill Farm
AMS rezoning (800 East Main Street). (See Town Board February 25, 2025.) The Board acknowledged receipt of the draft SEQRA Findings Statement for the requested rezoning. Before the Board can vote on the rezoning application, the Board will have to vote to formally...
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
Your content goes here. Edit or remove this text inline or in the module Content settings. You can also style every aspect of this content in the module Design settings and even apply custom CSS to this text in the module Advanced settings.Accessory dwelling units...
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, March 4, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Mar 5, 2025 | Day Care (Crompond Rd), Pickleball, Town Board, Water
Water rates and meter testing. The Board adopted the local law that was the subject of a public hearing on February 18 that will increase water rates and impose surcharges on water bills if customers do not comply with meter testing requirements. Smoke and vape law....