New Hartford Town Board Meeting - Sept. 19, 2018

Agenda for September 19, 2018 meeting

Next town board meeting date was changed at this meeting. Next meeting is scheduled for Friday, October 5, 2018 when the 2019 Tentative Budget will be given to the town board.

Special Town Board Meeting - September 13, 2018

Meeting was held to review and possibly take action on bids received for the Town Offices Renovation Project No. 2018-113A, and to address any other matters that might need immediate action.

Town of New Hartford Town Board Meeting - September 5, 2018

Agenda for September 5, 2018 meeting

Special Town Board Meeting

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of New Hartford has scheduled a Special Town Board meeting to convene at 5:30 P.M. on Thursday, September 13, 2018, in Butler Memorial Hall, 48 Genesee Street, New Hartford, NY 13413, to review and possibly take action on bids received for the Town Offices Renovation Project No. 2018-113A, and to address any other matters that might need immediate action.

Date: September 6, 2018
Gail Wolanin Young, Town Clerk

New Hartford Town Board Meeting - August 15, 2018...

..board discussions of agenda items...after the 2-hour public presentation portion of the meeting.

August 15, 2018 - Public Hearing - Homeland Towers

The first topic on the August 15, 2018 town board agenda was a Public Hearing for "considering the factors set forth in the County of Monroe v. the City of Rochester case to determine whether any further zoning and/or land use review is required."

A brief presentation was made by the representatives of Homeland Towers to discuss their application to build a 190 ft. tower in Sherrillbrook Park.

Handouts showing Homeland Towers' justification for siting the tower in Sherrillbroook Park were made available to the town board, but none were available for the public as required by the Open Meetings Law.

The question was...can the Town of New Hartford overlook their own zoning laws regarding the height and placement of the tower on town-owned property at Sherrillbrook Park.

According to a brochure from the NYS Dept of State, "as a result of the 1988 case of Matter of County of Monroe v City of Rochester, it is now established that":

"In making a determination as to whether the actions of governmental units are “exempt” from local zoning regulations, the New York Court of Appeals in the 1988 case of Matter of County of Monroe v City of Rochester, 72 N.Y.2d 338, 533 N.Y.S.2d 702, established a new method for resolving inter-governmental land use disputes using the “balancing of public interests” analytic approach. Unless a statute exempts it, the encroaching governmental unit is presumed to be subject to the zoning regulations of the host community where the land is located. Working from that premise, a host community then considers several factors to determine whether or not it is in the public interest to continue to subject the encroaching government to its land use regulations." [to read more...]

The public hearing below (where no one from the public spoke) was to determine whether the public interest was being served relative to the placement of a 190 ft. tower in Sherrillbrook Park:

Planning Board Meeting - August 13, 2018

On the Agenda:

• Benderson Development/Consumer Square, Commercial Drive, New Hartford, New York. Amendment to Final. Final Site Plan Review of a proposed redevelopment of the former Wal Mart Gas Area for a retail restaurant building with associated drive-thru and patio seating. Tax Map #317.013-323.62; Zoning: C1 General Commercial.
• Hillside Garden Apartments Phase II, 245 Oxford Road, New Hartford, New York. Preliminary Site Plan Review for a proposed expansion. Proposed 105 townhouses and 45 apartments. Tax Map #339.000-3-2; #339.000-3-3.1; #339.000-3-3.2; #339.000-3-3.3; #339.000-3-3.4; Zoning: High Density Residential/Medium Density Residential.
• PAR Technology, Seneca Turnpike, New Hartford, New York. Two-lot minor subdivision. Tax Map #328.000-3-10.1. Zoning: C1 General Commercial.
• The Orchard, 8635 Clinton Street, New Hartford. Proposed five-lot major subdivision. Preliminary Subdivision Review. Grant Preliminary, send out for SEQR??, schedule Public Hearing after SEQR comments are in. (Public hearing required for a major subdivision).
• Recommendation from Town Board for Special Metals, Middle Settlement Road, New Hartford, New York. Zone Map Amendment: to include a .4 acre adjacent parcel zoned Institutional to the 112 acre parcel of Special Metals to Manufacturing. Tax Map #328.000-2-36.