New Zoning Draft Released
“The Town of Philipstown is hereby divided into the following land use and overlay districts . . . ” (language from the proposed zoning law)
Philipstown’s latest zoning code redraft imposes some new restrictions on businesses and property development while easing others, exempting properties less than 30 acres in size from “open space overlay” inclusion. At 108 pages, the new draft is the same length as its August 2009 predecessor and is no less complex than the earlier version. Full Story
How Does the New Draft Deal With Parking Lots?
PCN&R Staff Report
One of the major changes in the redraft of the zoning law concerns large parking lots. The August 2009 draft contained specific restrictions for parking lots, some of which were removed from the March 2010 draft. The following was taken out of Section 175-38A(4)c of the March 2010 draft: Full Story
Comparing the Old with the New
The rationale behind zoning laws . . .
NEW DRAFT: Full Story
How Will the Proposed Zoning Law Affect You?
After looking at the maps printed on pages 13 and 20, or viewing them at philipstown.com, readers are invited to fill out the following survey. The PCN&R will consider printing answers sent to editor@pcnr.com (anonymously, upon request) and you may wish to submit your answers in a letter
to the Philipstown Town Board. Full Story
BREAKING NEWS: Hustis, Serradas Win Cold Spring Trustee Election
The results of the March 16 election for Cold Spring Village Trustee:
Charles Hustis 237
Airinhos Serradas 219
David Heberling 213
Lynn Miller 202
Mike Junjulas 63 (had previously dropped out of the race)
Full Story
The Pipes, the Pipes are Calling
Cold Spring's Own Join the March in Mahopac
The Cold Spring Fire Company Pipes and Drums brought their considerable skills to Mahopac on Sunday for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, which is the third largest in New York State, after only Yonkers and New York City. Full Story
Garrison Fire Company Does Not Want Autonomy
PHILIPSTOWN TOWN BOARD
The Garrison Volunteer Fire Company (GVFC) has no interest in becoming a fire district.
That was the bottom line of a discussion at last week’s Town of Philipstown workshop. The town’s supervisor had asked the fire company to consider that option, a move that would see the GVFC become a separate, autonomous political entity. Full Story
Congestion on Academy Street Examined
COLD SPRING VILLAGE BOARD
At the Cold Spring Village Board’s monthly March meeting, the ubiquitous discussion of parking and congestion dominated the police department’s report, with the focus on nursery school-generated traffic on Academy Street. Full Story
School Budget Balancing Acts
Garrison Hosts Another Contentious Workshop
In preparation for the May 18 budget vote, the Garrison Union Free School District held its third budget workshop on March 10, and the 16 members of the public present witnessed a series of somewhat testy exchanges. Full Story
Haldane Budget: 2011-12 Will Be Even Tougher
HALDANE SCHOOL BOARD
At last week’s meeting of the Haldane School Board, trustees continued to weigh the advantages of options to upgrade the elementary and middle school’s aging heating system. The board also discussed the bleak budget outlook and likely reductions in state aid. Full Story
PVCSD Faces Job Cuts
PUTNAM VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD
At their March 11 work session the Putnam Valley Board of Education faced head-on the prospect of serious cost cutting. Full Story
‘Operation Thank You’ a Success at Garrison
The Garrison School’s PTA recently received a special package from overseas: a thank-you box filled with 100 small American flags. The box was sent in return for the PTA’s “Operation Thank You” drive that delivered more than 100 care packages to U.S. and international troops in Afghanistan. Full Story
Record Breaking Number of Haldane Reflections Entries
Congratulations to all of the students of Haldane who added their creative voices and visions to this year’s PTA Reflections
program. Full Story
Haldane’s Six Teams Receive Recognition
Haldane had an excellent outing at the Destination Imagination Regional Tournament in Yorktown Heights on March 6, The school fielded six teams, and all received ribbons or medals for their performances. Full Story
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