Land Use, Schools, Sustainability: Briarcliff, Pleasantville Meetings

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, NY — As the new year begins, our local officials are still busy conducting the public's business in plain sight.

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 in Briarcliff and Pleasantville.

Briarcliff Manor

• Canceled - Board of Trustees work session and regular meeting Tuesday
• Briarcliff Board of Education, 7 p.m. Thursday, Middle School Theater
• Environmental Sustainability Advisory Committee, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Village Hall

Pleasantville

Village offices will be closed Monday. Garbage collection for the week will be as follows:

• If your garbage collection is usually on Monday, collection will be moved to Tuesday, 1/3.
• Tuesday collection will be moved to Wednesday, 1/4.
• Wednesday collection will be moved to Thursday 1/5.
• Plastics, cans and bottles will be collected Friday, 1/6.
• There will be no paper and cardboard collection Thursday, 1/5.

• Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting, 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Village Hall. The ZBA Chairperson requests that all attendees in person at Village Hall to please wear masks. Two single-family homes requesting variances are up for review. Click here to view the agenda.

Note: The Pleasantville Board of Trustees has proposed a moratorium on land-use applications in the Central Business District to preserve the status quo while the board considers whether zoning amendments are needed to ensure appropriate development that can be supported by the village infrastructure. A public hearing is scheduled for Jan. 23. In the village's latest newsletter, there's a Q&A with village Building Inspector Robert Hughes explaining the whole issue.