Town of Babylon holds three public hearings on proposed traffic-code amendments; no public comment

The Town of Babylon Town Board on May 7, 2025, opened three public hearings to consider amendments to the town's Uniform Code of Traffic Ordinances and to Chapter 86 of the town code; no members of the public spoke and the board closed each hearing with decisions reserved.

The first hearing concerned language cited in the meeting as "Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2-8" of the Town of Babylon Uniform Code of Traffic Ordinances. Councilman Mineta moved to close the hearing with the decision reserved; Councilman Martinez seconded the motion. Supervisor Schaffer closed the hearing, saying, "Hearing is closed. Decision reserve." The board recorded no public testimony.

The second hearing was described in the meeting as an amendment to "Chapter 3, Article 2, Section 3-4" of the town's Uniform Code of Traffic Ordinances. Councilman Martinez moved to close and reserve the decision; Councilman McSweeney seconded. Supervisor Schaffer again announced the hearing was closed with the decision reserved.

The third hearing was described as an amendment related to "Chapter 86" of the Town of Babylon code. Councilman McSweeney moved to close the hearing; Councilman Gregory seconded. Supervisor Schaffer closed the hearing and recorded the decision as reserved.

No members of the public submitted speaker cards at the hearings. During the open portion, the clerk received documents submitted by Anthony Mignon of 886 County Line Road, Amityville, which the supervisor noted would be included as part of the open portion records. The board had a quorum of five members present for the meeting.

The board did not adopt or reject the proposed amendments during the May 7 session; each hearing was closed and the board "reserved" decision, meaning no formal action on the substantive amendments was reported at this meeting. The transcript does not specify next steps or a date for further consideration.