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2026-03-23Town of Wappinger Regular Meeting - Minutes - 20 Middlebush Road Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 townofwappingerny.gov Joseph Paoloni (845)297-5772 Monday, March 23, 2026 7:00 PM Town Hall I. Call to Order Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived Joseph D. Cavaccini Town of Wappinger Supervisor Present 7:00 PM William H. Beale Town of Wappinger Councilman Present 7:00 PM Heather O'Dell Town of Wappinger Councilwoman Present 7:00 PM Christopher Phillips Town of Wappinger Councilman Present 7:00 PM Al Casella Town of Wappinger Councilman Present 7:00 PM Joseph P. Paoloni Town of Wappinger Town Clerk Present 7:00 PM II. Opening Items 1. Salute to the Flag 2. Invocation and Moment of Silence III. Agenda and Minutes 1. Motion To: Adopt Agenda COMMENTS - Current Meeting: Resolution 2026-87 was tabled. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Al Casella, Councilman SECONDER: Christopher Phillips, Councilman AYES: Cavaccini, Beale, O'Dell, Phillips, Casella 2. Motion To: Acknowledge Minutes March 9, 2026 Town of Wappinger Page 1 Printed 3/26/2026 Regular Meeting Minutes March 23, 2026 RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Christopher Phillips, Councilman SECONDER: Heather O'Dell, Councilwoman AYES: Cavaccini, Beale, O'Dell, Phillips, Casella IV. Public Hearings 1. Introductory Resolution For A Local Law Amending Chapter 240-36.3 Of The Town Code Entitled "Solar Energy Systems" COMMENTS - Current Meeting: Opened by Casella Seconded by Phillips V. Public Portion 1. Motion To: Open Public Portion COMMENTS - Current Meeting: Ray of 5 skytop drive addressed Cranberry liked the idea and would like to see more open space. Marcy Wagan Old troy road appeared to support the purchase this property. She pointed out that quality of life referrs to open spaces , parks and environmental concerns. Linda Ibrahim Sherwood Heights agrred that there was too much over development and supported the purchase. Leaving it developers would add more congestion and impact water and sewer which has a strained capacity. She emphasized that the cost to the town out weighs the tax revenue. Mary Sager sports museam member added her support. Nicole 347 All angels rd cheerleading coach supported the park to allow the school students to run through a park rather than on highway roads. Rita del valley 12 orchard dr. supported the purchase. 30 Carmel heights said thank you for considering this. John Tylickey spoke in favor of open spaces God said buy land theyre not making more of it. Sike lives near it and putting a development there would destroy it. Town of Wappinger Page 2 Printed 3/26/2026 Regular Meeting Minutes March 23, 2026 24 Widmer Dan callahan not many spots where you have 324 acres right there. The animals and quality of life should not be destroyed. Mark van kirk 125 Meyers . This was farming community not a housing community. Our infrastrucure cannot afford this. David Barr member of planning board should preserve any green spaces we have left. Kevin Giles County Legislator is for the proposal to buy the cranberry site. Daily destination to walk and play Marco Periketos does all they can do to stop the over development. This is one chance to stop it. Sarah Dobbins 6 Schile Drive is exited about having a central park. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Christopher Phillips, Councilman SECONDER: William H. Beale, Councilman AYES: Cavaccini, Beale, O'Dell, Phillips, Casella 2. Motion To: Close Public Portion RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Al Casella, Councilman SECONDER: William H. Beale, Councilman AYES: Cavaccini, Beale, O'Dell, Phillips, Casella VI. Consent RESOLUTION: 2026-86 Resolution Introducing Local Law No. 7 Of 2026 Which Would Declare That The Instrument Filed With The New York Secretary Of State As Local Law No. 1 Of 2020 Of The Town Of Wappinger Is Void Ab Initio For Failure To Comply With The Requirements Of The Municipal Home Rule Law WHEREAS, the Town Board is aware that an instrument denominated "Local Law No. 1 of 2020" was filed with the New York Secretary of State on or about February 3, 2020, purporting to amend Chapter 240, Zoning, of the Town Code to add `Liquid Propane Storage Facilities' as a new Special Permit Use in the Highway Business (HB) and Airport Industry (AI) Zoning Districts in connection with the Downey Energy Liquid Propane Facility project (the "Prior Filing"); and WHEREAS, the Town Board has determined that the Prior Filing was never duly enacted, in that: (i) no completed public hearing was held before the Town Board as required by Municipal Home Rule Law § 20(5) - the public hearing noticed for January 13, 2020 was opened Town of Wappinger Page 3 Printed 3/26/2026 Regular Meeting Minutes March 23, 2026 but adjourned without being closed or completed; and (ii) no final vote on passage of the proposed local law was ever taken as required by Municipal Home Rule Law § 20(1) - Resolution No. RES -2020-37, the only resolution presented for that purpose, was tabled unanimously at the January 13, 2020 Regular Meeting; and WHEREAS, the Town Board has further determined that the Prior Filing was accompanied by a cover document, denominated Resolution No. RES -2020-37, which incorrectly recited a result of "ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]" contrary to the official record of the Town, which reflects that said resolution was TABLED UNANIMOUSLY and was never passed; and WHEREAS, a local law declaring the Prior Filing void ab initio and directing corrective notice to the Secretary of State (the "Proposed Local Law") has been prepared and is annexed hereto and has been laid upon the desk of each member of the Board; and WHEREAS, for the purposes of the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law, Part 617 NYCRR, commonly known as "SEQRA"), the Town Board has determined that the Proposed Local Law constitutes a UNLISTED ACTION , consists solely of a legislative declaration that a prior filing was procedurally void and the Town Board hereby declares itself lead agency for the SEQRA review process; and WHEREAS, a Public Hearing on the Proposed Local Law is required pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law § 20(5) prior to final passage; now therefore NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, AS FOLLOWS: 1. The Town Board hereby adopts and incorporates the recitations and statements set forth above as if fully set forth and resolved herein. 2. The Town Board hereby introduces for consideration of its adoption proposed Local Law No. of 20 in the form annexed hereto. 3. The Town Board hereby schedules a Public Hearing regarding the adoption of the annexed Proposed Local Law for 7:00 PM on the day of , 20 , at Town Hall, 20 Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls, New York, and the Town Clerk is hereby directed to post the notice of the Public Hearing in the form annexed hereto and to publish same in the Southern Dutchess News and the Poughkeepsie Journal not less than ten (10) days prior to said Public Hearing date. 4. The Town Board hereby directs the Town Clerk to act as follows with respect to the Proposed Local Law: a. To serve a copy of this resolution and the annexed Proposed Local Law upon the municipal clerk of each abutting municipality not less than ten (10) days prior to said public hearing; b. To serve a copy of this resolution and the annexed Proposed Local Law upon the Dutchess County Department of Planning and Development for advisory review Town of Wappinger Page 4 Printed 3/26/2026 Regular Meeting Minutes March 23, 2026 in accordance with Section 239-m of the New York State General Municipal Law; and C. To distribute a copy of this resolution and the annexed Proposed Local Law to the Town of Wappinger Planning Board for its information. The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows Vote Record - Resolution RES -2026-86 Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent Q Adopted Q Adopted .......... ....... ..... . ❑ Adopted as Amended 7oseph D. Cavaccim Voter Q ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Defeated William H . Beale„ ... Seconder Q ❑ ❑ ❑ ................ ❑ Tabled Heather0'Dell.......................Voter.. Heather O'Dell ....................... .... Q .... .... ❑ .... .....❑...... ❑ ❑ Withdrawn Christopher Phillips .................................. MoverQ ............... ❑ ................. ❑ ................ ❑ ❑ AlCasella Voter............. Q ❑ ❑ ❑....... Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York March 23, 2026 The Resolution is hereby duly declared Adopted. RESOLUTION: 2026-88 Resolution Accepting Resignation Of Town Of Wappinger Employee WHEREAS, Daniel Franks has submitted his resignation as Deputy Building Inspector effective April 8, 2026, and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, as follows: 1. The recitations above set forth are incorporated in this Resolution as if fully set forth and adopted herein. 2. The Town Board acknowledges and regretfully accepts the resignation of Daniel Franks as a Deputy Building Inspector in the Code Enforcement Office effective April 8, 2026. 3. The Town Comptroller, Daniel Tucker, is directed to compute any sums due to Daniel Franks. The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows: .a Vote Record - Resolution RES -2026-88 Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent Q Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended Joseph D. Cavaccini„ Voter Q ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Defeated William H. BealeSeconder ... Q ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tabled Heather O'Dell ....................... Voter.. El .... ❑ .... ❑...... ❑..... ❑ Withdrawn Christopher Phillip ...........s Mover Q ........... ❑ .. .. ......... ❑ .. .. .......... ❑ Al Casella ,Voter Q ❑ ❑ ❑ Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York March 23, 2026 The Resolution is hereby duly declared Adopted. RESOLUTION: 2026-89 Town of Wappinger Page 5 Printed 3/26/2026 Regular Meeting Minutes March 23, 2026 Resolution Declaring March As Women's History Month In The Town Of Wappinger WHEREAS, the Town of Wappinger recognizes the countless contributions women have made throughout history in shaping our community, state, and nation; and WHEREAS, women have played a vital role in advancing progress in all fields, including government, education, business, science, the arts, and public service; and WHEREAS, Women's History Month is celebrated annually in March to honor the achievements, leadership, and resilience of women and to promote the continued pursuit of equality and opportunity; and WHEREAS, the Town of Wappinger is proud to acknowledge and celebrate the accomplishments of the women who have strengthened our community through their leadership, service, and dedication; and WHEREAS, it is important to recognize both the historic and ongoing contributions of women, while inspiring future generations to continue breaking barriers and building a more inclusive society; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger does hereby proclaim the month of March as Women's History Month in the Town of Wappinger; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all residents are encouraged to honor the achievements of women past and present and to support efforts that promote equality, empowerment, and opportunity for all. The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows: V Vote Record - Resolution RES -2026-89 Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent Q Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended Joseph D. Cavaccini„ Voter Q ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Defeated William H. Beale Secondei Q ❑ ...... ❑ ....... ❑ ❑ Tabled Heather O'Dell Voter.. El .... ❑ .... ❑.... ❑ ... ❑ Withdrawn Christopher Phillips Mover ......... Q .. .. ........... ❑ .. ......... ❑ .. .. .......... ❑ Al Casella Votex Q ❑ ❑ ❑ Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York March 23, 2026 The Resolution is hereby duly declared Adopted. RESOLUTION: 2026-90 Resolution Declaring March As Youth Art Month In The Town Of Wappinger WHEREAS, the Town of Wappinger recognizes the importance of arts education in fostering creativity, critical thinking, and cultural awareness amongyoung people; and WHEREAS, participation in the visual arts enhances students' academic performance and supports the development of problem -solving skills, self-expression, and confidence; and Town of Wappinger Page 6 Printed 3/26/2026 Regular Meeting Minutes March 23, 2026 WHEREAS, Youth Art Month is a national celebration observed each March to emphasize the value of art education for all children and to encourage public support for quality school art programs; and WHEREAS, the Town of Wappinger is proud to support the artistic achievements of its youth and to acknowledge the dedication of art educators who inspire and nurture student creativity; and WHEREAS, celebrating Youth Art Month provides an opportunity to recognize the artistic talents of students throughout the Town and to promote greater community appreciation for the arts; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger does hereby proclaim the month of March as Youth Art Month in the Town of Wappinger; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all residents are encouraged to recognize and support the artistic endeavors of our youth and to participate in activities that celebrate and promote the visual arts within our community. The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows: Vote Record - Resolution RES -2026-90 Number To From Date Date Rec` Re: Agenda ante 63-23-661 Tom Board Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent Q Adopted 63-23-662 Tom Board Heather L Kitchen .. 212412626 . ❑ Adopted as Amended Joseph D. Cavaccini„ Voter 11 11 11 11 11 Q ❑ '❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Defeated William H. Beale S e c onder Q,,,,,, 31212.626 ❑ ❑ ❑ Tabled Heather O'Dell Voter.. El .... ❑ .... ❑ .... ❑ ... ❑ Withdrawn Christopher Phillips Mover ......... Q .. .. ........... ❑ .. ......... ❑ .. .. .......... ❑ 312312626 Al Casella Voter Q ❑ ❑ ❑ Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York March 23, 2026 The Resolution is hereby duly declared Adopted. RESOLUTION: 2026-91 Correspondence Log Resolution Authorizing the Acceptance of the Correspondence Log Correspondence Log - 2 26 -2 Number To From Date Date Rec` Re: Agenda ante 63-23-661 Tom Board Nicholas C,. Maselli 2121262.6 212412626 Jusfice Withly Report, Janua , 2626 3/23/2626 63-23-662 Tom Board Heather L Kitchen 2/212626 212412626 Jusfice Withly Re orf, Jaiiva , 2626 312312626 63-23-663 Tom Board Lee ,Anne Freno 31612.626 3191262.6 Realty Tax Moitly Re orf, February, 2626 312312626 63-23-664 Tom Board Nicholas C,. Maselli 31212.626 3191262.6 Jusfice Moiithly Report, February, 2626 312312626 63-23-666 Tom Board Heather L. Kitchen 31212.62.6 3191262.6 Jusfice Muthly Report, February, 2626 312312626 63-23-666 Tom Board NYS, DEC 3!121262.6 311312626 Mid -Point PIS W�ldwwood SD, C bersecurit 312312626 63-23-667 Tom Board NYS, DEC 311212626 311612626 Fleetwood Manor SD, C bersecurit 312312626 63-23-668 ITowii Board Kim Flower 3/19/2.626 3/19/262.6 Notice of S ectal Election / Legal Notice 312312626 Town of Wappinger Page 7 Printed 3/26/2026 Regular Meeting Minutes March 23, 2026 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the letters and communications itemized on the attached Correspondence Log are hereby accepted and placed on file in the Office of the Town Clerk. The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows: Vote Record - Resolution RES -2026-91 Yes/Aye Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent Q Adopted .. ................ .......... ....... ..... . ❑ Adopted as Amended 7oseh D. Cavaccim Voter Q ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Defeated William HB . eale„ ... Secondei Q ❑ ❑ ❑ ................ ❑ Tabled Heather0'Dell.......................Voter.. Q .... Q .... .... ❑ .... .....❑...... ❑ ❑ Withdrawn Christopher Phillips .................................. MoverQ ............... ❑ ................. ❑ ................ ❑ Al Casella AlCasella Voter............. Q ❑ ❑ ❑....... Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York March 23, 2026 VII. Resolutions The Resolution is hereby duly declared Adopted. RESOLUTION: 2026-81 Resolution Authorizing 2025 Budget Amendment WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger adopted the 2025 Town Budget; and WHEREAS, from time to time it is necessary to amend the Town Budget to properly account for revenues received and expenditures incurred during the fiscal year; and WHEREAS, the Town Comptroller has reviewed the financial records and recommends certain amendments to reconcile revenues and expenditures across various Town funds. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger hereby authorizes amendments to the 2025 Town Budget as detailed in Schedule A, attached hereto and made part of this resolution; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to make the necessary budgetary and journal entry adjustments to the Town's financial records in accordance with Schedule A. The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows .a Vote Record - Resolution RES -2026-81 Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent Q Adopted .. ................ ❑ Adopted as Amended Joseph D. Cavaccini„ Voter Q ❑ ❑ ... ❑ ,... ..❑ ..... ❑ Defeated Wam H. Beale ......................... Voter Q .... ❑ .... ❑.. ❑ Tabled Heather O'DellSecondei Q ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Withdrawn Christopher Phillips VoterQ ❑ ................ ❑ ❑ Al Casella Mover Q ❑ ❑ ❑ Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York March 23, 2026 Town of Wappinger Page 8 Printed 3/26/2026 Regular Meeting Minutes March 23, 2026 The Resolution is hereby duly declared Adopted. RESOLUTION: 2026-92 Resolution Adopting Local Law Amending Chapter 240-36.3 Of The Town Code Entitled "Solar Energy Systems" WHEREAS, the Town Board has considered the adoption of Local Law Amending Chapter 240-36.3 Of The Town Code Entitled "Solar Energy Systems"; and WHEREAS, a Public Hearing on the proposed Local Law was duly advertised in the Southern Dutchess News and the Poughkeepsie Journal as required by law; and WHEREAS, a Public Hearing was held on March 23, 2026 and all parties in attendance were permitted an opportunity to speak on behalf of or in opposition to said proposed Local Law or any part thereof; and WHEREAS, the Town Board has determined that the Proposed Action is an action for which there are no other Involved Agencies and that the Town Board is therefore, by default, the Lead Agency for this action; and WHEREAS, said Local Law has been on the desks of the members of the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger for at least ten (7) days prior to the adoption of this resolution. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, AS FOLLOWS: 1. The Town Board hereby adopts and incorporates the recitations and statements set forth above as if fully set forth and resolved herein. 2. The Town Board, after due deliberation, finds that it is in the best interest of the Town to adopt said Local Law, and the Town Board hereby adopts Local Law No. 7 of 2026, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part of this Resolution; and 3. The Town Clerk is directed to enter said Local Law in the minutes of this meeting into the Local Law book for the Town of Wappinger and to give due notice of the adoption of said Local Law to the Secretary of State of New York. The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows: .a Vote Record - Resolution RES -2026-92 Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent Q Adopted ❑ Adopted as AmendedJoseph D. Cavaccini„ Voter Q ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Defeated William H. Beale Voter .............. Q ....... ................ ❑ ......... ❑ ....... .... ❑ ................ ❑ Tabled Heather O'Dell Voter El .... ❑ .....,...... ❑ ... ❑ ... ❑ Withdrawn Christopher Phillips Mover Q ........ .. ❑ ❑ ................ ❑ Al Casella Seconder Q ❑ ❑ ❑ Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York March 23, 2026 Town of Wappinger Page 9 Printed 3/26/2026 Regular Meeting Minutes March 23, 2026 The Resolution is hereby duly declared Adopted. RESOLUTION: 2026-93 Resolution Authorizing Town Supervisor To Enter Into Letter of Intent To Purchase 326 Acres Of Land, WHEREAS, Wappingers RE LLC owns 326.34 acres of vacant land as shown on the Town of Wappinger Tax Map as 135689-6158-04-951582 (the "Premises") and the Town of Wappinger has negotiated for the purchase of the Premises by the Town for Two Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars; and WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to authorize the purchase of the Premises for Town purposes, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 220 of the Town Law of the State of New York, subject to the permissive referendum requirements of Town law Sections 90 and 91; and WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to authorize Town Supervisor Joseph D. Cavaccini to sign a letter of intent for the purchase, which includes a downpayment in the amount of one hundred and thirty five thousand dollars ($135,000), with contingencies for (i) compliance with said permissive referendum requirements, (ii) clean title, and (iii) all standard vacant land contract provisions to be incorporated into a contract upon the finalizing of any grant funding for the Premises; and WHEREAS, the Town Board further authorizes Town Supervisor Joseph D. Cavaccini to apply for any and all grants that may pertain to the purchase and use of the Premises for Town purposes. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger hereby authorizes the purchase of the premises and the entering into a letter of intent for such purchase subject to the contingencies noted above, with a formal contract to be entered upon completion of any necessary requirements in obtaining grant funding; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Town Supervisor Joseph D. Cavaccini is authorized to solicit bids and otherwise contract for the performance of such tests, reports and investigations as may be deemed necessary and prudent in order to determine the suitability of the Premises, with our without renovations, for one or more Town purposes, subject to compliance with the Town's Procurement policies and as otherwise required by law; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that, pursuant to Town Law Sections 90 and 91, within ten (10) days after the effective date of this Resolution, the Town Clerk, shall post and publish a notice in the same manner as provided for notice of a special election, which shall (i) set forth the date of adoption of this resolution; (ii) contain an abstract of this resolution concisely setting forth the purpose and effect thereof, (iii) specify that this resolution was adopted subject to permissive referendum; and (iv) publish such notice in the official Town newspaper having general circulation in the Town, and the Town Clerk shall also post or cause to be posted on the sign board of the Town a copy of such notice. The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows: Town of Wappinger Page 10 Printed 3/26/2026 Regular Meeting Minutes March 23, 2026 Vote Record - Resolution RES -2026-93 Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent Q Adopted ,,,, ... . . ❑ Adopted as Amended Joseph D. Cavaccini„ Mover El ❑ ❑ ... ❑ ,... ..❑ ..... ❑ Defeated -William H. Beale ........................ ............ Voter.. .............. .... El .... ....... .... ❑ .... ...... ..... ❑.. ....... ................ . ❑ Tabled ..... Heather O'Dell ..... . Voter... El .... ❑ .....,..... ❑ .... ❑ ... ❑ Withdrawn Christopher Phillips .................. Voter Q ❑ .................❑ ❑ ❑ Al Casella Secondex Q ❑ ❑ ❑ Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York March 23, 2026 The Resolution is hereby duly declared Adopted. RESOLUTION: 2026-94 Resolution to Apply For Funding 2025 NYSDEC Open Space Conservation Grant Program (Oscgp) "Cranberry Hills Property Acquisition" WHEREAS, the Town of Wappinger, desires to apply for $3.5 million in financial assistance through the 2025 DEC Open Space Conservation Grant Program, performance payments grant, involving interim payment from DEC for the Town to use as upfront land and closing costs and a contract term of three years; and WHEREAS, the bid proposes funding for acquisition of land to for the purposes of protection from development and for public benefit of all New Yorkers; and WHEREAS, the property located at, and known as, the Cranberry Hills parcel is available for fee title acquisition, and the landowner wishes to sell the land to the municipality for the purpose of establishing a community forest; and WHEREAS, the DEC will hold 10% of the total land cost in retainage at the closing until recorded deed and final title insurance is received by DEC; and NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger approves and endorses the bid for the 2025 DEC Open Space Conservation Grant Program and, recognizing this is a performance-based payments grant that may require minimum amounts of funding upfront, an order of operation for closing requirements and that the Town understands that if the total project funds exceed the DEC funds, the Town will commit to utilizing general fund balance and/or existing capital reserve funds to cover projectoverages; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, to the extent all or any actions hereby authorized have been executed and/or performed by the Supervisor, all are hereby ratified and confirmed and this Resolution take effect immediately. The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows: Vote Record - Resolution RES -2026-94 Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent Q Adopted ,,,, ❑ Adopted as Amended Joseph D. Cavaccini„ Mover Q ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Defeated Wam H. Beale Voter Q ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tabled Heather O'DellVoter... El .... ❑ .....,..... ❑ .... ❑ ... ❑ Withdrawn Christopher Phillips VoterQ ❑ ................ ❑ ❑ Al Casella Secondex Q ❑ ❑ ❑ Town of Wappinger Page 11 Printed 3/26/2026 Regular Meeting Minutes March 23, 2026 Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York March 23, 2026 The Resolution is hereby duly declared Adopted. RESOLUTION: 2026-95 Resolution to Acquire 326 Acres Of Open Space In Cranberry Hills Tax Id # 135689 6158- 04-951382-0000 And Pursuant To The New York State Environmental Quality Review Act To Establish The Type Of Action And Declare Intent For The Town Board To Serve As The Lead Agency WHEREAS, the Town Board proposes to purchase +/-326 acres of forested open space and wetlands in Cranberry Hills and conserve this property that is accessed from Quaker Road in the Town of Wappinger, Tax ID 9 135689 6158-04-951382-0000, in order to preserve natural community character and assist orderly growth; and WHEREAS, the action for the Town Board to purchase this property is a Type 1 action based on a review of the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), NYCRR 617.4 - Type I Actions, specifically per subsection 617.4.(b.)(4), as this proposal would encompass the acquisition, sale, lease, annexation or other transfer of 100 or more contiguous acres of land by a State or local agency; and WHEREAS, the Town Board is the only entity that can legislatively enact the purchase of this property by the Town, the Town Board seeks to serve as the Lead Agency for this proposed action; and WHEREAS, the Town Board prepared and reviewed Part 1 of a Full Environmental Assessment Form ("FEAF") as part of advancing the review of this proposed action; and WHEREAS, the proposed action would not involve a federal agency; and WHEREAS, conserving this Cranberry Hills property presents an opportunity to ensure future development responds to and respects existing areas of important natural landscape features, as discussed under the `Community Appearance & Character' section of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan, which also identifies the same parcel as environmentally sensitive, noting it has been the subject of a variety of development applications, prompting the Town Board to act under a belief there is a significant and urgent risk of habitat and open space fragmentation if this lot is developed with new residential housing; and WHEREAS, in addition to this property's value as habitat and natural open space and its service in underpinning biodiversity, the proposed action to conserve the property will support community-based recreation opportunities, including but not limited to nature viewing and hiking; and WHEREAS, as part of its value as habitat and natural open space, conserving natural cover, including forests and the substantial wetlands onsite, this action will preserve a natural asset that serves as a storm buffer, helping to mitigate the potential of flooding downstream from this property; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger in regular session duly convened as follows: The Town Board of the Town of Wappinger hereby determines that it is the general public interest and it authorizes the purchase of +/-326 acres of forested open space and wetlands in Cranberry Hills with the intent to conserve this property that is accessed from Town of Wappinger Page 12 Printed 3/26/2026 Regular Meeting Minutes March 23, 2026 Quaker Road, Tax ID 9135689 6158-04-951382-0000, in order to preserve natural community character and assist orderly Town growth; and 2. The Town Board of the Town of Wappinger hereby authorizes the submission of an application for funding assistance for this land purchase from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Open Space Conservation Grant; and 3. The Town Board of the Town of Wappinger hereby determines this Cranberry Hills property acquisition is a Type 1 Action under SEQRA; and 4. The Town Board hereby declares its interest and intent to serve as the Lead Agency pursuant to SEQRA and its implementing regulations at 6 NYCRR §617.6 (b)(2)(1), with respect to the action to purchase +/-326 acres of forested open space and wetlands in Cranberry Hills and conserve this property, Tax ID 9135689 6158-04-951382-0000, as open space; and 5. The Town Board of the Town of Wappinger hereby identifies its interest in serving as the lead agency, and identifies its intent to perform a coordinated review under SEQRA; and 6. The Town Board hereby directs the Town Clerk to circulate a notice to the identified involved agencies on this action, its classification, and undertaking procedures to establish the lead agency and perform a coordinated review; and The Town Board hereby directs the referral of SEQRA documentation for the proposed Cranberry Hills property acquisition to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for review and recommendation. The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows: .a Vote Record - Resolution RES -2026-95 Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent Q Adopted ,,,, ❑ Adopted as Amended Joseph D. Cavaccini Voter Q ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Defeated William H. Beale Mover El ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tabled Heather O'Dell Voter Q .... ❑ .....,..... ❑ .... ❑ ... ❑ WithdrawnChristopher Phillips ......... Seconder El ..... ❑ 0 ..... 