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
To the People of the State of New York:
Part of the
PCN&R’s Federalist papers series.
In recent months, many commentators and politicians have said that the political system in Washington is broken. Evan Bayh, announcing his retirement from the Senate, said he was leaving due to the “partisan gridlock” that made it difficult to get anything done. Full Story
Federalist No. 62: The Senate (Part I)
To the People of the State of New York: … I enter next on the examination of the Senate. The heads into which this member of the government may be considered are: I. The qualification of senators; II. The appointment of them by the State legislatures; III. The equality of representation in the Senate; IV. The number of senators, and the term for which they are to be elected; V. Full Story
Lois Hustis
Lois Hustis, age 75, of Cold Spring, died on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at Hudson Valley Hospital Center in Cortlandt Manor, NY.
Born November 2, 1934, in Cavendish, VT, she was the daughter of the late Ceylon and Mabel (Morgan) Moulton.
Mrs. Hustis was a teacher in Haldane Central School from 1959 to 1965. Full Story
Florence N. Kultzow
Florence Eleanor Nugent Kultzow, age 94, of Winston- Salem, NC, former resident of Putnam County, passed away on March 10, 2010, at her home. A Mass service was held at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church in Lexington, NC, where she was a member, with Father Al Gondek officiating. Full Story
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