In a continuing effort to inform and engage the residents of the Town of Carmel of the progress of the Comprehensive Plan & Zoning Ordinance, the Town Board is requesting that our residents review the preliminary zoning ideas listed below which were presented at the last Public Workshop held on December 2, 1999 by Buckhurst Fish & Jacquemart Inc. Divney Tung Schwalbe, planning and engineering consultants. 

These zoning ideas will be discussed thoroughly at a public Town Board meeting on January 19, 2000 at 8:30 PM at the Carmel Town Hall. Each zoning idea will be discussed in its relationship with the various data that has been accumulated and analyzed by the planning and engineering firm preparing the master plan.

If you cannot attend the January 19^th meeting, we welcome your comments or questions, which you can send by E-mail or mail to Supervisor Frank J. Del Campo, Carmel Town Hall, 60 McAlpin Avenue, Mahopac, New York 10541.

It should be noted that the Town Board has made no decisions regarding the appropriateness of these proposals. We are seeking the comments of the public in regard to them.

Town Board Shifts Again – Jan 19^th to be a "Thorogh Discussion" of master plan.

The Town Board has shifted again.

As you are probably aware, at the infamous December 29^th public hearing on the proposed rezoning of Baldwin Place (scheduled between Christmas and New Years), we were told there would be a "PUBLIC WORKSHOP" on the Master Plan at the January 19^th meeting.

Then, as recently as two days ago, we were told the 3 scheduled workshops had already been completed and that instead the draft master plan would be "PRESENTED at the January 19^th meeting.

Change again – the draft will not be presented.

Now, according to Supervisor Frank Del Campo Town Hall, the proposed zoning ideas will be "THOROUGHLY DISCUSSED" at the Jan. 16^th meeting. We do not whether the thorough discussions will include discussions with the public. We trust Supervisor Del Campo will want to clarify this immediately as to avoid any further confusion. Will requests for clarification and/or questions and comments from the public be permitted?

In the "What’s New" section of the Town’s website (carmelresident.org), the following is posted

Check out the page that appeared on the town's website this morning  www.carmelresident.org/masterplan/towns_announcement_13jan00.html .

Also, by copy of this message to Supervisor Del Campo, we are again requesting that the tentative agenda of the meeting January 19^th meeting be posted in Town Hall and on the Town’s official website. The towns website has the terrific ability to post agendas in a calendar that is accessed by clicking the Community News icon. Check it out. Minutes and Agenda can be posted there as well and I understand the Town is considering doing this. How much is the agenda going to change between now a Wednesdays?

Also, a clarification would be appreciated regarding the time of the meeting, which today’s Journal News reports as being 7:30 PM and not 8:30 PM, as the town’s website states. (The Journal News article is not on their website yet but check it out later today -nyjournalnews.com.