0 Al Casella Voter El ❑ ❑ ❑.. Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York March 23, 2026 The Resolution is hereby duly declared Adopted. VIII. Items for Special Consideration/New Business IX. Executive Session and Adjournment 1. Motion To: Enter Executive Session Town of Wappinger Page 13 Printed 3/26/2026 Regular Meeting Minutes March 23, 2026 RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: William H. Beale, Councilman SECONDER: Heather O'Dell, Councilwoman AYES: Cavaccini, Beale, O'Dell, Phillips, Casella 2. Motion To: Return From Executive Session RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: William H. Beale, Councilman SECONDER: Heather O'Dell, Councilwoman AYES: Cavaccini, Beale, O'Dell, Phillips, Casella Motion To: Wappinger Adjournment & Signature COMMENTS - Current Meeting: The meeting adjourned at 9:00 PM. Joseph P. Paoloni Town Clerk RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Al Casella, Councilman SECONDER: Christopher Phillips, Councilman AYES: Cavaccini, Beale, O'Dell, Phillips, Casella Town of Wappinger Page 14 Printed 3/26/2026 Town of Wappinger 20 Middlebush Road Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 ADOPTED RESOLUTION 2026-86 Meeting: 03/23/26 07:00 PM Department: Town Clerk Category: Local Law Intro Prepared By: Joseph P. Paoloni Initiator: MinuteTraq Admin Sponsors: DOC ID: 6587 Resolution Introducing Local Law No. 7 Of 2026 Which Would Declare That The Instrument Filed With The New York Secretary Of State As Local Law No. 1 Of 2020 Of The Town Of Wappinger Is Void Ab Initio For Failure To Comply With The Requirements Of The Municipal Home Rule Law WHEREAS, the Town Board is aware that an instrument denominated "Local Law No. 1 of 2020" was filed with the New York Secretary of State on or about February 3, 2020, purporting to amend Chapter 240, Zoning, of the Town Code to add `Liquid Propane Storage Facilities' as a new Special Permit Use in the Highway Business (HB) and Airport Industry (AI) Zoning Districts in connection with the Downey Energy Liquid Propane Facility project (the "Prior Filing"); and WHEREAS, the Town Board has determined that the Prior Filing was never duly enacted, in that: (i) no completed public hearing was held before the Town Board as required by Municipal Home Rule Law § 20(5) - the public hearing noticed for January 13, 2020 was opened but adjourned without being closed or completed; and (ii) no final vote on passage of the proposed local law was ever taken as required by Municipal Home Rule Law § 20(1) - Resolution No. RES -2020-37, the only resolution presented for that purpose, was tabled unanimously at the January 13, 2020 Regular Meeting; and WHEREAS, the Town Board has further determined that the Prior Filing was accompanied by a cover document, denominated Resolution No. RES -2020-37, which incorrectly recited a result of "ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]" contrary to the official record of the Town, which reflects that said resolution was TABLED UNANIMOUSLY and was never passed; and WHEREAS, a local law declaring the Prior Filing void ab initio and directing corrective notice to the Secretary of State (the "Proposed Local Law") has been prepared and is annexed hereto and has been laid upon the desk of each member of the Board; and WHEREAS, for the purposes of the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law, Part 617 NYCRR, commonly known as "SEQRA"), the Town Board has determined that the Proposed Local Law constitutes a UNLISTED ACTION , consists solely of a legislative declaration that a prior filing was procedurally void and the Town Board hereby declares itself lead agency for the SEQRA review process; and WHEREAS, a Public Hearing on the Proposed Local Law is required pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law § 20(5) prior to final passage; now therefore Updated: 3/19/2026 1:35 PM by Joseph P. Paoloni Page 1 Resolution 2026-86 Meeting of March 23, 2026 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, AS FOLLOWS: 1. The Town Board hereby adopts and incorporates the recitations and statements set forth above as if fully set forth and resolved herein. 2. The Town Board hereby introduces for consideration of its adoption proposed Local Law No. of 20 in the form annexed hereto. 3. The Town Board hereby schedules a Public Hearing regarding the adoption of the annexed Proposed Local Law for 7:00 PM on the day of , 20 , at Town Hall, 20 Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls, New York, and the Town Clerk is hereby directed to post the notice of the Public Hearing in the form annexed hereto and to publish same in the Southern Dutchess News and the Poughkeepsie Journal not less than ten (10) days prior to said Public Hearing date. 4. The Town Board hereby directs the Town Clerk to act as follows with respect to the Proposed Local Law: a. To serve a copy of this resolution and the annexed Proposed Local Law upon the municipal clerk of each abutting municipality not less than ten (10) days prior to said public hearing; b. To serve a copy of this resolution and the annexed Proposed Local Law upon the Dutchess County Department of Planning and Development for advisory review in accordance with Section 239-m of the New York State General Municipal Law; and C. To distribute a copy of this resolution and the annexed Proposed Local Law to the Town of Wappinger Planning Board for its information. COMMENTS - Current Meeting: odell bettina on 86 RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Christopher Phillips, Councilman SECONDER: William H. Beale, Councilman AYES: Cavaccini, Beale, O'Dell, Phillips, Casella Updated: 3/19/2026 1:35 PM by Joseph P. Paoloni Page 2 LOCAL LAW NO. OF THE YEAR A Local Law Declaring That the Instrument Filed with the New York Secretary of State as Local Law No. 1 of 2020 of the Town of Wappinger Is Void Ab Initio for Failure to Comply with the Requirements of the Municipal Home Rule Law BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger as follows: Section 1: Title This Local Law shall be known and cited as "A Local Law Declaring Local Law No. 1 of 2020 of the Town of Wappinger Void Ab Initio." Section 2: Legislative Findings and Recitations The Town Board hereby finds and declares as follows: A. On December 9, 2019, the Town Board unanimously adopted Resolution No. RES -2019- 213, an introductory resolution titled "Resolution Introducing Local Law No. 1 of 2020 Which Would Amend Chapter 240, Zoning, Of The Town Code With Respect To The Addition Of `Liquid Propane Storage Facilities' As A New Special Permit Use In The Highway Business And Airport Industry Zoning Districts." That resolution did not adopt any local law. Its operative effect was limited to: (i) introducing the proposed Local Law for consideration; (ii) scheduling a public hearing thereon for 7:00 PM on January 13, 2020; (iii) directing the Town Clerk to publish notice of the public hearing in the Southern Dutchess News and the Poughkeepsie Journal; and (iv) directing distribution of copies to the Town Planning Board and the Dutchess County Department of Planning and Development for their advisory review. Resolution No. RES -2019-213 was an introductory resolution only and conferred no authority to adopt a local law. B. On January 13, 2020, the Town Board convened a Regular Meeting at Town Hall, 20 Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls, New York, at 7:00 PM. A public hearing on the Proposed Local Law had been duly noticed. The public hearing was opened at that meeting. The public hearing was not completed and was not closed; it was adj ourned pending further proceedings before the Town of Wappinger Planning Board in connection with the Downey Energy Liquid Propane Facility project. No completed public hearing was held before the Town Board as required by Municipal Home Rule Law § 20(5). C. At the same January 13, 2020 Regular Meeting, the resolution to adopt the Proposed Local Law was tabled. The official record of the Town of Wappinger reflects the following result for Resolution No. RES -2020-37: RESULT: TABLED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: William H. Beale, Councilman SECONDER: Al Casella, Councilman AYES: Richard Thurston, William H. Beale, Christopher Phillips, Al Casella ABSENT: Heather O'Dell Resolution No. RES -2020-37 was tabled by a unanimous vote of the members present. It was not passed. No final vote on passage of the Proposed Local Law was ever taken by the Town Board as required by Municipal Home Rule Law § 20(1). No determination was made under the State Environmental Quality Review Act was made at our prior to the meeting on the action. D. Despite the foregoing, an instrument denominated "Local Law No. 1 of 2020" was thereafter submitted to and filed with the New York Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code, and was stamped as received on or about February 3, 2020. The instrument as filed was accompanied by a cover document denominated Resolution No. RES -2020-37, which incorrectly recited a result of "ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]" and listed the following ayes: Richard Thurston, William H. Beale, Christopher Phillips, Al Casella, with Angela Bettina listed as absent. That recitation is contrary to the official record in every material respect: the resolution was tabled, not adopted; and the absent member was Heather O'Dell, not Angela Bettina. Angela Bettina was not a member of the Town Board at the January 13, 2020 meeting. The instrument filed with the Secretary of State therefore contains incorrect recitations of the vote and result and does not constitute a valid record of enactment. E. Municipal Home Rule Law § 20(5) provides that no local law shall be passed by the legislative body of a town until a public hearing thereon has been had before such body. That mandatory condition precedent was not satisfied. The public hearing before the Town Board on January 13, 2020 was opened but was adjourned without being closed or completed. No completed public hearing was ever held before the Town Board. F. Municipal Home Rule Law § 20(1) requires that on the final passage of a local law the question shall be taken by ayes and noes, and the names of the members present and their votes shall be entered in the record, journal, or minutes of proceedings of the legislative body. No vote on final passage of the Proposed Local Law was ever taken. Resolution No. RES -2020-37, the only resolution presented for that purpose, was tabled unanimously. G. The filing with the Secretary of State of a purported local law that was never enacted in compliance with the mandatory requirements of Municipal Home Rule Law § 20 does not create a valid, binding, or effective local law. A purported enactment that lacks both the statutorily required completed public hearing and the required vote on final passage is void ab initio it has no legal force or effect from inception and confers no rights upon any person or entity. Towns derive their legislative authority solely by grant and may not act except in strict conformance with applicable procedure; action taken in the absence of such compliance is ultra vires and a nullity. H. Because the instrument filed as Local Law No. 1 of 2020 was never enacted and has no legal existence, no repeal is necessary or appropriate, as one cannot repeal a nullity. The purpose of this Local Law is to formally memorialize that legal status on the public record and to direct corrective notice to the Secretary of State. Section 3: Declaration The instrument filed with the New York Secretary of State on or about February 3, 2020 as Local Law No. 1 of 2020 of the Town of Wappinger is hereby declared to be void ab initio and of no legal force or effect from the date of such filing. The instrument purported to amend Chapter 240, Zoning, of the Code of the Town of Wappinger. It did not do so. Chapter 240, Zoning, of the Code of the Town of Wappinger was not amended by that instrument and remains in the form in effect immediately prior to January 13, 2020, as if the Proposed Local Law had never been introduced. Section 4: Direction to Town Clerk The Town Clerk is hereby directed to: (a). Enter this Local Law in the minutes and Local Law book of the Town of Wappinger; (b).File this Local Law with the Secretary of State of the State of New York pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law § 27; (c). Transmit written notice to the New York Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code, advising that the instrument filed as Local Law No. 1 of 2020 of the Town of Wappinger was erroneously filed, was never duly enacted, and has been declared void ab initio by this Local Law; and (d). Take such additional steps as may be necessary or appropriate to cause the public records of the Town and the State to reflect the legal nullity of the prior filing. Section 5: Ratification, Readontion and Confirmation Except as specifically addressed herein, the Code of the Town of Wappinger as previously adopted and amended shall remain in full force and effect and is otherwise ratified, readopted and confirmed. Section 6: Separability The provisions of this Local Law are separable and if any provision, clause, sentence, subsection, word or part thereof is held illegal, invalid or unconstitutional, or inapplicable to any person or circumstance, such illegality, invalidity, or unconstitutionality, or inapplicability, shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions, clauses, sentences, subsections, words or parts of this Local Law or their application to other persons or circumstances. It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent of the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger that this Local Law would have been adopted if such illegal, invalid or unconstitutional provision, clause, sentence, subsection, word or part had not been included therein, and if such person or circumstance to which the Local Law or part thereof is held inapplicable had been specifically exempt therefrom. Section 7: Effective Date This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State as provided by the Municipal Home Rule Law. RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE TOWN CLERK TO NOTIFY THE SECRETARY OF STATE THAT THE FILING DENOMINATED LOCAL LAW NO. I OF 2020 WAS ERRONEOUS WHEREAS, the Town Board has determined, for the reasons set forth in Local Law No. of , that the instrument filed with the New York Secretary of State on or about February 3, 2020 as Local Law No. 1 of 2020 of the Town of Wappinger was never duly enacted, was accompanied by a falsified vote record, and is void ab initio; and WHEREAS, the official record of the Town of Wappinger reflects that Resolution No. RES -2020-37, the resolution that would have adopted the Proposed Local Law, was TABLED UNANIMOUSLY at the January 13, 2020 Regular Meeting of the Town Board, and was never brought back for a vote; and WHEREAS, the Town Board finds that corrective notice to the Department of State is warranted to prevent any potential reliance upon on or application of the void instrument; now therefore BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk is authorized and directed to transmit to the New York Department of State a written notice, in such form as the Town Attorney may approve, advising that the filing denominated Local Law No. 1 of 2020 of the Town of Wappinger was erroneously submitted, was accompanied by a falsified vote record, and that the Town Board has, by Local Law No. of , declared said instrument void ab initio and of no legal force or effect. Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York -20 The Resolution is hereby duly declared Adopted. Town of Wappinger Meeting: 03/23/26 07:00 PM 20 Middlebush Road Department: Town Clerk Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 Category: Appointments / Terminations Prepared By: Joseph P. Paoloni ADOPTED Initiator: MinuteTraq Admin Sponsors: RESOLUTION 2026-88 Doc ID: 6589 Resolution Accepting Resignation Of Town Of Wappinger Employee WHEREAS, Daniel Franks has submitted his resignation as Deputy Building Inspector effective April 8, 2026, and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, as follows: 1. The recitations above set forth are incorporated in this Resolution as if fully set forth and adopted herein. 2. The Town Board acknowledges and regretfully accepts the resignation of Daniel Franks as a Deputy Building Inspector in the Code Enforcement Office effective April 8, 2026. 3. The Town Comptroller, Daniel Tucker, is directed to compute any sums due to Daniel Franks. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Christopher Phillips, Councilman SECONDER: William H. Beale, Councilman AYES: Cavaccini, Beale, O'Dell, Phillips, Casella Updated: 3/19/2026 2:40 PM by Joseph P. Paoloni Page 1 Daniel Franks Town of Wappinger Joseph Cavaccinii Town Supervisor Town of Wappinger I am writing to formally notify you of my resignation from my position as Deputy Building Inspector with the Town of Wappinger, effective April 8, 2026. It has been a pleasure serving the Town over the past four and a half years. I am proud of the work the Building Department does for this community and grateful for the experience I have gained during my time here. I have accepted a position with another municipality and look forward to this next step, Between now and my final day, I am committed to completing my responsibilities, and assisting in any way to ensure a smooth transition. Thank you for the opportunity to serve the Town of Wappinger. I sincerely appreciate the support and experience I have gained during my tenure. Sincerely, Town of Wappinger 20 Middlebush Road Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 ADOPTED RESOLUTION 2026-89 Meeting: 03/23/26 07:00 PM Department: Town Clerk Category: Misc Town Board Decisions Prepared By: Joseph P. Paoloni Initiator: MinuteTraq Admin Sponsors: DOC ID: 6590 Resolution Declaring March As Women's History Month In The Town Of Wappinger WHEREAS, the Town of Wappinger recognizes the countless contributions women have made throughout history in shaping our community, state, and nation; and WHEREAS, women have played a vital role in advancing progress in all fields, including government, education, business, science, the arts, and public service; and WHEREAS, Women's History Month is celebrated annually in March to honor the achievements, leadership, and resilience of women and to promote the continued pursuit of equality and opportunity; and WHEREAS, the Town of Wappinger is proud to acknowledge and celebrate the accomplishments of the women who have strengthened our community through their leadership, service, and dedication; and WHEREAS, it is important to recognize both the historic and ongoing contributions of women, while inspiring future generations to continue breaking barriers and building a more inclusive society; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger does hereby proclaim the month of March as Women's History Month in the Town of Wappinger; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all residents are encouraged to honor the achievements of women past and present and to support efforts that promote equality, empowerment, and opportunity for all. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Christopher Phillips, Councilman SECONDER: William H. Beale, Councilman AYES: Cavaccini, Beale, O'Dell, Phillips, Casella Updated: 3/19/2026 2:45 PM by Joseph P. Paoloni Page 1 Town of Wappinger 20 Middlebush Road Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 ADOPTED RESOLUTION 2026-90 Meeting: 03/23/26 07:00 PM Department: Town Clerk Category: Misc Town Board Decisions Prepared By: Joseph P. Paoloni Initiator: MinuteTraq Admin Sponsors: DOC ID: 6591 Resolution Declaring March As Youth Art Month In The Town Of Wappinger WHEREAS, the Town of Wappinger recognizes the importance of arts education in fostering creativity, critical thinking, and cultural awareness amongyoung people; and WHEREAS, participation in the visual arts enhances students' academic performance and supports the development of problem -solving skills, self-expression, and confidence; and WHEREAS, Youth Art Month is a national celebration observed each March to emphasize the value of art education for all children and to encourage public support for quality school art programs; and WHEREAS, the Town of Wappinger is proud to support the artistic achievements of its youth and to acknowledge the dedication of art educators who inspire and nurture student creativity; and WHEREAS, celebrating Youth Art Month provides an opportunity to recognize the artistic talents of students throughout the Town and to promote greater community appreciation for the arts; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger does hereby proclaim the month of March as Youth Art Month in the Town of Wappinger; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all residents are encouraged to recognize and support the artistic endeavors of our youth and to participate in activities that celebrate and promote the visual arts within our community. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Christopher Phillips, Councilman SECONDER: William H. Beale, Councilman AYES: Cavaccini, Beale, O'Dell, Phillips, Casella Updated: 3/19/2026 2:46 PM by Joseph P. Paoloni Page 1 Town of Wappinger 20 Middlebush Road Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 ADOPTED RESOLUTION 2026-91 Correspondence Log Resolution Authorizing the Acceptance of the Correspondence Log Meeting: 03/23/26 07:00 PM Department: Town Clerk Category: Correspondence Prepared By: Joseph P. Paoloni Initiator: MinuteTraq Admin Sponsors: DOC ID: 6586 Correspondence ndenc Lo -2' -2 Number To From Date Date Rec` Re: Agenda ante 63-23.661 Told Board Nicholas C,. Maselh 2121262.6 21241262.6 Jusfice Muthly Report, January, 2626 312312626 63-23-662 Told Board Heather L. Kitchen 2121262.6 212412626 Jusfice Withly Report, Janary, 2626 312312626 63-23-663 Tann Board Lee,Anne Freno 31912626 31912626 Realty Tax Monthly Report, February, 2626 312312626 63-23-664 ITowii Board Nicholas C,. Maselli 31212626 31912626 1 Justice Withly Report, February, 2626 312312626 63-23-666 Tann Board Heather L. Kitchen 31212.626 3191262.6 Justice Withly Report, February, 2026. 312312626 63-23-666 Tann Board NYS, DEC 311212.626 31131262.6 Mid -Point PK WiIdwood SB, C bersecurit 312312626 63-23-667 Towii Board NYS, DEC 311212.626 311612626 Fleetwood Manor SD, C bersecurit 312312626 63-23-668 Towii Board Kim Flolver 311912.626 31191262.6 Notice of S ectal Election 1 Legal Notice 312312626 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the letters and communications itemized on the attached Correspondence Log are hereby accepted and placed on file in the Office of the Town Clerk. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Christopher Phillips, Councilman SECONDER: William H. Beale, Councilman AYES: Cavaccini, Beale, O'Dell, Phillips, Casella Updated: 3/19/2026 2:48 PM by Joseph P. Paoloni Page 1 T CO N Q N U) W M CV M d CO N CD N C d 2 a N N N N N (N N Id 0 0 C) 0 CO C] 0 ❑ N c) Nm c) N N N N � N bMchcr) m M MMM N N C_N N N N N M () co co M M M d a Z, N •L C.0 (0 N CO C0 U NN C) "o N p a N N ) N N � C: D V LL 0 (1 LL -t LL 0 j C t� 0 as 0 0 p- 0 OL 0 o U U d N P 0C (n0-� N�,yNN NNNNN y o 0 0 0 0 0 0 N N N N N N N CU � m co M M M m m N N M m o J t0 N CD N tQ N CO N CQ N (O N (4 N d 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N N N N N N N A' Q N N m N N N N 0 No- - M U @ U owL C 0 L W w V(1) V J l!! Z Z Z 2 Z T OUPUPUPT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 mmmmmmm � ��F .0 CJ 0 0 C7 a o E o 0 o a o 0 0 7 M M M M M M M Z N N CV CV CV CV CV M M M M M M M C7 CDIC) 0 C) O Ca T CO N Q N U) W M CV M d CO N CD N C d 2 a TOW NI JUSTICE HEATHER L. KITCHEN February 2°d; 2026 TOWN OF WAPPINGER JUSTICE COURT 20 MIDDLEBUSH RD WAP P INGERS, NY 12590.0324 (845)297-6070 (845) 297-7739 FAX: (845) 297-0145 COURT HOURS: Tuesday 5:30 P.M. 2" and 41 Wednesday's 5:30 P.M. I' and 3' Thursday's 5:30 P.L1Y1. Supervisor Cavaccini and Members of the Town Board Town of Wappinger Town Hall 20 Middlebush Road Wappingers, NY 12590 Re: Nicholas C. Maselli, Town Justice Monthly Report, January 2026 Dear Supervisor Cavaccini and Members of the Town Board; d,�..� I'MVNI JUSTICE NICHOLAS C. MASELLI The following is a report of the cases disposed of during she month of January 2026; 204 Vehicle and Traffic Law matters resulting in $14,295.00 collected in fines and fees. S Civil matters resulting in $95.00 collected in fees. 9 .Termination of Suspension matters resulting in $910.00 collected in fees. I have forwarded a check in the amount of $19,300.00 to the Town of Wappinger Comptroller In addition, 1 am holding $21,117.00 in pending bail. R t . ub e , Nicholas C. Maselli Town Justice cc: Joseph Paoloni, Town Clerk Received a Town of Wappinger Town Clerk a7 O J d V C a� c O Q. Ch O U CP W N Q N vi W HEATHER L., KITCHEN February 2" 2026 TOWN OF WAPPINGER /0 '3/5 - Ji'S{ICE, COMP 20 MIDDIvEBUSH P -D WLPPINGERS, NY 12590.63'24 (845)297-60'70 (845) 247-7739 FAX: (945)'297-6145 COURT HOI 'P fi: Tuesday 5:30 PAI, 2"' aaai+ 4" Wedve;,day`s 5:30 ''Rlvi. I' axed 3' Thursday's 5: 10 P Vii. Supervisor Cavaccini and Members of the Town Board Town of Wappinger Town Hail 20 ,Viddlebush Road Warrpinger, NY 12590 Re Heather L. Kitchen, Towl? Justice Monthly Report, January 2026 F ear Supervisor Cavac6ni and Members of the Town Board; TOWN7 MSTICE NICHOLAS C.1l ASET_ -1 he followiiag is a report. of the cases disposed of during the month of January 2026; 6 Penal Law matters resulting in $250.00 collected in fines and fees. 102 Vehicle and Traffic Law matters resulting in $11,054.00 collected in fines and fees. .5 Civil Matters resulting in $65.00 collected in fees, 10 Termination of Suspension matters resulting in $980.00 Collected in fees. T have forwarded a check in the arnotint of $12,349.00 to the Town of Wappinger Comptroller. Ir addition, I am holding $37,702.00 in pending bail. y SI Heather L. Kitchen Town Justice Cc: Joseph Paoloni Town Clerk RECTIVE ' R OFTAXES Lee Anne Freno (845) 297-4342 - DirM (845) 297-1478 — Fax BEGIN, BANK BAL. Deposits Electronic Deposits Interest Other Total TOWN OF WAP,PINGER 20 IN/11IDDLEBUSH ROAD WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY 12590 Office of the Receiver of Taxes FEBRUARY 2026 REALTY TAX MONTHLY REPORT $ 3,969,500.58 $ 14,594,057.14 $ 607,250.37 $ 15,306.84 $ 19,186,114.93 Less Disbursements/Adjustments Checks Paid $ (14,442,439.49) Returned Checks $ (19,784.15) Returned Electronic Payments $ (1,654.98) Other ENDING BANK BAL. $ 4,722,236.31 Less Pending Checks ENDING BOOK BALANCE $ 4,722,236.31 W W ow F A -j1—1-1RQr R 0 P P! 1!g-D11y---gP—V Submitted by: /I Lee Anne Freno, Receiver of Taxes Received MAR 0 9 2026 Town of Wappinger Town Clerk 0 0 Q.0 CP (D C14 Q N U) LU W ce) C14 A 9 to 04 Q 04 E FEBRUARY 2026 TOWN COUNTY TAX RECEIPTS A CV Q CV U) W M CV M d CV Q CV C d E t u Q A S C D E F G H I 1 1 DATE AMOUNT BATCH TAX PENALTY MEMO NOTICE OVR/DUP INTEREST RETURNS 2 RECEIVED NO. FEE FEE PAYMENT CHECK FEE 3 4 2/2/2026 $ 245,128.91 30 $ 245,128.91 5 2/2/2026 $ 27,954.56 31 $ 27,954.56 6 2/3/2026 $ 134,839.78 32 $ 134,839.78 7 2/3/2026 $ 126,782.97 33 $ 126,782.97 8 2/3/2026 $ 199,724.15 34 $ 199,724,15 9 ON JAN REPORT 35 10 2/4/2026 $ 72,985,84 36 -ONLINE $ 72,985.84 11 2/5/2026 $ 149,252.09 37 $ 149,252.09 12 2/5/2026 $ 5,718.99 38 $ 6,718,99 13 2/5/2025 $ 40.00 $ 40,00 14 2/5/2026 $ 12,329.58 39 -ONLINE $ 12,329.58 15 40 did not get used 16 2/6/2025 $ 218,775.41 41 $ 218,775.41 17 2/6/2025 $ 117,281.64 42 $ 117,281.64 18 2/10/2026 $ 113,023.02 43 $ 113,023.02 19 2/10/2026 $ 180,473.41 44 $ 180,473.41 20 2/11/2026 $ 133,906.44 45 $ 133,879.43 $ 27.01 21 2/10/2026 $ 73,738.22 46 -ONLINE $ 73,738.22 22 2/1.1/2026 $ 139,053.14 47 $ 139,053.14 23 2/11/2026 $ 114,926.94 48 $ 114,926.94 24 2/11/2026 $ 16,968.65 49 $ 16,968.65 25 2/12/2026 $ 8,464,196.72 50 $ 8,440,067.02 $ 24,129,70 26 2/12/2026 $ 12,481.62 51 $ 12,481.62 27 2/12/2026 $ 59,887.12 52 $ 59,887:12 28 2/12/2026 $ (1,642,79) 41 *check removed by bank MICR line missing rescanned and deposied 2/12 29 2/12/2026 $ 1,642,79 41 30 9/29/2011 $ 116,381.54 53 $ 116,381.54 31 2/13/2026_ $ 159,243.80 54 $ 159,243.80 32 2/13/2026 $ 147,419.35 55 $ 147,419.35 33 2/17/2026 $ 195,899.44 56 $ 195,899.44 34 2/19/2026 $ 179,156.88 57 $ 179,156.88u — 35 2/19/2026 $ 185,056.38 58 -ONLINE $ 185,056,38_ 36 2/19/2026 $ 218,504.60 59 $ 218,504.60 _ 37 Y2/19/2026 $ 606,874.91 60 $ 606,874.91 38 2/20/2026 $ 140,132.71 61 $ _ 1_40,132.71 39 2/20/2026 $ 21,017.50 62 & 63 $ _ 21,017.50 cash; .$18025.53_ check: $2491.97 credit card $500.00 40 2/20/2026 $ 17,694.65 64 -ONLINE $ 17,694.66 �T 41 2/20/2026 $ 108,320.24 65 $ 108,320.24 42 2/20/2026 $ 77,410.12 66 $ 77,410.12 43 2/24/2026 $ 289,093.98 67 $ 289,093.98 _ 44 2/24/2026 $ 11,500.00 68 $ 11,500.00 _ 45 2/24/2026 $ 76,076.97 68 -ONLINE $ 76,076.97^ 46 2/24/2026 $ 19,494.92 69 $ 19,494.92 47 W2/25/2026 $ 300,629.34 70 $ 300,629.34 48 2/25/2026 $ 125,174.26 71 $ f 125,174.26 „ 49 2/25/2026 $ 135,747.76 72 $ 135,747.76 — - 50 2/27/2025 $ 568,693.18 73 $ 568,498,99 $ 194.19 51 2/2.7/2025 $ 115,348.52 74 $ 115,348.52 _ 52 2/27/2025 211,999.41 75 $211,999.41 53 _$ 2/26/2026 $ 264,667.63 76 $ W 264,667,63 — 54 2/27/20261 $ 120,431.49 77 $ 120,431.49 55 ON MARCH REPORT 78 56 2/28/2026 $ 120,645.43 79 -ONLINE $ 120,645.43 _ 57 2/28/2026 $ 48,223.29 80 -ONLINE $. 48,223.29 - — 58 2/28/2025 $ 15,306,84 $ 15,306.84 59 $ 15,216,614.35 _ $ 15,176,916.61 $ 40.00 $ 24,350.90 $ 15,306.84 m 60 61 2/4/2026 $ (2,016.68} 33 $ (2,016.68) 62 2/5/2026 $ (3,152.64) 33 $ _ (3,15_2.64) 63 2/13/2026 $ (2,593.10} 45 $ (2,593.10) 64 2/18/2026 $ (1,654,98) 58 $ _ (1,654.98) online payment returned 65 2/24/2026 $ _ (3,159,06) 65 $ (3,159.06) T 66 2/24/2026 $ 8,862.67) 65 $ 8,862.67 A CV Q CV U) W M CV M d CV Q CV C d E t u Q FEBRUARY 2026 REALTY TAX DISBURSEMENTS u T- cp to N Q N U) W M N M d to N Q N C d E t V Q A B C D E F G H 1 2 DATE AMOUNT DCCF SUPERVISOR OVR/DUP CHECK 3 DISBURSED PAYMENT NO. 4 5 2/19/2026 $ 14,442,439.49 $ 14,442,439.49 1090 u T- cp to N Q N U) W M N M d to N Q N C d E t V Q TOWN JUSTICE HEATHER L. KITCHEN March 2, 2026 TOWN oF wAPPYrrGER JUSTICE COURT 20 MTDDLEBUSH R -D wAMNOERS, NY 12590,-0324 (845) 297-6070 (845) 297-7739. FAX: (945) 297-0145 COURT HOURS: Tuesday 5:30 P.M. 2'4and4'b Wednesday's 5:30 P.M. 1" and 3" Thursday's 5:30 P.M, Supervisor Cavaccini and Members of the Town Board. Town of. Wappinger Town Hall 20 Middlebush Road Wappinger, NY 12590 W Re: Nicholas C. Maselli, 'Town Justice Monthly Report, February 2026 Dear Supervisor Ca.vaccini and Members of the Town Board; T01VN JUSTICE NICI40LAS C. MASELLI The following is a report of the cases disposed of dieing the month of February 2026; 19 Penal. Law matters resulting in. $3750.00 collected in fines and fees. 160 Vehielc and Traffic Law matters resulting in $15,038.00 collected in fines and fees. 10 Civil Matters resultip- in $89.00 collected in fees. 13 '.Ferxnination of Suspension matters resulting in $1,170.00 collected in fees. I Town Ordinance matter resulting in $0.00 collected. 