Miscellaneous
Town Board,March 3, 2026
by susansiegel4yorktown | Mar 4, 2026 | Housing, Jacob Road, solar, Sewers, Solar, Town Board
Cell Tower. After a lengthy hearing (the third), the Board closed the hearing, leaving open a 5 day written comment period. After Homeland Towers made a lengthy presentation it said addressed comments made at the previous hearing, residents spoke in opposition to the...
Town Board, February 17, 2026
by susansiegel4yorktown | Feb 18, 2026 | Sewers, Town Board
Cell tower. The reconvened public hearing scheduled for March 3 MAY be moved to the Nutrition Center in the Community Center if the Board anticipates a large number of people might attend. A decision on the location will be made next week. The need for additional...
Town Board, January 20, 2026
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jan 21, 2026 | Jacob Road, solar, Sewers, Solar, Town Board
Solar Law. (See Town Board, January 6, 2026) The Board opened and closed the public hearing on amendments to the law but left open a two week period for written comments to allow the Planning Board and Climate Smart Task Force time to submit comments. Most speakers...
Town Board, January 13, 2026
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jan 14, 2026 | Environment, Housing, Legislation, Parks & Rec, Sewers, Solar, Town Board
Solar on town buildings. (See Town Board, September 16, 2025) Leo Wegman from Sustainable Westchester advised the Board that based on his analysis of the electric usage in selected town buildings, installing solar panels on the roof of the highway garage would be the...
Town Board, January 6, 2026
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jan 7, 2026 | Fluoridation, Jacob Road, solar, Sewers, Solar, Town Board, Underhill Farm, Water
Solar: The Board scheduled a public hearing for January 20th on proposed amendments to the Solar Law. The critical changes would: Ban large scale ground mounted solar farms in ALL residential zones. (They’re currently prohibited as a main use in commercial zones.)...
Town Board, October 14, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Oct 15, 2025 | Developments, Environment, Sewers, Town Board, Traffic, Underhill Farm
EV charging stations. Representatives of Hudson Valley Prestige Enterprises (HVP) presented a plan to install level 3 EV chargers on town property at no cost to the town for the installation and with the town sharing some of the revenue. HVP estimated that one car...
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...
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 1, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jul 2, 2025 | Developments, Navajo Fields, Sewers, Town Board
Navajo Fields (aka Hidden Valleys). (See Town Board June 10, 2025,) After 3.5 hours, the Town Board closed the hearing on including the 50 acre Navajo Fields parcel into the Lake Osceola Overlay District. But, it left open a 28 day written comment period. (The...
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...