Proposals, Parking: Upcoming Meetings For The Nyacks And Piermont

NYACK, NY — John Adams famously wrote, "Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people, who have a right … and a desire to know."

There are plenty of upcoming chances to help tend to our democracy close to the roots. Several public meetings are scheduled for this week that affect Nyack and Piermont.

Monday

The Piermont Planning Board meets at 7 p.m. Monday.

Wednesday

The Clarkstown Planning Board meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the auditorium at Town Hall. The agenda includes two public hearings, one on a subdivision in West Nyack and one for an apartment building with retail space in Congers.

• CLARKSVILLE HEIGHTS, WEST NYACK: Proposed two-lot subdivision with existing dwelling to remain. The property is located on 1.51 acres of R-15 zoned land approximately 160 ft west of the intersection of Sickletown Road and West Nyack Road in West Nyack.

• SNOW CHURCH REALTY, CONGERS: Proposed demolition of existing building and construction of an 11,563 square foot mixed use building with 3,249 square feet of retail use on the first floor and eight (8) one bedroom apartments on the second and third floors. The property is located on .85 acres of NS zoned land on the east side of Route 9W, approximately 1000 feet north of Lake Road in Congers.

The Nyack Architectural Board of Review meets at 7 p.m.

The Nyack Board of Education meets at 6:30 p.m. and will hold public hearings on:

• Increase of Maximum Income Limits - Senior Real Estate Tax Exemption
• Extension of Partial Real Property Tax Exemption - Eligible Volunteer Fire Fighters and Ambulance Workers

The Orangetown Zoning Board of Appeals meets at 7 p.m. in the Greenbush Auditorium. On the agenda: variances for the St. Thomas Aquinas site plan and single-family properties.

Thursday

The Piermont Zoning Board meets Thursday at 7 p.m.

The South Orangetown Board of Education meets Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the South Orangetown Middle School Library, 160 Van Wyck Road, Blauvelt, NY.

The Upper Nyack Board of Trustees meets at 7 p.m. at the Old Stone Meeting House, 347 North Broadway. Among the items on the agenda will be a discussion of on-street parking south of Upper Nyack Elementary School.