Solar Law. (See Town Board, January 20, 2026) In a 3-2 vote with Councilmen Gilbert and Siegel voting no, the Board adopted the new law that bans ground mounted solar farms in all residential zones – but grandfathers in the Jacob Road project.
Planning Department. The Board appointed Robyn Steinberg, currently the department’s Town Planner, as the new Director of Planning. Ms. Steinberg has been with the department for about 20 years.
The Board also agreed to hire retiring Planning Director John Tegeder as a consultant for up to 18 hours/week at $105/hour for a six month period. Mr. Tegeder will report to Ms. Steinberg and work under her direction on unfinished projects he has been working on.
Field Home. (See Town Board, November 18, 2025) The Board voted to sign a three month agreement with Beardsley Architects, for $68,500, to market the hotel/event space adaptive reuse plan to investors. While the money will come from the fund balance, it would be recouped if the town takes ownership of the building at which time Toll Brothers would give the town $150,000 for the building’s upkeep.
Outgoing Planning Director Tegeder suggested that the town consider taking ownership of the building even before it has a potential developer, adding that if the hotel idea doesn’t materialize and the town had no other plans for the building, the town could sell the building. (Note: According to the terms of the Toll Brothers rezoning resolution, the town must decide if it wants to acquire the building by the time the Toll Brothers final site plan is signed, which can happen as soon as the DEP approves the stormwater plan.)
Streetscape. (See Town Board, September 2, 2025) The Board voted to advertise an RFP for the design of the streetscape improvements to Downing Drive and Veterans Road from Commerce Street to Downing Drive. The project will include paving, a bike lane on Downing, benches and street lighting. It was suggested that the project also include signage linking the North County Trail to the Downing bike lane and also whether a pedestrian controlled traffic light could be installed at the Downing/Route 118 intersection.
New legislation: The Board referred out for comment the following proposed local laws
- Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (See Town Board March 9, 2026)
- Key lock box for commercial properties (providing access to keys for first responders)
- Peddling and soliciting. An entirely new law that would be stricter than the current version, including new permitted hours
- Sewer rent (See Town Board February 10, 2026)
Councilwoman Siegel noted that the Board anticipates discussing a proposed Affordable Housing Set Aside Law at the April 14 work session.
Board Room Audio Visual Equipment. The Board approved a $26,984 expense to upgrade equipment and provide closed captioning services.
Water District. The Board authorized hiring Raybern Consulting to conduct a billing data accuracy analysis audit at a cost of $9,675. (Note. Water billing is done by the Northern Westchester Joint Water Works.) Councilwoman Siegel suggested that in addition to the audit, the town should be checking whether the latest bills for the roughly 100 customers who have not complied with the new meter requirements include the penalties that should be levied for non-compliance.
Communications software.(See Town Board, February 17, 2026) The Board had a second presentation on possible new communications software. The GoGov software would be able to send text, email and phone messages and would have a module for residents to submit queries to appropriate town departments. The software would require residents to opt in to the system. The Board will review and compare both options before making any decision.
Route 118/Underhill Avenue improvements. (See Town Board, March 9, 2026). Referring to the $140,000 CREST grant for milling, paving and some sidewalks improvements, Councilwoman Siegel noted that based on current bids, the project would cost the town in excess of $83,000 while it would only be getting $65,000 from the grant because $75,000 of the grant would be going to the Underhill Farms developer.
Sewer pump stations. (See Town Board February 10, 2026) Councilwoman Siegel, noting that the continued delay in deciding how to fund the $7.2 million project will likely increase the cost of the project (she said the 2021 cost estimate was likely no longer valid), suggested that the full Board needed to discuss and decide how to proceed. The $5.8 million grant expires in May; the town is currently working on a request for an extension.
Ambulance District. (See Town Board, February 10, 2026). Supervisor Lachterman announced a March 30 roundtable discussion on emergency medical services that will include the town boards of Cortlandt and Yorktown, representatives of the Yorktown and Mohegan Volunteer Ambulance Corps and representatives of Westchester municipalities that have shared EMS services. The meeting will be in Cortlandt Town Hall,7pm, and is open to the public.
For a video of the meeting, click yorktownny.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=1&clip_id=2086