Yorktown News 12.02.21

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PHOTO: BRIAN Run first,
MARSCHHAUSER
GOBBLE LATER

Hudson Valley
Turkey Trot returns

e annual Hudson Valley Tur-
key Trot, a anksgiving morn-
ing 5K, returned to Yorktown on

ursday, Nov. 25.
e run began on Front Street,

with runners turning onto Un-
derhill Avenue and then Saw
Mill River Road before circling
back.

Many local residents participat-
ed in the event, which drew nearly
500 runners (220 from Yorktown
Heights, 17 from Mohegan Lake,
eight from Shrub Oak).

e Turkey Trot, which was
held virtually last year, is orga-
nized by the Taconic Road Run-
ners and former state senator Ter-
rence Murphy. It was started in
2018.

All proceeds support St. Mary’s
Food Pantry (Mohegan Lake), St.
John’s Food Pantry (Mahopac),
CHHOP (Peekskill), and United
for the Troops.

SEE MORE PHOTOS ON PAGE 14

BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE 27
CLASSIFIEDS
LEGAL NOTICES 26
LEISURE
OPINION 24
SPORTS
TOWN GREEN 22

8 GIRLS BASKETBALL

18 Hornets start
24 season with win.

pg q8

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Thursday, December 2, 2021 Yorktown News – Page 3

Yorktown menorah lighting

Yorktown celebrated the

rst night of Chanukah on

Sunday, Nov. 28, with a pub-

lic menorah lighting at Jack

DeVito Veterans Memorial

Field.

Dozens attended the cer-

emony, which began at 4

p.m. following a parade that

departed from the Chabad of

Yorktown.

Town Supervisor Matt

Slater lighted the shamash—

the “attendant” candle that

is used to kindle the other

lights—and Rabbi Yehuda

Heber lighted the rst candle.

At the ceremony, following

remarks by Slater and Heber,

those in attendance said some

blessings and sang songs.

Chanukah originated more

than 2,100 years ago when a

small army called the Mac-

cabees defeated the Syrian

Greek army. e Jewish peo-

ple took back the temple in

Jerusalem and rededicated it

with a menorah lighting. A fire juggling show followed the menorah lighting ceremony.

Rabbi Yehuda Heber addresses the crowd gathered at Jack DeVito Veterans Memorial FIeld. PHOTOS: BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER

Town Supervisor Matt Slater lights the attendant candle.

Yorktown outlines potential changes to solar law

BY NICK TRUJILLO ktown’s department heads and 3) Increase the setbacks in 7) For large-scale systems brought the idea of a morato-
STAFF WRITER gave the town’s o cials a sense of residential zones from 50 feet to (greater than 25 kilowatts), re- rium on solar projects to the table
direction in what they would like 100 feet for large-scale ground- ports would be submitted to the at the board’s Nov. 9 meeting,
Following the discussion of to see changed. mounted solar arrays. Planning Board and the Engi- wanted to increase the minimum
a potential moratorium on new neering Department; residential property size for residential solar
solar project proposals at its Nov. e amendment ideas present- 4) Decrease the allowed maxi- accessory ground-mounted array array usage—the second pro-
9 meeting, the Yorktown Town ed by Slater were: mum height of residential acces- (less than 25 kW) reports would posed amendment—from two
Board presented its rst slate of sory ground-mounted solar ar- be submitted to the building de- acres to three acres, but Slater and
potential amendments to the 1) Increasing the minimum rays from 15 feet to 10 feet. partment. Planning Director John Tegeder
town’s solar law. size of a residential lot from two disagreed, saying it would further
acres to ve acres for large-scale 5) Codify the requirement for “I thought it was important for limit the number of residents
While no amendments were ground-mounted solar arrays a PILOT (payment-in-lieu-of- us to get more focused on specif- who would be eligible to bring
formally proposed at the Nov. 23 (greater than 25 kilowatts). taxes) on all solar systems. ics in the law that we wanted to solar to their homes.
work session meeting, Town Su- see,” said Slater. “If we want to
pervisor Matt Slater said the po- 2) Increasing the minimum 6) Codify the requirement of look at amendments, they should “At some point, you’re limiting
tential revisions to the solar law size of a lot in a residential zone annual inspections on all screen- be concrete and speci c.”
came after discussions with Yor- from one acre to two acres for an ings by the property owner and SEE SOLAR PAGE 4
accessory ground-mounted solar reports to be submitted to the Councilman Tom Diana, who
array (less than 25 kilowatts). town.

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The Staff SOLAR farm, have the proposed solar law Re nements to the proposed ktown’s Parks and Recreation
changes worked into their ap- amendments need to be nalized, Department and its Recreation
EDITORIAL TEAM FROM PAGE 3
BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER
EDITOR: 914-302-5628 provals. Slater also clari ed that but the next steps for the board Commission proposed an updat-
[email protected]
the average homeowner’s abil- by codifying a requirement for a will be to produce a formal draft ed eld-use payment structure for
ADVERTISING TEAM
PAUL FORHAN ity to save some money on their PILOT on solar systems, prop- for the amendments and begin the Granite Knolls Sports Com-

(914) 806-3951 own electric bills,” said Tegeder. erty owners that implement solar the legislative process. plex in 2022.
[email protected]
“If you’re going to go up past two on their land will still be required Currently, there are two pay-
BRUCE HELLER
(914) 486-7608 acres to three you’re really taking a to pay property taxes. PARKS AND RECREATION ment structures to use the elds at
[email protected]
lot of the homeowner’s ability to “ is is simply a PILOT on the LOOKS TO RESTRUCTURE Granite Knolls:
LISA KAIN
(201) 317-1139 do that out of the situation.” equipment on top of the property. FEES • Sponsor club fee: $50 an hour
[email protected]
CORINNE STANTON Slater said that the two solar I don’t want anyone to think that To provide a boost to its turf- with $45 going to the turf replace-
(914) 760-7009
[email protected] projects approved by the Plan- the property owner is getting a tax replacement fund and remain ment fund

JAY GUSSAK ning Board, the IBM solar car- break. ey are still required to consistent with rates charged by • For-pro t organization fee:
(914) 299-4541
[email protected] port and the Hemlock Hills solar pay their taxes,” Slater said. municipalities in the area, Yor- $150 an hour with $45 going to
SHELLEY KILCOYNE
(914) 924-9122 the turf replacement fund
[email protected]
e proposed changes would
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do minor repairs.”

e changes to the pricing were

proposed on a two-year schedule,

but Rec Commission member

John Camposbosso and Council-

woman Alice Roker both agreed

that they liked a three-year sched-

ule better to give a more accurate

reading of whether the pricing

worked for the town.

“Our goal, and I think the goal

of the Town Board, is not to keep

raising the rates. We want the lo-

cal people to pay the right rate,”

Campobosso said. “We really

need to try and focus in on the

We are y r gi headqua ers! clubs that are charging kids thou-
sands of dollars to play. ose are
the people we need to give Jim
[Martorano] a little more time

with and to generate o of those

people and those groups.”