YORKTOWN, NY — December 29, 2021 – The Yorktown Town Board voted yesterday, Tuesday, December 28th to adopt overlay district zoning for two business hamlets. The creation of overlay districts in the Yorktown Heights and Lake Osceola business hamlets will encourage the creative redevelopment of functionally outdated properties, a greater flexibility of permitted land uses and visually harmonious streetscapes. The …
Yorktown Adopts Increase in Veterans’ Property Exemption Benefit
YORKTOWN, NY — September 9, 2021 – The Town Board recently approved an expanded property tax benefit for military veterans. The amendment to the local Alternative Veterans Exemption and Cold War Veterans Exemption affects the following maximum property exemptions: Non-Combat Veteran exemptions will increase from $1,204 to $1,590, or 15% of the assessment, whichever is less. Combat Veteran exemptions will …
Yorktown Approves Affordable Housing Agreement
Deal includes new municipal senior center and recreation offices YORKTOWN, NY — November 18, 2020 — The Yorktown Town Board approved a 35-year agreement last night that will preserve and enhance 160 units of affordable senior housing at the Beaveridge apartments. The agreement stipulates that Beaveridge Housing Associates, L.P, the owner of Beaveridge, will continue to receive a property-tax exemption …
Yorktown Revives State of Emergency Declaration mandating Face Covering at All Parks and Town Property
YORKTOWN, NY — November 12, 2020 – The Town Board voted today, Thursday, November 12, 2020 to revive a state of emergency declaration in response to rising cases of Covid-19. The state of emergency declaration was originally made on March 13 and it expired in the summer. The declaration of a local state of emergency gives the town supervisor the …
Yorktown Awards Solar Array at Granite Knolls
YORKTOWN, NY — November 8, 2020 — On Thursday night, November 6th, the Town Board awarded the installation of a milestone renewable energy project at the Granite Knolls Sports Complex to HESP Solar. The project includes a proposed solar canopy, energy storage system and four electric vehicle charging stations. The proposed solar array will be installed above a carport on the parking …
Yorktown Approves framework for Future Solar Arrays and Energy Storage Systems
YORKTOWN, NY — September 18, 2020 – On Tuesday night the Town Board adopted new laws regulating solar panel arrays and solar power storage devices. The new laws establish orderly rules for property owners who want to install solar panel arrays and solar power storage devices. The laws take effect immediately. “We are moving Yorktown to the frontlines of renewable …
Struggling Yorktown Residents to Receive Break on Fees for Late Tax Payments
YORKTOWN, NY — April 22, 2020) – Residents struggling with their finances in the wake of the New York State on Pause measures will not be charged late fees if they do not make timely tax payments under a new emergency measure. Westchester County officials received permission today from Gov. Andrew Cuomo to remove late fees for county residents and …