1 have forwarded a check in the amount of $16,672.00 to the Town of Wappinger Comptroller. In addition, I am holding $22,117.00 in pending bail. Respectfully submitted, -op / m"IJA, Nicholas C. Maselli Deceived Town Justice Cc: Joseph Paoloni, Town Clerk MAR 0 9 ?f176 Town of Wappinge; Town Clerl( a7 O J m c m c O Q. Ch m O U CP to N Q N U) W M N M a to N Q N C d E Q TOWN JUSTICE HEATHER L. KJTCHEN March 2"d, 2026 TOdV1V OFWAP]PYNGER �/02�IG1%— JUSTICE COURT 20 WDDLEBUSH RD WAPPINGERS, IVY 12590-0324 (845) 2976070 (845)297-7739 FAX (845) 297-0145 COURT HO URS: Tuesday 5:30 P.M. 2°4 aac 4'b Wednesday's.5:30 P.M. 1' and 3' Thursday's 5,3D P.M. Supervisor Cavaccini and Members of the Town Bowl Town of Wappinger Town Hall 20 MiddIebush Road Wappingers, NY 12590 lac; Heathor L. Kitchen, Town Justice 1Vlonthly- Report, February 2026 f)ea- !3 iper4risor ;avaccii i. and Meinbers of the Fown Board; TOWN JUSTICE NICHOLAS C. MASELLI t6flowins, is a repo -it of dhe cases disposed of during the month of February 2026, 11 Penal Law matters cosi €-ilig in S330,00 collected in fuzes and fees. IW Vehicic-and Traffic i1aw nutters resulting in $12,178.00 collected in fines and fees. 1 Civil matters resulting in $27.00 collected in. fees. 13 Termination of Suspension matters resulting in $1,610.00 collected in fees. 1 Executive Law matter resulting in $50.00 collected in fees. 1:3ail Poundage matter resulting in. ,$150.00:collected in fees, have forwarded a chock in the amount of $14,346.00 to the Town of Vdappinger Cfnnpiroller. In addition, I am bolding $33,703.00 in pending bail. Respta1 submitted, w -� Received Heather L. Kitchen Toxon Justice MAR 0 9 2020 cc; Joseph Paololni, Town Clerk Town of wappinger Town Clerk a7 O J a� c a� c O Q. Ch m 0 U CP W N 0 N U) W Y'00K bepartment of T'40 r Environmental Conservation MIDPOINT PK SD WWTP-ROYAL RDG. 20 MIDDLEBUSH ROAD WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY 12590 March .12, 2026 0,2 &/Q3,/Wa 0040 1 KATHY HCCHUL Governor Received MAR 13 2026. Town of Wappinger Town Clerk _ AMANDA L FTON Commissioner Dear Colleagues in the Wastewater Community; o J On March 11, 2026, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) published a Notice of Adoption in the New York State Register and .in the Environmental Notice Bulletin to amend Parts 616, 650, and 750 of Title 6 of the Official Q Compilation of Codes, Rules, and. Regulations of the State of New York (6 a NYCRR). These new regulations add wastewater cybersecurity and related regulations for New York wastewater treatment facilities. Please share the following information with anyone in. your municipality who may be impacted and encourage them to contact DEC with, questions at waterc ber dec.n . ov.. N LU yberaouirity Incident Reporting . M On March 26, 2026 the first requirement becomes effective. Under 6 NYCRR 750-2.7(h) M all State Pollutant. Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permittees, :both publicly and 9 privately owned, must report all cybersecurity incidents to DEC within 24 -hours of N becoming aware of the incident, Please refer to the attached flyer entitled "How to Report a Wastewater Cybersecur'ity Incident to DEC" for more details. 6 NYCRR 650.8 and 650.12 require that wastewater treatment plant operators, certified in accordance with Part 650, complete a minimum number of training hours on the .topic of cybersecurity to renew their certification every five years. Grades 1/1A and 2/2A operators are required to complete two hours of training in the topic of cybersecurity every five years, while Grades 313A and 414A operatorsare required to complete four hours of training in cybersecurity.topics every five'years. These hours are included within the overall number of required hours — they are not in addition to the total required hours. Division of Water, Bureau of mater Permits, Wastewater Cy er ecurity Program 525 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-3505 1 dec.ny,gov I watercyber dec.ny.gov Packet Pg. 35 DEC -approved trainings are listed on DEC's. Wastewater Cybersecurity Resources webpage (htt s://dec.n . ov/environmental- rotection/water/water- ualit /wastewater- treatment-resources/wastewater-c bersecurit L resources) Look for the "Additionai Cybersecurity Resoi/r`ces"section and click on the plus sign next to "Training." If a, training provider'does not'provide a DEC RTC number,'operators should reach aut to waters oer d'e':n' ov before taking'`a training to ensure it will be counted toward the requirement.'DEC does<nQ.t�guarantee that a course that is taken without prior DEC approval will be accepted. Annual Certifications: The principal executive officer or ranking elected official (or duly -authorized executive -level official) of any municipality that is the legally responsible party (LRP) for a POTW must certify an'nually,�' by March 28th, that the POTW is complying with the new requirements. The first required annual certifications will be due on or before March 28, 2027 through DEC's nForm platform. Each of the following new requirements applies only to Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs), Each of the following requirements is effective. March 11, 2027. • Emergency Response plan (ERP)and-Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan (IRP): POTWs are required to use either existing plans. (if certain requirements are met) or.establish,. maintain, andimplement new plans using United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) templates incorporated by reference into the regulations. The_cybersecurity IRP must be.incorporated into the -overall ERP. See 6 NYCRR 750-2.9(d) and 2.9(e)(3). • Access Control and Authentication: POTWs must establish, maintain, and implement written rules and/or procedures that address password security, complexity and. management; disallow use of default credentials; and require multi -factor authentication (MFA) for any allowable remote access to Operational Technology (OT). See 6 NYCRR 750-2.9(e)(1.)(i). • Vulnerability Management: POTWs. must establish, maintain,. and implement a written cybersecurity vulnerability management process that incorporates specific steps laid out in the regulation. See 6 NYCRR 750-2.9(e)(1)(ii). • Secure Network Structure: POTWs must establish, maintain, and implement a written description ofnetwork structure that protects, operational technology (OT) by separating it completely from information technology (IT), and,;oxter.nal networks such as the internet,.or by.securin.g necessary l.connections using appropriate cy,bersecurity ..:controls See 6 NYCRR 750-2.9(e),(1)0ii). • Network Monitoring and Logging-; POTWs with des ign flows 1.Q:million- gallons per day (MGD) or more, must implement network monitoring and logging„ unless:/) there is no connection between IT/external networks and OT, or 2) the only connection J 0 J a� a� 0 Q. 0 0 U CP W N Q N U) LU between OT and IT/external networks is devices that only allow, and are only capable of allowing, data to travel unidirectionally from OT. See6 NYCRR 750-2.9(e)(2). Documents lncorporated,by.Refere..nce DEG incorporated six new,docu.ments.by reference into Part 750. See 6 NYCRR 750- 2.9(e)(4) and 6 NYC RR -750-1.250) through (o). Although the emergency., response tannin cybersecurity .. control p g and requirements themselves are not effective until March 11, 2027, incorporation by reference becomes effective on March 26, 20267 --this allows POTWs' to begin to use these documents in to establish, maintain, and implement the requirements that are due on March 11, 2027. DEC has created a variety of resourcestoassist POTWs and their legally responsible parties with understanding and implementing the new regulations. These include: DEC's Wastewater Cybersecurity Resources webpage (htt s:Hdec.n . ov/environmental- rotection/water/water- ualit /wastewater- treatment-resourceslwastewater-c bersecuritresources) is the knowledge hub for all things related to wastewater cybersecurity in New York. On this page, you will find links. to the newly adopted regulations, to the cybersecurity incident reporting portal, a list of DEC -approved cybersecurity training courses for wastewater operators, and to a variety of free cybersecurity services and resources offered by state and federal agencies. Also notably, at the request of Stakeholders during regulation development, DEC prepared'the following resources specifically to assist in understanding and implementing the new regulations: o A set of 1-2 page factsheets that explain each discrete requirement in the new regulations o A compendium of resources that are mapped to each regulatory requirement o Anticipated frequently asked questions and answers related to the new regulations • Two. DEC -Delivers electronic bulletins (distribution lists), one focused on Wastewater Cybersecurity and one focused on Wastewater Operators. Please note: DEC will distribute information about EFC's SECURE grant, which will provide funding for projects that enhance cyber protections, through DEC Delivers. o The Wastewater Cybersecurity e"bulletin is used to communicate to the wastewater community about select cybersecurity alerts-, cybersecurity training opportunities, funding opportunities, guldance and°resources; and other` cybersecurity-related topics. Future webinars on'the new regulations will also be promoted through this distributionlist. Subscribe to the Wastewater Cybersecurity Topic at the following' link: 0 J a� a� 0 a� 0 U CP W N Q N U) LU .. htt sill ubIic. ovdeliver .comlaccounts/NYSDEC/subscri.berinew?to is id=NYSD EC 197 c The Wastewater Operators e -bulletin is ,used primarily to provide updates regarding wast ewater`aperation, certification courses and renewal training opportunities. Subscribe to "the VVastewater Ope..rat6rs :topic at the following link: htt /subscriber{hew?to is idNYSD. EC 47. + Please contact DEC Division of Water's Wastewater Cybersecurity Team at watereybeL@dod.ny,9oy if you have additional questions, or for the DEC Delivers subscription links described above. -: Summary of Applicability and Effective Nate Mandatory Cybersecurity rol All SPDES Permittees (publicly owned and March 26, 2026 Incident Reporting privately owned) Cybersecurity Training NYS-certified Wastewater Operators All certificates'that expire on or after January 1, 2027 Emergency Response Plan All POTWs March 11, 2027 (ERP) with Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan (IRP) incorporated Written rules and/or All POTWs. March 11, 2027 procedures for.access control. . and authentication Written cybersecurity All POTWs March 11, 2027 vulnerability management process (including cyber asset inventory) Network Monitoring and POTWs with a design flow of greater than March 11, 2027 Lbgging _ _ - or equal to'10 million gallons'per day.: _ (MGD) Documents Incorporated by All POTWs March 26, 2026 Reference. (to be used in establishment of cyber controls due on March 11, 2027) . Two Annual Certifications (one Principal executive officer or ranking March 28, 2027 for ERP and one for all cyber elected official of any municipality that is controls) the legally responsible party for a PO�fW, or an executive leV'el municipal official that is'a duly, authorized representative. YURD artim:+ nt of KATHY" HOC IUL K s,r4 E Environmenta Governor Conservation AMANDA LEPTON Commissioner Recelved MAR 13 2026 WILDWOOD SD (L & A) Town of wapp'inger 20 MIDDLEBUSH RD Town Clerk WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY 12590 March 12, 2026' Dear Colleagues in the Wastewater Community: On March 11, 2026, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) published a Notice of Adoption in the New York State Register and in the Environmental Notice Bulletin to amend Parts 616, 650, and 750 of Title 6 of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules, and Regulations of the State of New York (6 NYCRR). These new regulations add wastewater cybersecurity and related regulations for New York wastewater treatment facilities. Please share the following information with anyone in your municipality who'may be impacted and encourage them to contact DEC with questions at waters ber dec.n x ov. ._cybersecurity Incident Reporting On March 26, 2026 the first requirement becomes effective. Under 6 NYCRR 750-2.7(h) all State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permittees; both publicly and privately owned, must report all cybersecurity incidents to DEC within 24 -hours of becoming aware of the incident. Please refer to the attached flyer entitled "Now to Report a Wastewater Cybersecurity Incident to DEC' for more details. Required- Operators 6 NYCRR 650.8 and 650.12 require that wastewater treatment plant operators, certified in accordance with Part 650, complete a minimum number of training hours on the topic of cybersecurity, to renew their certification every five years, Grades 111A and 212A operators are required, to complete two hours of training in the topic of cybersecurity every five years, while Grades 313A and 414A operators are required to complete four hours of training in cybersecurity topics every five years. These hours are included within the overall .number of required hours= they are not in addition to the total required hours. Division of Water, Bureau of Water Permits, Wastewater Cy ersecurity Program 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-3505 1 dec.ny.gov I watercyber@d6r,,ny.gov d6c.ny.gov DEC -approved trainings are listed on DEC's Wastewater Cybersecurity.Resources webpage (httos://dec.ny.gov/environmenta'l-orotection/water/water - ualit /wastewater- treatment-resourceslwesfiewater-c bersecuritresources).-Look for the "Addifional Cybersecurify Resources". section and click on the.plus sign next to "Training," If a training provider goes not provide a DEC RTC number, operators shouldreach out to watercvber or; c n , ov;before taking a training to. ensure it will be counted toward the requirement. D'EG,d:oes not guarantee that a course that is taken without prior DEC. approval will be accepted. Annual Certifications: The principal executive officer or ranking elected official (or duly -authorized executive -level official) of any municipality that is the legally responsible party (LRP) for a POTW must certify annually, by March 28th, that the POTW is complying with the new requirements. The first required annual certifications will be die on or before March 28, 2027 through DEC's nForm platform. Each of the following new requirements applies only to Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs). Each of the following requirements is effective March 11,'2027. • . Emergency Response. Plan (ERP) and Cybersecurity;Incident Response Plan (IRP): POTWs are required, to use either existing plans (if certain requirements are met) or establish, maintain, and imple.ment.new plans. using United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) templates incorporated by reference .into the regulations. The. cybersecurity IRP must be incorporated into the overall ERP.See 6 NYCRR 750-2.9(d) and 2.9(e)(3). • Access Control and Authentication:.POTWs must establish, maintain, and implement written rules and/or procedures that address password security, complexity and management; disallow use of default credentials; and require multi -factor. authentication (MFA) for any allowable remote access to Operational Technology (OT). See 6 NYCRR 750 2.9(e)(1)(i)• • Vulnerability Management; POTWs must establish, maintain, and implement a written cybersecurity vulnerability management process that incorporates specific steps laid out in the regulation. See 6 NYCRR 750-2,9(e)(1)(ii). • Secure Network Structure: POTWs.must establish, maintain, and implement a written description of,;network structure that protects operational technology (OT) by separatingit completely from information technology (IT) and external networks such as the Internet or by securing necessary connections using appropriate cybersecurity .,controls. See 6 NYCRR,750-2.%e)(11,)(�ii) .. , • Network. ;Mon;itoring.and Logging: POTWs with design: flows 1O. milliongallons per day(MGD) or more, must implement network monitoring and logging,.unless: 1) there is no connection between IT/external networks and OT, or 2) the only connection 0 J a� a� 0 0. 