Miscellaneous
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
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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, 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....
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...
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 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...