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 per day would generate about $26,000. One possible location for 6 ports would be the parking lot next to town hall. If the Board wants to proceed with the idea, it will need to advertise an RFP. The town attorney will look into the issue. A level 3 charge takes 20-40 minutes. The Yorktown locations would be included in an app that identifies the location of charging stations that travelers needing charges could use. (Note: See October 7 summary about EV charging stations at the library)
Stony Street lots 2824 and 2830. Before getting building permits for single family houses, both lots need tree and stormwater permits and one lot also needs a wetland permit. Although several advisory boards have informally commented on the plans, in a 4-1 vote, the Board officially referred the out the plans for comment and set public hearings for November 18. The Tree Commission and Conservation Board still have some outstanding issues.
Councilwoman Siegel voted against the referral and hearing, suggesting instead that because both lots have steep slopes, the hearings should wait until the Board decides if the town should adopt a law regulating development on steep slopes and if so, what that law would require – a suggestion she made several weeks ago. And while supervisor Lachterman said that the steep slope issue would be on the Board’s November 25 agenda, it appeared that other Board members felt that the Planning Board and Building Department were already doing an adequate job of overseeing development on steep slopes and that a separate law was likely not required.
Route 118/ Underhill Avenue improvements. (See Town Board, May 6, 2025.) Philip Grealy, the traffic consultant for Underhill Farms, gave an update on the improvements currently being made to the intersection. (A simulation of the new improvements can be viewed on the meeting video. See the link at the end of the summary.)
He explained that based on the latest DOT requirements, some changes have been made to the original improvement plan, e.g., cameras have now been installed that will detect traffic volume at the intersection and facilitate needed changes to the signals.
Other changes discussed included the fact that only a portion of the sidewalk on the south side of Underhill will be reconstructed using concrete; about 400 ft leading to Rochambeau is not included in the current plan although the town is talking to the contractors about what would be involved in extending the concrete sidewalk to Rochambeau at the developer’s expense. The revised plan also calls for only two pedestrian crossings at the intersection instead of the originally planned four.
Mr. Grealy anticipated that the improvements will all be in place by the end of the year except for the final top coat of paving that will have to wait for the spring. Although no details were available on when any of the buildings would be ready for occupancy, Councilwoman Siegel suggested that a temporary CO not be granted until all the improvements, except for the paving, be completed.
Sewer rents. Town Engineer Dan Ciarcia explained how the town will be changing the way revenue is raised for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of the both the Hallocks Mill sewer system and the 11 separate town sewer districts that are part of the Peekskill Sanitary Sewer district.
While property owners in both districts will continue to pay a tax to pay off the bonds that financed the districts’ infrastructure, the new plan calls for a uniform system for all districts to cover O&M costs; the new system calls for the revenue to be raised through the water bill with the charges based on water consumption and charged at a rate of $3/1,000 gallons.
Councilwoman Siegel explained that adding a charge to the water bill will result in a reduction in the annual sewer tax that residents pay to the town as that tax will only have to cover the revenue needed to pay off the bonds. Properties in the Peekskill districts will continue to pay a separate tax to the county for the Peekskill treatment plant.
The town attorney is reviewing a draft law that will be needed to implement the new revenue system. The revised tax rates will be known in the supervisor’s tentative budget to be released by the end of October.
Hallocks Mill Sewer District Extension. (See Town Board April1, May 13 and June 17, 2025.) The town engineer gave an update. The only new information was that his office has sent a plan for the smaller district to the DEC and is waiting for a meeting and a hopeful greenlight from DEC regarding the Gomer wetlands.
Supervisor Lachterman also mentioned the possibility of applying for a Lake Revitalization grant for the project, although Councilwoman Siegel said she didn’t think the sewer project would be an eligible project.
Project Labor Agreements. Ed Cook, vice president of the Westchester Putnam Building Council made a presentation about the advantages of the town entering into Project Labor Agreements with the union for municipal construction contracts, He said that doing so could save 3%-5% on the cost of the project and also assure higher quality work by union members. Before the town entered into such an agreement, it would have to hire a consultant who would need to document the anticipated savings. The town would pay for the consultant at a cost of approximately $16,000-$19,000, or more for very large projects.
No immediate Board action was needed. The county uses such agreements on projects costing at least $125,000.
Sale of town owned property. In an item not on the agenda, the Board passed a resolution to advertise an RFP for real estate broker and auction services for the sale of an 8.9 acre town owned parcel at 3650 Lexington Avenue. The parcel is located off Lexington between the Fieldstone Manor development and the Islamic enter.
A video of the meeting is available at
yorktownny.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=1&clip_id=2010