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Government · Town Board

Town Board approved engineering contract for Mahopac waterfront

Carmel Town Board approved Woodard & Curran contract for Downtown Mahopac Phase I improvements. The $13,800 engineering contract is for the first phase of a multi-year waterfront redevelopment project; Town Engineer Richard J. Franzetti said Phase I could last four to six months. The board held a

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Government · Town Board

Carmel Board opens moratorium on multifamily housing in commercial zones

Carmel Board opens moratorium on multifamily housing in commercial zones. The Town Board voted unanimously (4-0, with one member absent) to open a public hearing on a temporary moratorium restricting new multifamily dwelling permits in Hamlet Mixed Use Center zones through November 30, extending

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Government · Town Board

Board settles utility tax litigation, approves water contracts

Carmel Town Board settles six-year tax litigation with water utility. The Board unanimously resolved six Putnam County Supreme Court lawsuits brought by Liberty Utilities (New York Water) over the assessment of Tax Map No. 54.20-1-42 off Colonel Glenn Drive, securing a 10 percent reduction in

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board denies two site plan applications

Carmel Planning Board denies two major applications, requires resubmission. Vice Chairman Robert Frenkel moved to deny S&S Holdings LLC's gas station expansion at 2 Dykeman Road and 161 East Lake LLC's residential site plan on East Lake Boulevard, both unanimously; applicants must resolve Building

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Government · Town Board

Board appoints police officer, authorizes $400k-plus in facility spending

Carmel Town Board approves new police officer appointment and multiyear facility contracts. The board unanimously appointed Michael Arini, a nine-year New York City police officer, to the Carmel Police Department at $72,584 per year, with Deputy Supervisor Frank Lombardi presiding in absent

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Zoning Board approves variances for Putnam County apartments

Carmel zoning board approves housing variances for Putnam County. The board unanimously granted eight variances allowing Putnam County Housing Corporation to convert its office building at 11-17 Seminary Hill Road into three ADA-accessible apartments. Chairman John Maxwell noted the location's

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Government · Town Board

Board settles five-year Liberty Utilities tax case; approves Netflix filming

Carmel Town Board settles five-year Liberty Utilities tax case and approves Netflix filming. Deputy Supervisor Frank Lombardi and Councilmen Robert Schanil and Robert Kearns unanimously authorized settlement of five lawsuits filed between 2021 and 2025 in Putnam County Supreme Court over the tax

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board approves Liberty Bell Trucking site plan

Carmel Planning Board approves trucking facility, sends theater application to ZBA. The board unanimously approved final site plan and environmental review for Liberty Bell Trucking Co Inc at Old Route 6 on resolutions moved by Vice Chairman Robert Frenkel and Raymond Cote. The board also

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