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Trustees table details on proposed storefront registry hearing after concerns about fines and online lists
Summary
Board considered scheduling a Sept. 8 public hearing on a proposed local law to add a storefront registry to village code but trustees said the draft did not reflect prior edits (penalty language and whether a list of vacant properties should be posted online) and asked for revisions before proceeding.
The board discussed whether to schedule a Sept. 8, 2026 public hearing on a proposed local law to add a storefront registry to the village code. Deputy Mayor Gayen and other trustees said the draft ordinance did not match the changes discussed at an earlier meeting and raised specific concerns about enforcement and public posting.
Deputy Mayor Gayen said the draft "does not reflect the core point of what we discussed... which was that if there are not specific articulated violations then there is no mechanism for charging a fine for being a violation." Trustees also objected to language that would publish a list of vacant properties on the village website; several said a public list of vacancies should not be posted. The board did not adopt the hearing resolution at this workshop; instead trustees asked staff to revise the draft ordinance language to clarify violation definitions, penalty mechanisms and whether a public registry would be published online before scheduling a hearing.
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