Lake Placid council enacts zoning changes, code cleanups and approves parking waiver; budget correction adopted

The Lake Placid Town Council on Oct. 20 took a series of votes that included a budget correction, a zoning approval for a church campus, repeal of portions of the town code after a First Amendment review, and a requested parking waiver for a proposed restaurant that plans to use a mobile kitchen in the rear of its building.

Budget correction: The council adopted ordinance 2025‑16 on second reading to correct an inadvertent error in the fiscal‑year 2025‑26 budget attachment. Several council members used the public hearing on the budget correction to restate positions on the town’s recent 18% ad valorem increase and other budget priorities. One council member said she opposed that tax increase and repeated concerns about a $1.6 million line item for a new police department building, arguing the town should explore alternatives and not deplete reserves. Council action: ordinance 2025‑16 was adopted on second reading; vote tally not specified in the record for this item.

Zoning: The council approved on second reading a rezoning (ordinance 2025‑09, hearing LPTC25‑005) to allow Grace Bible Church to use property at 580 E. Interlake Blvd. as a church campus with associated…