The New Castle Town Board accepted the environmental review for the proposed Form-Based Code as complete last week, another step toward enacting the code and potential zoning changes for a portion of downtown Chappaqua. Despite continued heavy criticism from a
Read MoreThe Town of New Castle dedicated its first new park in nearly 20 years on Sunday, honoring a beloved late town resident and treasure to generations of children. On Sunday, the town officially added Jean Craighead George Park to its
Read MoreThis article has been updated from its original version to reflect new developments in the story. Tax implication projections from New Castle’s consultants last week concluded that maximum build-out under the Form Based Code would provide a positive financial outcome
Read MoreA recent settlement in a tax certiorari filed by the Mount Kisco Country Club will cost two municipalities extra money but avoids potentially costlier litigation. Two weeks ago, the Mount Kisco Village Board approved a settlement with the 166-acre golf
Read MoreThe New Castle Town Board postponed a vote on accepting the draft Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement (FGEIS) as complete last week after the Chappaqua School District argued that impacts on the schools failed to be addressed. On Wednesday, Adam
Read MoreForm-Based Code critics repeatedly told New Castle officials last week that the town’s consultants’ responses in the draft Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement (FGEIS) failed to address many of the public’s key questions and comments. Opponents of the effort continually
Read MoreOpponents of New Castle’s proposed Form-Based Code for downtown Chappaqua continued to express skepticism over assumptions and responses from the town’s consultants last week, this time mainly concerning traffic and developers’ return-on-investment projections. Two more sections of the consultants’ responses
Read MoreThe New Castle Town Board approved a mask law last week that gives the supervisor the authority to call for citizens to wear a face covering in certain locations should health conditions warrant their usage. As a result of the
Read MoreThe smoldering controversy over the Form-Based Code in Chappaqua erupted again last week after two residents called for Councilwoman Lauren Levin to recuse herself because they believe she would benefit from a proposed revision. Last Monday’s New Castle Town Board
Read MoreOver the past year, New Castle residents and stakeholders – including the Planning Board and Board of Education – have made hundreds of public comments on an environmental study draft of the proposed Form Based Code that has the potential to
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