The Beginning of the End

March 17, 2009

The Pine Plains Town Board, after going over the Proposed Draft Zoning Law submitted to them in 2007 by the Zoning Commission, has, after working long and hard with their planning consultant, completed the Amended Final Draft Zoning Law and submitted it for public review.

Public Hearings on the proposed law will be held on Saturday, April 18th at 9:30AM and Wednesday, April 22nd at 7:00PM at the Pine Plains Lions Club Pavilion at 82 Beach Road.

You can download the documents at the town’s website (the main document is titled “Local Law #1 of 2009 – Pine Plains Zoning” but there are other important documents on this web page, including maps and appendices). Or, if you prefer, you can pick up a printed copy at the Town Hall for $12.50.

We’re impressed with the evident time and thought that’s gone into the document but we’d like to examine it more closely before we comment. We recommend you do the same. We’ll share with you any thoughts or concerns we have between now and the hearings and we hope you’ll join us at the Lions Club Pavilion.

–Paul, Jim, and the rest of the steering committee