0 m 0 U CP W N Q N LU between OT and IT/external networks is devices that only allow, and are only capable of allowing, data to travel unidirectionally from OT. See 6 NYCRR 750-2.9(e)(2). Documents ,Incorporated by .Reference, DEC incg.rporated six new.documents,by reference into Park 750..Se. ILe 6. NYCRR 750- 2.9(e)(4) and.6 NYCRR,750 1.250) through (o). Although the emergency. response, planning and cybersecurity. control requirements themselves are `not effective until "March 11, 2027, incorporation by reference becomes effective on March 26, 2026—this allows POTWs to begin to use these documents in to establish, maintain, and implement the requirements that are due on March 11, 2027. Resources DEC has created a`variety of resources to assist POTWs and their legally responsible parties with understanding and implementing.the new regulations. These include: • DEC's Wastewater Cybersecurity Resources webpage (https1/dec.ny.gov/environmental ^protection_/water/water-gu ality/wastewater- treatme t-resources/wastewater-eybersecurit -rresdurce) is the knowledge hub for all things related to wastewater cybersecurity in New York. On this page, you will find links to the newly adopted regulations, to the cybersecurity"incident reporting'°portal, a list of DEC=approved. cybersecurity training courses for wastewater operators, and to a variety of free cybersecurity .services and resources -Offered by state and federal agencies. Also notably, at the request of stakeholders duringregulation development, DEC prepared the following resources specifically to assist in understanding and implementing the new regulations; o A set of 1-2 page factsheets that explain each discrete requirement in the new regulations o A compendium of resources that are mapped to each regulatory requirement o Anticipated frequently asked questions and answers related to the new regulations • Two DEC Delivers electronic bulletins (distribution lists), one focused on Wastewater Cybersecurity and one focused on Wastewater Operators. Please note: DEC will distribute information about EFC's SECURE grant, which will provide funding for projects that enhance cyber protections, through DEC Delivers, o The Wastewater Cybersecurity e=bulletin is used to communicate to the wastewater community about select cybersecurity, alerts, `cybei rsec.urity training opportunities, funding opportunities, `guidance and resources, and other cybersecurity-related topics. Future webiriars on the new regulations wilt also be promoted through'this`distnbution list'. Subscribe to the Wastewater Cybersecurity Topic at the following link: htt s:// ublie. ovdeliver .corn/accounts/NYSDEC/subscriber/new?to is id=NY D IEC 197 o The Wastewater Operators e -bulletin is..used primarily to. provide updates regarding wastewater operation, certification courses and renewal training opportunities. Subscribe to the Wastewater; Operators topic at the following link: htt s:// ublic. ovdelivor .co /accounts/NYSDEC/sobseriber/new?to is id=NY D EQ 47. • Please contact DEC Division of Water's Wastewater Cybersecurity Team at watercyber@dec.ny.aov if you have additional questions, or for the DEC Delivers subscription links described above. Summary of Applicability, and. Effectivei Dates IkH"i Mandatory Cybersecurity All SP17ES Permittees (publicly owned and March 26, 2026 -Incident Reporting privately owned) Cybersecurity Training NYS-certified Wastewater Operators All certificates that expire on or after January 1, 2027 Emergency Response Plan All POTWs March 11, 2027 (ERP) .with Cybersecurity -. Incident Response Plan (IRP) incorporated Written rules and/or All POTWs March 11, 2027 procedures for access -control and authentication Written cybersecurity All POTWs March 11 2027 vulnerability management process (including cyber asset, inventory) Network Monitoring and POTWs with a design flow of greater than March 11, 2027 gg g or equal to 710 million gallons peF day (MGD) Documents Incorporated by All POTWs March 26, 2026 Reference (to be used in establishment of cyber controls due on March 11, 2027) Two Annual Certifications (orae . Principal,executive officer or ranking March 28, 2027 for ERP and one for all cyber elected official of any municipality that is controls) the legally responsible party for a POTIN, Oran executivelevel municipal official that Js a duly authorized representative 0 J d V C d c 0 0 as 0 U CP N Q N U) LU o: M CV M a to N Q N c as Q ira Department of TAT Environmental Conservation FLEETWOOD MANOR SD WWTP 20 MIDDLEBUSH RD WAPRINGERS FALLS, NY 12590 March 12, 2026 Dear Colleagues in the Wastewater Community: e7 -CO - KATHY HOCHUL Governor MAR 16 2026 Town of Wappinger Town Clerk AMANDA LEFTON Commissioner On March. 11, 2026, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) published a Notice of Adoption in the New York State Register and in the Environmental Notice Bulletin to amend Parts 616, 650, and 750 of Title 6 of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules, and Regulations of the State of New York (6 NYCRR). These new regulations add wastewater cybersecurity and related regulations for New York wastewater treatment facilities. Please share the following information with anyone in your municipality who maybe impacted and encourage them to contact DEC with questions at waters ber dec.n . ov. On March 26, 2026 the first requirement becomes effective. Under 6 NYCRR 750-2.7(h) all State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permittees, both publicly and privately owned, must report all cybersecurity incidents to DEC within 24 -hours of becoming aware of the incident. Please refer to the attached flyer entitled "How to Report a Wastewater. Cybersecurity lncident to DEC" for more details. Required Cybersecurity Training for Wastewater Operators. 6 NYCRR 650.8 and 650.1.2 require that wastewater treatment plant operators, ,certified in accordance with Part.650, complete a .minimum number of training hours on the topic of cybersecurity to renew their certification every five years.. Grades 1/1A and 2/2A operators are required to complete two hours of training in the topic of cybersecurity every five years, while Grades 3/3A and 4/4A operators are required to complete four. hours of training in cybersecurity topics every five years. These hours are included within the overall number of required hours — they are not in addition to the total required hours, Division of Water, Buroau of Aster Permits, Wastewater Cybersecurity Program 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-3505 1 dec.ny.gov I wstercyber c dec.ny.gov DEC -approved :trainings. are. listed on DEC's Wastewater Cybersecurity Resources webpage (https://dee.ny gov/environmental-protection/water/water-qu lity/wastewater- treatment-resources.wastewat ,,.L bers6curit -resources) Look for the "Additional Cybersecurity Resources" section and click on the plus sign next to "Training." If a training provider does not provide a DEC RTC number, operators should reach out to waterc ber dec nv.ciov before taking a training to ensure it will be counted toward the requirement. DEG,dQes,,..not guarantee that a course that is taken without prior DEC approval will be accepted, Other New Requirements Annual Certifications: The principal executive officer or ranking elected official (or duly -authorized executive: -level official) of any'rnuniicipality.that is the legally responsible party (LRP) for a POTW must certify annually, by March 28t", that the POTW is complying with the new requirements: The first required annual certifications will be due -on or before March 28, 2027 through DEC's nForrn platform. Each of the following new requirements applies only to Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs). Each of the following requirements is effective. March'. 11, 2027. • Emergency Response Plan (ERP) and Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan (IRP): POTWs .are required to use either existing plans (if certain requirements are met) or establish, maintain, and implement new plans using United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) templates incorporated by reference into the regulations The cybersecurity 1RP. must be incorporated.into the overall ERP, See 6 NYCRR 750-2.9(d) and 2.9(e)(3). • Access Control and Authentication: POTWs must establish, maintain, and implement written rules and/or procedures that .address password security, complexity and management; disallow use of default credentials; and. require multi -factor authentication (MFA) for any allowable remote access to Operational Technology (OT). See 6 NYCRR 7502.9(e)(1)(i). • Vulnerability Management: POTWs must establish, maintain, and implement a written cybersecurity vulnerability management process that incorporates specific steps laid out in the regulation. See 6 NYCRR 750-2.9(e)(1)(ii). • Secure Network Structure: POTWs must establish, maintain, and implement a written description of network structure that protects. operational.technology. (OT) by separating it completely from information technology (IT) and networks such as the internet, or by securing necessary connections using a:ppropriate,cybe.rsecurity controls -See 6: NYCRR 750-2.9(e).(1)(i.i:i) Network Monitoring and Logging: POTWs with; design flows .1.0 million. gallons per day (MGD) or more, must implement network monitoring and logging, unless: 1) there is no connection between IT/external networks and OT, or 2) the only connection 0 J a� a� 0 0. 0 0 U N Q N U) LU between OT and IT/external networks is devices that only allow, and are only capable of allowing, data .. too travel . unidirectionally from' `OT Se'6 6 NYCRR 7,50-2:.9(e)(2). Documents, Incorporated by: Reference DEC incorporated six.new documents by reference into Part 750, See'6 NY,C.RR.750- 2.%e)(4). and. 6 NYCRR.750-.1.250) through (o); Although the emergency response planning and cybersecurity control requirements themselves emselves are not effective until March 11, 2027, incorporation by reference becomes effective on March 26, 2026—this allows POTWs to begin to use these documents in to establish, maintain, and implement the. requirements that are due on March 11, 2027, RTMTOTT�� DEC has created a variety of resources to.assist POTWs and their legally responsible parties.with understanding and implementing the new regulations. These • DEC's Wastewater Cybersecurity Resources webpage (hftps://dec.U,gov/environmental-protection/water/water-guality/Wastewate.r- treatment-resources/wastewater-cybersecurity-resources) is the knowledge hub for all things related to wastewater cybersecurity in New York. On this page, you will find links totlib newly adopted reg ulations,'to the. cybersecurit . y . incident reporting portal., a list of DEC -approved cybersecurity'Va.ining courses rses for wastewater operators, and to a variety of free cybersecurity services and resources offered by state and federal agencies. Also notably, at the request of stakeholders during regulation development, DEC prepared'the following resources specifically to: 'assist in understanding and implementing the new regulations: o A set of 1-2 page factsheets that explain each discrete requirement in the new regulations • A compendium of resources that are mapped to each regulatory requirement • Anticipated frequently asked questions and answers related to the new regulations • Two DEC Delivers electronic bulletins (distribution lists), one focused on Wastewater Cybersecurity and one focused on Wastewater Operators. Please note:. DEC will distribute information about EFC's SECURE grant, which will provide funding for projects that enhance cyber protections, through DEC' Delivers. b The .Wastewater:Cybe'rsecddty e -bulletin is'used to communicate`to -the I b wastewater community about selectcybe, rsecUrity 'a erts, cybersecurity training u opportunities, funding opportunities; guidance. and resources; and `other'. cybersecurity-related topics. Future webinars'on the new regulations will 'als o be promoted'through this distribution list. Subscribe to the Wastewater Cybersecurity Topic at the following link: httpsH12ublie.govdelive[y.com/accounts/N'SDEC/subscriber/new?to is id=NYSD EC :19i o.. The Wastewater. Operators e-bulletin'is used primarily, to; provide updates regarding wastewater operation, certification courses and renewal training opportunities. Subscribe to the Wastewater Operators topic at the following link: hft s:// ublic. ovdelive .com/accounts/NYSDEC/subscriber/new?to is id=N.YSD EC 47, • Please contact DEC Division of Water's Wastewater Cybersecurity Team at wateroyberQde<c.ny_gov if you have additional questions, or for the DEC Delivers subscription links described above. m Mandatory Cybersecurity All SPDES Permittees (publicly owned and March 26, 2026 Incident Reporting privately owned) Cybersecurity Training NYS-certified Wastewater Operators All certificates that expire on or after January 1, 2027 Emergency Response Plan Ail POTWs March 11, 2027 (ERP) with Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan (IRP) incorporated Written rules and/or All POTWs March 1.1, 2027 procedures,for.access control and authentication Written cybersecurity All POTWs March 11, 2027 vulnerability management process (including cyber asset inventory) Network Monitoring and POTWs with a design flow of greater than March 11, 2027 Log Jing orIequal to 10 rriiIlion gallons per day (MGD) Documents Incorporated by All POTWs March 26, 2026 Reference, (to be used in establishment of cyber controls due on March11, 2027) Iwo Annual Certifications (one Principal executive officer or ranking.... March 28,.2027 for ERF' and one for all cyber elected official of any municipality that is controls) the legally responsible party for a POTW, organ executive level` municipal official that Js a duly authorized representative. A oGr �p 1031,W,3 NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION HUGHSONVILLE FIRE DISTRICT, IN THE TOWN OF WAPPINGER, DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YORK APRIL 7, 2026 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the resolution duly adopted on February 25, 2026 by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Hughsonville Fire District, in the Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County, New York, a Special Election of the qualified voters of said Fire District, will be held on April 7, 2026, at 6:00 P.M. (Prevailing Time) and the polls shall remain open until 9:00 P.M. (Prevailing Time) or as much longer as may be necessary to enable the voters then present to cast their votes. The voting shall be at the fire house located at 88 Old Hopewell Road, Wappingers Falls, New York. The voting shall be upon the following Proposition: PROPOSITION SHALL the bond resolution of Hughsonville Fire District, in the Town of Wappinger, New York, entitled: "BOND RESOLUTION OF THE HUGHSONVILLE FIRE DISTRICT, IN THE TOWN OF WAPPINGER, DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YORK, ADOPTED FEBRUARY 25, 2026, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $18,995,000 TO FINANCE A PART OF THE COST OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO-STORY FIRE HOUSE ON LAND LOCATED AT 88 OLD HOPEWELL ROAD, WAPPINGER FALLS; STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $19,495,000 APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE, INCLUDING THE EXPENDITURE OF $500,000 FROM THE FIRE DISTRICT'S CAPITAL RESERVE FUND TO PAY THE BALANCE OF SAID APPROPRIATION; AND PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF TAXES TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF SAID BONDS AND THE INTEREST THEREON AS THE SAME BECOME DUE AND PAYABLE," be approved? All residents of the Fire District who were duly registered with the Dutchess County Board of Elections, or who have otherwise registered as eligible registered Fire District voters, and who have resided in the Fire District for a period of at least twenty-three (23) days immediately preceding the date of the Special Election, shall be eligible to vote at said Special Election. