Miscellaneous
Town Board, October 22, 2024
by susansiegel4yorktown | Oct 23, 2024 | Developments, Fluoridation, Fluoridation, Legislation, Miscellaneous, Parks & Rec, Pickleball, Sewers, Solar, Toll Bros, Town Board
Fluoridation. The meeting resulted in the end of fluoridation in Yorktown, at least while the current Board is in office. In a 3-1 vote, the Board adopted the local law that gives the Town Board the authority to decide, by resolution and without holding a public...
Town Board, 10/15/2024
by susansiegel4yorktown | Oct 17, 2024 | Developments, Fluoridation, Fluoridation, Miscellaneous, Parks & Rec, Toll Bros, Town Board, Water
Fluoridation. At three hours, this was the meeting’s “main event.” For background: the public hearing was on a local law that would amend the current law that requires fluoridation. The amendment would repeal that provision, and in its place, adopt new language that...
Town Board, October 8, 2024
by susansiegel4yorktown | Oct 9, 2024 | 800 east main, Budget, Developments, Finance, Housing, Miscellaneous, Parks & Rec, Town Board, Traffic
Tax Cap: In a unanimous vote, the Board adopted a resolution indicating its intent to exceed the New York State tax cap when adopting the 2025 budget. As required by state law, there will be a public hearing on the decision on November to 19. The hearing on the 2025...
Town Board, October 1, 2024
by susansiegel4yorktown | Oct 2, 2024 | Advanced Life Support (ALS), Battery Storage, Environment, Ethics, Fluoridation, Jacob Road, solar, Legislation, Miscellaneous, recycling, Solar, Town Board, Underhill Farm
Another marathon meeting. This one ended at 12:45 am. Recycling. After closing the public hearing, the Board, in a unanimous vote, adopted the local law that eliminated recycling from the Zoning Code as a permitted use in a light industrial zone. Based on the vote,...
Town Board, September 17, 2024
by susansiegel4yorktown | Sep 18, 2024 | Developments, Legislation, Miscellaneous, Noise, recycling, Solar, Town Board
Recycling. The Board opened a hearing on amending the Zoning Code to remove the recycling provision from the Code. (Note: In 2012, the Town Board added the provision that allowed recycling facilities in the light industrial zone as an “as of right” use. The parcel...
Town Board, September 10, 2024
by susansiegel4yorktown | Sep 11, 2024 | Miscellaneous, Parks & Rec, Paving, Pickleball, Pools, Sewers, Town Board, Water
Shrub Oak Pool. The Board approved a resolution to hire Weston & Sampson, at a cost of $72,000, to design a long term solution for the replacement of broken tiles at the pool. As part of the contract, the firm will also prepare the bid specs for the project and...
Town Board, September 3, 2024
by susansiegel4yorktown | Sep 6, 2024 | 800 east main, Finance, Housing, Miscellaneous, Nantucket Sound, Planning Board, Route 6 study, Toll Bros, Town Board, Traffic
Town Board, September 3, 2024 It was a marathon meeting ending at 2AM. As some of the speakers said while introducing themselves to the Board: “good morning” instead of the more usual “good evening.” The two major items were public hearings on rezoning requests for...
Town Board, August 8, 2024
by Susan Siegel | Aug 9, 2024 | ATV, Developments, Legislation, Miscellaneous, Noise, Pet Care, recycling, Town Board
My first meeting as your new Town Board member. It was certainly an interesting, and long, one, with many items to interest to all residents. ATV Law. Yes, finally approved. To remind everyone, the law BANS ATVs and dirt bikes from ALL public and town property. That...