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
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
Carmel environmental board approves five permits and extensions. The board unanimously approved a permit for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection to mechanically harvest water chestnut from approximately six acres of Croton Falls Reservoir, and extended a permit for the Western
Carmel Planning Board denies Putnam County Housing Corp's proposal to add apartments to office building. Vice Chairman Robert Frenkel moved to deny the application to the Zoning Board of Appeals, with all six members voting in favor; the project proposes seven units where code allows two, lacks
Town Board schedules August 5 public hearing on multifamily moratorium in HMC zones. The board unanimously approved resolutions supporting four state grant applications — a Local Waterfront Revitalization Program, Water Quality Improvement Project for dam restoration, New York KICKS Program for
Carmel Town Board unanimously approves wave runner for Lake Mahopac patrol. Police Chief Anthony Hoffmann requested the 2026 Yamaha wave runner at $15,500 to expand waterborne emergency response and address jet ski safety; Councilman Robert Kearns called it a two-year priority. The state will
Carmel approves 24-unit housing project on long-vacant Route 6 property. The Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously granted a Use Variance to 112 Crossroads Corp. to construct 14 one-bedroom and 10 two-bedroom units at 1828 Route 6, with two units reserved for veterans and first responders, on a
Carmel Planning Board reduces Western Bluff Subdivision performance bond by 58 percent. The board unanimously adopted an amended resolution lowering the required performance bond from $563,000 to $229,000 after Town Engineer Richard Franzetti determined fewer site improvements were needed than the
Carmel Town Board approves $47,000 in park improvements and capital equipment purchases. Deputy Supervisor Frank Lombardi led the board, which unanimously approved two tree removal contracts totaling $16,930 and a 2016 Dodge Ram truck purchase for $14,995, funded through restricted sales tax
The Carmel Planning Board granted two site waivers and extended a commercial site approval, while a hearing on a PFAS remediation project remained open pending cleanup. The board approved a rooftop deck waiver for VFW Post 5491 for combat-zone veterans with conditions on music and lighting, and