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS DATED: FEBRUARY 25, 2026 KIM FLOWER FIRE DISTRICT SECRETARY Received MAR 19 2.02.6 Town of Wappinger Town Clerk 4073729.1 048556 a> 0 J d V C a� c 0 0. 0 a� 0 U N Q N U) LU LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Special Public Information meeting regarding the construction of a new firehouse and the issuance of bonds to finance said construction will be held by the Hughsonville Fire District Board of Fire Commissioners on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. The next regular monthly meeting of the Hughsonville Fire District Board of Fire Commissioners is scheduled for Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. All meetings are open to the public and will be held at the Hughsonville Fire House located at 88 Old Hopewell Road, Wappingers Falls, New York 12590. This notification is being given to the news media pursuant to the provisions of Section 94 of the Public Officers Law of the State of New York. By Order of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Hughsonville Fire District. Respectfully submitted, Kim Flower Fire District Secretary Received MAR 19 2026 Town of Wappincgor Town Clerk 0 J d 0 0 U CP N Q N U) W Town of Wappinger Meeting: 03/23/26 07:00 PM 20 Middlebush Road Department: Town Clerk Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 Category: Budget Prepared By: Joseph P. Paoloni ADOPTED Initiator: MinuteTraq Admin Sponsors: RESOLUTION 2026-81 DOC ID: 6581 Resolution Authorizing 2025 Budget Amendment WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger adopted the 2025 Town Budget; and WHEREAS, from time to time it is necessary to amend the Town Budget to properly account for revenues received and expenditures incurred during the fiscal year; and WHEREAS, the Town Comptroller has reviewed the financial records and recommends certain amendments to reconcile revenues and expenditures across various Town funds. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger hereby authorizes amendments to the 2025 Town Budget as detailed in Schedule A, attached hereto and made part of this resolution; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to make the necessary budgetary and journal entry adjustments to the Town's financial records in accordance with Schedule A. HISTORY: 03/09/26 Town Board TABLED Next: 03/23/26 RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Al Casella, Councilman SECONDER: Heather O'Dell, Councilwoman AYES: Cavaccini, Beale, O'Dell, Phillips, Casella Updated: 3/5/2026 3:44 PM by Joseph P. Paoloni Page 1 7.1a Legend: Expense_Amendment = (Activity+ Encumbrances) —Current Budget (expenses only). Revenue—Amendment = (Current Budget — Activity) so + means increase estimated revenue. Effective—Result (Adj for 5099) adds Budgeted Fund Balance (5099) for context (budget -variance view). 41)N O N O G N �L 0 M Q m N O N U) W P Town of Wappinger Meeting: 03/23/26 07:00 PM 20 Middlebush Road Department: Town Clerk Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 Category: Local Law Adoption Prepared By: Joseph P. Paoloni ADOPTED Initiator: MinuteTraq Admin Sponsors: RESOLUTION 2026-92 Doc ID: 6583 Resolution Adopting Local Law Amending Chapter 240-36.3 Of The Town Code Entitled "Solar Energy Systems" WHEREAS, the Town Board has considered the adoption of Local Law Amending Chapter 240-36.3 Of The Town Code Entitled "Solar Energy Systems"; and WHEREAS, a Public Hearing on the proposed Local Law was duly advertised in the Southern Dutchess News and the Poughkeepsie Journal as required by law; and WHEREAS, a Public Hearing was held on March 23, 2026 and all parties in attendance were permitted an opportunity to speak on behalf of or in opposition to said proposed Local Law or any part thereof; and WHEREAS, the Town Board has determined that the Proposed Action is an action for which there are no other Involved Agencies and that the Town Board is therefore, by default, the Lead Agency for this action; and WHEREAS, said Local Law has been on the desks of the members of the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger for at least ten (7) days prior to the adoption of this resolution. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, AS FOLLOWS: 1. The Town Board hereby adopts and incorporates the recitations and statements set forth above as if fully set forth and resolved herein. 2. The Town Board, after due deliberation, finds that it is in the best interest of the Town to adopt said Local Law, and the Town Board hereby adopts Local Law No. 7 of 2026, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part of this Resolution; and 3. The Town Clerk is directed to enter said Local Law in the minutes of this meeting into the Local Law book for the Town of Wappinger and to give due notice of the adoption of said Local Law to the Secretary of State of New York. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Christopher Phillips, Councilman SECONDER: Al Casella, Councilman AYES: Cavaccini, Beale, O'Dell, Phillips, Casella Updated: 3/11/2026 10:22 AM by Joseph P. Paoloni Page 1 LOCAL LAW NO. OF THE YEAR 2026 A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER 240-36.3 OF THE TOWN CODE OF THE TOWN OF WAPPINGER ENTITLED "SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS" BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger, County of Dutchess, as follows: Section 1: Section 240-36.3 of the Town of Wappinger Town Code is hereby amended "Solar Energy Systems" as a Permitted Accessory Use subject to the conditions specified in Section 240-36.3. § 240-36.3 Solar Energy Systems. A. Statutory authority and jurisdiction. (1) This section is hereby enacted pursuant to the provisions of Section 20 of the Municipal Home Rule Law and Sections 261 and 263 of Town Law of the State of New York, which authorize the Town of Wappinger to adopt zoning provisions that advance and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the community, and make provision for, so far as conditions may permit, the accommodation of Solar Energy Systems and equipment, and access to sunlight necessary therefor. (2) The authority to issue site plans pursuant to the provisions of this section is hereby delegated to the Town of Wappinger Planning Board. (3) References herein to zoning districts in the Town of Wappinger are references to such districts as described in this Chapter 240 of the Town of Wappinger Code. B. Statement of purpose and intent. (1) This section is adopted to advance and protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the Town of Wappinger, including: C. Definitions. ACCESSORY USE A use which is customarily incidental and subordinate to the Principal Use of a lot or water area, and which is located on the same lot or water area therewith. ALTERNATING CURRENT An electric current that reverses direction at regular intervals, having a magnitude that varies continuously in a sinusoidal manner. BUILDING -INTEGRATED SOLAR ENERGY PRODUCT A building product that incorporates solar energy modules and functions as a component of the building envelope, which produces electricity for on-site consumption. These include, without limitation, vertical facades, semi -transparent skylight systems, roofing materials, and window shades. BUILDING -INTEGRATED SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM A Solar Energy System that uses Building -Integrated Solar Energy Products. DIRECT CURRENT An electric current of constant direction, having a magnitude that does not vary or varies only slightly. FACILITY AREA This shall include: (1) all of the area within any fence surrounding a Solar Energy System; and (2) the area covered by and between all Solar Energy System components, including, but not limited to, access roads, transmission lines, and support buildings. GROUND -MOUNTED SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM A Solar Energy System that is: (i) anchored to the ground or supported on a foundation; (ii) attached to a frame or other mounting system; or (iii) detached from any other structure. A Ground -Mounted Solar Energy System must be used primarily for producing electricity for on-site consumption, and must be approved by the Town of Wappinger Planning Board. A Ground -Mounted Solar Energy System requires Site Plan Approval by the Town of Wappinger Planning Board, and must comply with the regulations set forth in Sub Section 215-38.1(H) of this Chapter. KILOWATT (kW) A unit of electrical power equal to 1,000 watts, which constitutes the basic unit of electrical demand. A watt is a metric measurement of power (not energy) and is the rate (not the duration) at which electricity is used. One thousand kW is equal to one Megawatt (MW). KILOWATT-HOUR (kWh) A unit of energy equivalent to one Kilowatt (kW) of power expended for one hour of time. 0 U) LARGE-SCALE SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM A Solar Energy System that produces more than one hundred and ten percent E (110%) of the solar energy needed to serve the principal and accessory structures 2 on site. Large -Scale Solar Energy Systems are prohibited within the Town of Wappinger. LOT COVERAGE That percentage of the lot area covered by the combined area of all buildings or structures on the lot. MEGAWATT (MW) A unit of electrical energy equal to 1,000 Kilowatts. A watt is a metric measurement of power (not energy) and is the rate (not the duration) at which electricity is used. MEGAWATT -HOUR (MWh) A unit of energy equivalent to one Megawatt (MW) of power expended for one hour of time. NAMEPLATE CAPACITY A Solar Energy System's maximum electric power output under optimal operating conditions. Nameplate Capacity may be expressed in terms of Alternating Current or Direct Current. PLANNING DIVISION For the purposes of this Sub -Section, the Planning Division of the Town of Wappinger Code Enforcement Office shall be made up of the Secretary of the Town of Wappinger Planning Board, the Town of Wappinger Planning Board, and the Town of Wappinger Zoning Board of Appeals. Applications for Solar Energy Systems which require the Town of Wappinger Planning Division's approval shall be submitted to the Planning Division and shall be subject to Site Plan Approval by the Town of Wappinger Planning Board. PRINCIPAL SERVICE All Solar Energy Systems in the Town of Wappinger shall principally serve the buildings or structures on the property in question, whereby the owner can only produce one hundred and ten percent (110%) of a property's solar energy needs, including emergency needs. The buildings or structures must be located on the same lot as the Solar Energy System. PRINCIPAL USE J The main use conducted on a lot, dominant in area, extent, or purpose, to other uses which may also be located on the lot. �° c ROOF -MOUNTED SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM E Q 3 A solar energy panel system installed on or above the roof covering of a legally permitted structure for the purpose of producing electricity for on-site consumption. Roof -Mounted Solar Energy Systems are comprised of solar energy panels that are either: (i) fixed and flush -mounted parallel to the roof, (ii) placed on rack -supported systems that may be articulated and tilted; (iii) solar energy roof coverings; or (iv) any combination of the three. A Roof -Mounted Solar Energy System cannot extend past the roofline. SITE PLAN APPROVAL All Ground -Mounted Solar Energy Systems, require Site Plan Approval by the Town of Wappinger Planning Board. All Solar Energy Systems which require Site Plan Approval must comply with the regulations set forth in the Town of Wappinger Town Code. SMALL-SCALE SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM A Solar Energy System that does not exceed more than one hundred and ten percent (110%) of the solar energy needed to serve the principal and accessory structures on the lot upon which the system is located. Nothing contained in this provision shall be construed to prohibit the sale of the excess ten percent (10%) of power not required for the on-site needs through a net billing or net metering arrangement made in accordance with New York Public Service Law Section 66-j, or a similar state or federal statute. SOLAR ACCESS Space open to the sun and substantially clear of overhangs or shade, including the orientation of streets and lots to the sun so as to permit the use of a solar energy system on individual properties. SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT Electrical energy storage devices, materials, hardware, inverters, or other electrical equipment and conduits of solar energy devices associated with the production of electrical energy. SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM N CD An electrical generating system composed of a combination of Solar Panels and Solar Energy Equipment that produces electricity for primarily on-site consumption. J SOLAR PANEL A solar energy device capable of collecting and converting solar energy into �° electrical energy. It is normally either: (i) attached to a building by mechanical means and is readily removable and replaceable; or (ii) it is ground -mounted and utilizes structural components. 