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Wappinger board tables zoning‑map repeal and local law dispute to executive session and August meeting
Summary
The Town Board tabled action on a 2020 filing and a proposed repeal/replace of the zoning map, and moved the public hearing until August. A resident urged the board to remove his parcel from a proposed mass rezoning during public comment.
The Wappinger Town Board voted to table several land‑use items and to adjourn a public hearing on a previously filed 2020 instrument until the board’s August meeting.
Supervisor Cavini opened a public hearing on a local law related to a filing that the board said was never adopted by the prior administration but was nonetheless recorded with the New York State Secretary of State. At counsel’s advice the board opened the hearing and—after there were no public speakers on the immediate matter—voted to adjourn the hearing to the August meeting and to table the related Resolution 2026‑104.
Separately, the board moved Resolutions 2026‑139 and 2026‑140 (to repeal and replace the town zoning map and to declare lead agency) to executive session for legal questions. Councilman Beal moved to table those items and Councilwoman Odell seconded the motion.
During the public portion resident Ken Chrisman of 237 Old Hopewell Road urged the town to remove his parcel from a proposed mass rezoning linked to the comprehensive plan, saying a broad rezoning could “devalue people’s properties” and asking that each parcel be considered individually by the planning board. The board did not take immediate action on that request during the meeting; the zoning items were tabled for further legal review and next steps.
The board’s actions keep formal land‑use decisions pending while staff and counsel address legal questions and prepare updated materials for public review at a later meeting.
