Monday's 8-5-24 City Council Workshop Meeting Agenda - What's On Deck

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Peek at the agenda below…

  1. Swearing in of Thomas Durkin as Police Detective Sergeant

  2. Swearing in of Kelvin Grey as Police Sergeant

  3. Presentation of the 2021-2030 City of Beacon Government Operations Climate Action Plan

  4. Appointment of Cole Lawrence to the Position of Heavy Motor Equipment Operator

  5. Appointment of Isabella Nocerino to the Position of Police Officer

  6. 2024 Beacon Accessible Curb Ramps Bid Results

  7. 2024 Beacon City Hall Exterior Stair Replacement Bid Results

  8. 2024 Climate Smart Communities Grant Program

  9. Authorizing the Issuance of Bonds

  10. Proposed Local Law No. 8 of 2024 Concerning the Fishkill Creek Development District

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Monday's 7-15-24 City Council Workshop Meeting Agenda - What's On Deck

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Monday's 7-15-24 City Council Meeting - What's On Deck

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Peek at the agenda below:

  1. Appointing Thomas Durkin to the Position of Police Detective Sergeant

  2. Appointing Kelvin Grey to the Position of Police Sergeant

  3. Referring an Amended Concept Plan for 248 Tioronda Avenue to the Planning Board

  4. Setting a Public Hearing for Proposed Local Law No. 5 of 2024 Concerning Prohibition of Eviction Without Good Cause

  5. Referring Proposed Local Law No. 6 of 2024 Concerning Soil Stabilization to the City of Beacon and Dutchess County Planning Boards

  6. Referring Proposed Local Law No. 7 of 2024 Concerning Dimensional Regulations for the Transitional District to the City of Beacon and Dutchess County Planning Boards

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Updates Made to Development Guide: 248 Tioronda Avenue and 45 Beekman Street

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Photo Credit: Screenshot of the proposed site plan from the 8/13/2018 City Council Workshop Meeting.

Photo Credit: Screenshot of the proposed site plan from the 8/13/2018 City Council Workshop Meeting.

A Little Beacon Blog's Development Guide was updated to include the new vision and direction for the prospective apartments at 248 Tioronda Avenue, which is down near the mountain, just off Main Street, past the silos (think: the Wares Shop), and down a 12' hill near Fishkill Creek. Originally this was to be residential apartments, but now it must include commercial space as well.

A zoning law passed in the spring of 2018 took into account "steep slopes" and other "non-buildable" land, changing the mathematical formula used by developers and the City to determine how many apartment units can fit in a project. In the case of 248 Tioronda, the number of apartment units was reduced from 100 to 64. The spring ruling also impacted the Edgewater project (you can read about that in the Highlands Current), which is near Tompkins Terrace and overlooks Riverfront Park and the MTA train. That project had to reduce its number of apartments, which started at 307, but is now a lower number. The footprint of the seven proposed buildings did not change, but the apartment sizes did increase.