Planning Board Minutes: August 27, 2026

Planning Board Minutes: August 27, 2026

Town of Varick New York Regular Meeting at the Varick Town Hall

Board Members: Chair: Linda Mastellar- present

Thomas Bjorkman – present

Seth Brandow – absent

Ann Kaminski – present

Tanner Leto – present

Eileen Percevault – present

Zoning Code Enforcment Officer: Tim Dorn – present

Guest(s): Val Dorn, Kerry Dorn, Nate Ernest, Matt Black, Laurie Black

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Call to order: 7:03 pm.

Quorum: Verifiedto proceed with business on agenda.

Public Comment: None – no public attendees present

July Minutes review: Motion to accept meeting minutes with correction of the STR application was complete including the CEO inspection by A. Kaminski, 2nd –E. Percevault. Motion passed.

Monthly Reports:

CEO/STR update: STR application rejected due to non compliant property.

Facebook: Update given. No Action.

Website: All working well. Discussion of how to keep it current for town events.

Town Board Meeting & PB Chair Update: Board will look at all changes minus the Dock/Hoist recommendations.

Other Board Members: T. Bjorkman reports the remediation of the ordinance field on the former Depot will remove soil to a necessary depth, clean, re-soil and re-seed. A lengthy process. Also reported on the Town Survey results.

Code Update Discussion:

Solar already in code but needs update. Data Centers and Wind are not addressed. E. Percevault will gather data from other town codes to start discussion at next meeting.

Adjourned 8:28 pm with a motion by S. Brandow, 2nd – A. Kaminski

Next meeting will be September 24, 2026.

Respectfully submitted.

Carol Millis, Secretary

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