Planning Board Draft Agenda for 3/21 and Public Hearings

Please click here to view the agenda.

The regularly scheduled meeting of the Village of New Paltz Planning Board will be held Tuesday, March 21, at 7pm, at Village Hall, 25 Plattekill Avenue. Use the entrance adjacent to the former fire department garage bays.  Kindly note that the agenda is subject to change. Contact Autumn if you have questions planningzoning@villageofnewpaltz.org

Please click here to join the meeting via Zoom.

Comments about any application may be sent to: comments@villageofnewpaltz.org

Public Hearings

Site Plan – Brush Clearance and Drainage Maintenance

Site Plan – Commercial, Mixed-Use 

Winter Storm, Message from County Executive

Due to the winter storm — all clerical staff is working from home today.

Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger has declared a state of emergency. Copied from the Ulster County Facebook post below:

“***UPDATE: Effective 4:00am Tuesday, March 14, travel restrictions will be in effect. All non-emergency vehicle travel on the Ulster County road system will be prohibited until further notice.***

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Ulster County, beginning this evening and continuing through Wednesday. Because of the high likelihood of dangerous conditions, I am declaring a County state of emergency, effective today, Monday, March 13, starting at 8:00pm. All County offices will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, March 14, and I strongly discourage the public from traveling after 8:00 pm tonight [Monday, March 13].
Important takeaways from the forecast are as follows:
❄️Expect a long-duration, significant winter storm system.
❄️ Double-digit snow amounts are expected across most of the area with 1.5-3 feet of snow possible (snow amounts and impacts will be elevation dependent).
❄️ Rain in the valleys will change to snow and accumulate late tonight.
❄️ Snow rates of 1-2”+/hr expected late tonight into Tuesday afternoon, especially over the higher terrain. Peak snowfall rates midnight to noon Tuesday.
❄️ Difficult to impossible travel anticipated, particularly for the morning and evening commutes on Tuesday.
❄️ North-northwest winds gusting 30–45 mph, Tuesday into Wednesday.
❄️Numerous power outages expected due to downed trees and wires from the combined effects of heavy wet snow and winds 30-45 mph.
Please stay safe, and we will provide updates to the public whenever possible.”

Meetings This Week – March 13-14

Monday, March 13, 2023, at 7pm

Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at 7pm

NOTICE:  Rescheduled Meetings

  • Environmental Policy Board will meet on Tuesday, March 21, at 5:30pm
  • Zoning Board of Appeals will meet on Tuesday, March 28, at 7pm

Snow Ordinance & Parking Information

Snow is in the forecast. Please be mindful of the Village snow ordinance.

Click the link to read the code:

§ 175-11: Removal of snow and ice required.

Temporary parking options:

To help get vehicles off Village streets during snowstorms so our Department of Public Works (DPW) may safely clear roadways, free overnight parking is available before storms and for 24 hours after the snow has stopped in the Huguenot Street municipal lot that leads to the Gardens for Nutrition and the Village sewer plant. The lot currently includes 29 spaces that are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Subsequently, the DPW will begin plowing the Huguenot Street lot 24 hours after the snow has stopped and any vehicles still in the lot at that time will risk being ticketed and towed.
Shoveling out one’s vehicle and making sure it is removed from the Huguenot Street lot before DPW plowing commences, regardless of a storm’s size, will be the sole responsibility of vehicle owners and not the Village DPW.
At any time, vehicles that block the thoroughfare on the left (west) side of the Huguenot Street lot heading towards the sewer plant risk being ticketed and towed immediately.

2022 Economic Census is Underway – Have You Responded?

If you are a local business owner who received the Economic Census form, please submit it by the March 15 deadline.
The Economic Census is the official five-year measure of American businesses providing comprehensive statistics at the national, state, and local levels. It serves as the benchmark for current economic activity, such as the Gross Domestic Product and Producer Price Index. For more information visit https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census.html
Please feel free to share this information.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR FY 2023-2024

VILLAGE OF NEW PALTZ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE TENTATIVE BUDGET OF THE VILLAGE OF NEW PALTZ FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Tentative Budget of the Village of New Paltz for the fiscal year beginning June 1, 2023, including General Village Funds and all other funds, has been completed and filed in the office of the Village Clerk of the Village of New Paltz, 25 Plattekill Avenue, New Paltz, New York, where it is available for inspection by any interested person during office hours.

 

The Board of Trustees of the Village of New Paltz shall hold a Public Hearing on said Tentative Budget on March 22, 2023, at 7:00 PM, showing such changes, alterations, and revisions as shall have been made therein by the Board of Trustees of the Village of New Paltz.  At the Public Hearing, any person may be heard in favor of or against the Tentative Budget as compiled or for or against any item or items therein contained.

 

There are three ways public comments can be submitted:

  1. Watch the meeting live streamed on YouTube via the Village of New Paltz channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwFFe8fJSmBzh10DPOy0btQ and submit comments through the chat function that is monitored throughout the meeting
  2. Submit comments in writing to projectmanager@villageofnewpaltz.org prior to the meeting
  3. Request to participate in the Zoom video conference and join the meeting to speak during the public hearing or comment period. A link to join the meeting will be posted on the Village of New Paltz website. Use the “raise hand” function in Zoom to indicate you wish to speak.

 

The following are the proposed annual salaries of the Board of Trustees of the Village of New Paltz:

Mayor                            $ 60,255.00

Deputy Mayor                $   9,000.00

Trustees (3)                    $   8,000.00 (each)

 

Citizens have the right to provide written and oral comments and ask questions concerning the entire budget and the relationships of entitlement funds to the entire budget.

 

Handicapped citizens or senior citizens who require assistance in attending said Public Hearing, or in furnishing comments and suggestions, should contact the undersigned Village Clerk at (845) 255-0130 to request such assistance.

 

Dated:   March 8, 2023

By Order of the Board of Trustees of the Village of New Paltz

Deputy Village Clerk

Link to Tentative Budget 2023/2024

3/13/2023 DRB & HPC Meeting Agenda

Agenda for 3/13/2023 Design Review Board & Historic Preservation Commission

Please click here: March 13, 2023 DRB & HPC Meeting Agenda to view the agenda, for the regular meeting of the Design Review Board & Historic Preservation Commission meeting on Monday, March 13, 2023 at 7pm.

The meeting will be held at Village Hall, Fire Department Meeting Room, and via Zoom, streaming and archived on the Village YouTube page. Members will attend in person. Applicants may join via Zoom, with the Board’s approval. Please email hpc@villageofnewpaltz.org if you have questions.

Please click here to join the Zoom DRB & HPC meeting.
Dial-in: +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) | Meeting ID: 838 7676 9366 | Passcode: 392148

Meetings This Week

Monday – 3/6
Public Access TV
Community Center, 3 Veteran’s Drive
6:30pm
Link to Join via Zoom

Tuesday – 3/7
Planning Board
Village Hall, 25 Plattekill Ave, first floor meeting room
7:00pm
Link to agenda
Link to Join via Zoom

Wednesday – 3/8
Shade Tree Commission
6:00pm
Link to agenda
Link to Join via Zoom

Board of Trustees 
Village Hall, 25 Plattekill Ave, first floor meeting room
7:00pm
Link to agenda
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