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  • Approved Minutes from September 26th Meeting

    Town of Varick Planning Board Meeting Minutes Date of meeting: September 25th , 2008 Meeting called to order: 7:10pm ¨ Attendees: Thomas Bjorkman, Phil Knapp, Bill Larzelere, Kevin Swartley , Bill Squires,Absent: Susan OttenwellerA quorum was present. ¨August 28th Meeting minutes : Kevin Swartley had taken minutes at this meeting because of Bill Larzelere’s excused…

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  • Approved Minutes to July 29th, 2008 Meeting

    Town of Varick Planning Board Meeting Minutes Date of meeting: July 29th , 2008 Meeting called to order: 7:10pm ¨ Attendees: Thomas Bjorkman, Phil Knapp, Frankie Long, Bill Larzelere, Susan Ottenweller, Kevin Swartley , Bill Squires, Miles Persing(Code Enforcement Officer)¨ Special guests: Town Supervisor- Bob Hayssen, ZBA Chairman Bob Taylor A quorum was present. Since…

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  • Summary of proposed Zoning changes

    The Varick Planning Board has proposed the following changes in the Zoning Code in order to rectify issues that have been identified since it was enacted last December. The proposed changes are the most pressing and considered relatively easy to resolve. The Planning Board and Town Board will work on the more intricate, difficult or…

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  • Approved Minutes from June 26th Meeting

    Town of Varick Planning Board Meeting Minutes Date of meeting: June 26th , 2008 Meeting called to order: 5:45pm ¨ Attendees: Bob Kayser(Chairman ), Thomas Bjorkman, Phil Knapp, Frankie Long, Bill Larzelere, Susan Ottenweller, Kevin Swartley , Miles Persing(Code Enforcement Officer)A quorum was present. Public Hearing on Hammond Sub division Sub division of Barbara Hammond’s…

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  • New member

    On July 1, the Town Board appointed Bill Squires to fill the term of Bob Kayser. Bill is a civil engineer who lives on East Lake Road. We welcome him to the team. There will be a workshop on July 15th among the Town Board, the Planning Board, the Zoning Board of Appeals, and the…

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  • Note on June 26, 2008 Public Meeting on potential Zoning Code recission

    The public meeting on rescinding the Zoning Code revisions was well attended and lots of public comment was received. Afterwards, the Town Board did not vote to rescind the revisions. Instead, they voted to have the Planning Board revisit several issues that need revising and come back with proposed revisions in 60 days. In the…

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  • Björkman comment on June 26 meeting

    This commentary was published Tuesday 6/24 in the Finger Lakes TimesThe Varick Town Board is about to consider an ill-advised return an old and obsolete zoning code, throwing out recent well-researched revisions that are essential for protecting the interests of Varick’s residents. The new code is truly the plan of the people of Varick. Hundreds…

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  • Varick Planning Board May 22, 2008

    Town of Varick Planning Board Meeting Minutes Date of meeting: May 22nd , 2008 Meeting called to order: 7:05pm ¨ Attendees: Bob Kayser(Chairman ), Thomas Bjorkman, Phil Knapp, Frankie Long, Bill Larzelere, Susan Ottenweller, Kevin Swartley , Miles Persing(Code Enforcement Officer)A quorum was present. ¨ Public Comment: 10 members of the publicBob McCann from 5168…

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  • Proposed Dog Law

    Residents have recently been asking the town for a local law that is more effective for dealing with dogs that are causing disruption. (See minutes for July 2007) At the April 24, 2008 regular meeting the Planning Board developed a draft for a new local law to meet that request. The text is available as…

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  • Varick Planning Board to meet May 22, 2008

    Th Planning Board has more business than anticipated earlier. Therefore, a regular meeting will be held on Thursday May 22, 2008.

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