4 D. Safety requirements. (1) All Solar Energy Systems shall comply with the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and the New York State Energy Conservation Construction Code established pursuant to New York Executive Law Section 3 81(2) (hereinafter referred to as the "NYS Uniform Code"), as well as any other applicable laws or regulations, to ensure compliance with all safety standards, including fire access. (2) In the event that the New York Uniform Code contains more restrictive regulations covering Solar Energy Systems than those noted in this Sub -section and the regulations conflict, then the NYS Uniform Code regulations shall prevail. (3) Solar Energy Systems shall be maintained in good working order and in accordance with industry standards. Site access shall be maintained, including snow removal at a level acceptable to the Town of Wappinger Fire Prevention Bureau. E. Applicability. (1) The requirements of this Section apply to all Solar Energy Systems and equipment installed or modified after the effective date of this Section, excluding general maintenance and repair. (2) Solar Energy Systems constructed or installed prior to the effective date of this Section shall not be required to meet the requirements of this Section. However, if fifty-one percent (51%) of the Nameplate Capacity of a Solar Energy System that was previously constructed or installed prior to the effective date of this Section is repaired, then the full Solar Energy System must comply with the requirements of the current Code. (3) Farms within the Agricultural District, as defined in Article 25 -AA of the New York State Agriculture and Markets Law, must only use Solar Energy Systems for farm uses. Additionally, farms should not use prime farmland for such Solar Energy Systems. The definition of prime farmland shall be the same definition as that promulgated by the United States Department of Agriculture. (4) Roof -Mounted Small -Scale Solar Energy Systems installed on single -and multi- family residential properties are subject to compliance with this Chapter under the authority of the Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer, and generally do not �° require review and approval from the Town of Wappinger Planning Board. (5) The following shall be automatically subject to review by the Planning Division: 5 (a) Roof -Mounted, Small -Scale Solar Energy Systems installed on non- residential properties; (b) Roof -Mounted Solar Energy Systems that produce more than 25 kW DC, as rated by their Nameplate Capacity; and (c) All Small -Scale Ground -Mounted Solar Energy Systems, regardless of the size of the Solar Energy Systems or the zoning district they are located in. F. Installation requirements for all Solar Energy Systems. (1) A building permit shall be required for the installation of all Solar Energy Systems (2) All Solar Energy System installations must be performed in accordance with applicable electrical and building codes, the manufacturer's installation requirements, and industry standards. (3) Prior to the operation of the Solar Energy System, the electrical connections must be inspected by the Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer, and by an appropriate electrical inspector or agency, as approved by the Town of Wappinger, funding for which shall be paid for by the applicant. Letters of inspection must be provided to the Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy or certificate of compliance. (4) Any connection to the public utility grid must be inspected by the appropriate public utility, and documentation certifying this inspection must be provided to the Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy or certificate of compliance. (5) Approvals by the Town of Wappinger Planning Board shall include a review pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act [ECL Article 8 and its implementing regulations at 6 NYCRR Part 617 ("SEQRA")]. (6) For Solar Energy Systems subject to Site Plan Approval, the Town of Wappinger N CD shall impose, and may update as appropriate, a schedule of fees to recover expenses associated with engineering, environmental, or legal services LU determined to be reasonably necessary in the processing of an application under this law. (7) Prior to the issuance of the building permit and final approval by the Town of (° Wappinger Planning Board, construction and/or site plan documents must be signed and stamped by a New York State Licensed Professional Engineer or a New York E State Registered Architect. (8) Infrastructure required for the installation of any Solar Energy System, including all Solar Panels, integrated monitoring systems, performance measuring equipment, batteries, and any screening, must be contained within the boundary lines of the property owner and outside of any utility/public right-of-way. (9) Infrastructure required by the utility for utility interconnection located in a utility/public right-of-way, and upgrades to an existing overhead utility service drop, are permitted. (10) All warning signs, equipment markings, and installations of Solar Energy Systems shall be in accordance with the New York State Uniform Code, the National Electric Code, the National Fire Protection Association Codes and Standards, and any other applicable laws and regulations. (11) The use and siting of Solar Energy Systems shall be compatible with the Town's Greenway Connections Ordinance and Comprehensive Plans. G. Roof -Mounted Solar Energy Systems. (1) Rooftop -mounted solar energy systems are permitted accessory uses in all zoning districts. (2) Rooftop -mounted solar energy systems installed on one -family dwellings and accessory buildings for one -family dwellings are permitted accessory uses in all zoning districts. (3) Rooftop -mounted solar energy systems installed on new or existing buildings, other than one -family dwellings, are subject to site plan or special permit approval in the same manner as the building in which they are installed. (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 240-22, solar collectors may exceed the maximum height limitations for the zoning district, provided that such structures are erected only to such height as is reasonably necessary to accomplish the purpose for which they are intended to serve; however, in no event shall the solar collector exceed the height limitation in the district by more than six feet. (5) Nonconforming uses. Rooftop -mounted solar energy systems are permitted to be installed on a building housing a nonconforming use, provided that they conform to the other requirements of this section. �° (6) Dimensionally nonconforming buildings. Rooftop -mounted solar energy systems may be installed on existing buildings that do not conform to the setback requirements of the district, provided that they do not increase the nonconformity. Rooftop -mounted solar 7 energy systems may be installed on existing buildings that do not conform to the height requirements of the district, provided that they comply with Subsection E(4) above. (7) Roof -mounted photovoltaic systems installed on one- or two-family dwellings may be reviewed under the Unified Solar Permit. H. Small -Scale Ground -Mounted Solar Energy Systems. (1) Small -Scale Ground -Mounted Solar Energy Systems are permitted through the issuance of Site Plan Approval within all zoning districts, as indicated in the Use Table included at the end of this Chapter, and subject to: (i) any overlay district regulations set forth in the Town of Wappinger Code and (ii) the requirements set forth in this Section. (2) Installations of Small -Scale Ground -Mounted Solar Energy Systems will be treated as accessory structures to Legally Permitted Structures, subject to the requirements set forth in this Section. (3) All Solar Panels shall be dark -colored (blue or black material) and designed with an anti -reflective coating. (4) The applicant and the Town of Wappinger Planning Board shall consider possible glare from the Solar Panels when designing the Solar Energy System. (5) All Small -Scale Ground -Mounted Solar Energy Systems in all zoning districts shall be installed in the side yard or rear yard. (6) Small -Scale Ground -Mounted Solar Energy Systems are subject to setback requirements of the underlying zoning district with a minimum setback of at least one hundred (100) feet from any property line. The Town of Wappinger Planning Board has the authority to increase the setback requirements where there is an adverse impact. (7) Small -Scale Ground -Mounted Solar Energy Systems are restricted to a height of ten (10) feet from the ground under the Solar Panel to the highest point of the Solar Panel or racking structure, whichever is greater. (8) Small -Scale Ground -Mounted Solar Energy Systems visible during leaf -off conditions, when viewed from the edge of an applicant's property line, shall be screened from adjacent properties and public rights-of-way by fencing, a landscape �° buffer, or a combination thereof, to minimize visual impact from the system to either public roads or neighboring properties. The screening shall be maintained at all times and shall be replaced as soon as practicable if damaged or destroyed for 8 any reason. The Town of Wappinger Planning Board has the authority to take the physical characteristics of the site into consideration as it relates to view -shed and screening requirements. (9) Each applicant shall submit a copy of their application to the public electrical utility. Foreseeable infrastructure upgrades shall be documented and submitted, and all materials shall be submitted to the Town of Wappinger Planning Board concurrent with application materials for Site Plan Approval. All materials shall be subject to approval by the Town of Wappinger Planning Board. No building permit will be issued for a Small -Scale Ground -Mounted Solar Energy System until such time as the electrical utility has verified its approval. Off -grid systems and systems designed to produce energy solely for the site it is installed on are exempt from this requirement. (10) The total surface area of the Small -Scale Ground -Mounted Solar Energy System shall be included in Lot Coverage calculations and impervious coverage calculations. Lot Coverage for Ground -Mounted Solar Energy Systems shall comply with the maximum impervious surface coverage requirements of the underlying zoning district, as set forth in the Dimensional Table included at the end of this Chapter. (11) It is the strong preference of the Town of Wappinger that the installation of Small - Scale Ground -Mounted Solar Energy Systems do not require the removal of mature trees or forests. Therefore, where practicable, Ground -Mounted Solar Energy Systems shall be located on portions of properties that are currently free of trees. (12) All Small -Scale Ground -Mounted Solar Energy Systems in residential districts shall be installed on properties that are a minimum of five (5) acres in size or more, and they shall be installed in the side or rear yards. (13) Applications for Small -Scale Ground -Mounted Solar Energy Systems. (a) Applications for the installation of Small -Scale Ground -Mounted Solar N Energy Systems shall be reviewed by the Building Inspector/Code N Enforcement Officer and the Planning Division, who shall refer the application, with comments, to the Town of Wappinger Planning Board for its review and action, which can include approval, approval with conditions, or denial of Solar Energy System applications. If the application includes environmentally sensitive lands, the Planning Board may refer the application to the Town's environmental consultant. �° (b) The application to the Town of Wappinger Planning Board for Site Plan Approval shall include all items set forth in the Town of E X Wappinger Zoning Code and the New York State unified residential solar energy permit application. Additionally, all applications shall include: (i) The name, address, and contact information of the proposed or potential system installer. Such information regarding the final system installer shall be submitted prior to the issuance of a building permit. (ii) The name, address, and contact information of the owner and/or operator of the Solar Energy System. (iii) The name, address, contact information, and signature of the project applicant, as well as all of the property owners, demonstrating their consent to the application and the use of the property for the Solar Energy System. (iv) The Nameplate Capacity of the Solar Energy System (as expressed in kW or MW). (v) The zoning district designation for the parcel(s) of land comprising the Facility Area. (vi) Property lines and physical features, including roads, for the Facility Area. (vii) Adjacent land uses on contiguous parcels within a three hundred (300) foot radius of the Facility Area. (viii) Proposed changes to the landscape of the site, including site grading, vegetation clearing, planting, the removal of any large trees, access roads, exterior lighting, signage, fencing, landscaping, and screening vegetation or structures. (ix) A one- or three -line electrical diagram detailing the entire Solar N CD Energy System layout, including the number of Solar Panels in each ground -mount array, solar collector installation, associated LU components, inverters, electrical interconnection methods, and utility meter, with all National Electrical Code compliant disconnects and over current devices. The diagram should describe the location and layout of all battery energy storage system �° components, if applicable, and should include applicable setback and other bulk and area standards. E 10 (x) A preliminary equipment specification sheet that documents all proposed Solar Panels, system components, mounting systems, racking system details, and inverters that are to be installed. A final equipment specification sheet shall be submitted prior to the issuance of a building permit. (xi) Any information which the Town of Wappinger Planning Board deems reasonably relevant in order to properly review the application for the Small -Scale Ground -Mounted Solar Energy System. (14) Abandonment of Small -Scale Ground -Mounted Solar Energy Systems. (a) All applications for Small -Scale Ground -Mounted Solar Energy Systems shall be accompanied by a decommissioning plan to be implemented upon abandonment, cessation of activity, or in conjunction with the removal of the Ground -Mounted Solar Energy System, prior to the issuance of a building permit. The decommissioning plan shall be accompanied by a budget showing the cost of implementing the plan, certified by the project engineer and approved by the Town Board, and the applicant shall provide a performance bond or New York State bank letter of credit, for the benefit of the Town of Wappinger, in the amount shown on the budget, plus fifty percent (50%), available to the Town of Wappinger for the life of the Solar Energy System or for so long as necessary to complete decommissioning, whichever is longer. This security will not be released until the Small -Scale Ground -Mounted Solar Energy Systems is fully decommissioned as set forth herein. The form and amount of the security must be reviewed and approved by the Town Board in conjunction with the Town Engineer and the Town Attorney. The security must remain in effect until the Small -Scale Ground Mounted Solar Energy System is removed. Review of the security by the Town Engineer and/or Town Attorney shall be paid from an escrow established by the applicant. (b) The decommissioning plan shall include a time frame for the completion of site restoration work. Additionally, the decommission plan must ensure the LU site will be restored to a useful, non -hazardous condition without delay, including, but not limited to, the following: (i) Restoration of the surface grade and soil after removal of equipment, �° as well as testing of the soils, if appropriate; d E (ii) Removal of above -ground and below -ground equipment, structures, and foundations; and (iii) Revegetation of restored soil areas with native seed mixes, excluding any invasive species. (c) In the event that a Solar Energy System is not completed and functioning within twelve (12) months of the issuance of the final Site Plan Approval, the operator and/or owner of the Solar Energy System may request an additional extension of six (6) months from the Town of Wappinger Planning Board to complete the Solar Energy System. The Town of Wappinger Planning Board can choose to grant the extension unconditionally, grant the extension with conditions, or deny the extension. (d) In the event that the Solar Energy System is not completed and functioning within twelve (12) months of the issuance of the final Site Plan Approval, unless an extension has been previously granted, the Town of Wappinger may notify the operator and/or the owner to complete the construction and installation of the Solar Energy System within one hundred and eighty (180) days. If the owner and/or operator fails to perform, the Town of Wappinger may notify the owner and/or operator to implement the decommissioning plan. The decommissioning plan must be completed within one hundred and eighty (180) days of notification by the Town of Wappinger. (e) Upon cessation of activity of a constructed Solar Energy System for a period of one (1) year, the Town of Wappinger may notify the owner and/or operator of the Solar Energy System to implement the decommissioning plan. Within one hundred and eighty (180) days of notice being served, the owner and/or operator can either restore the operation equal to eighty percent (80%) of the approved capacity or implement the decommissioning plan. (f) If the owner and/or operator fails to fully implement the decommissioning ¢ plan within the one -hundred and eighty (180) day time period, the Town of CN Wappinger may, at its discretion, provide for the restoration of the site in CN accordance with the decommissioning plan and may recover all expenses N incurred for such activities from the defaulted owner and/or operator, or LU from the performance bond or letter of credit. All unreimbursed or uncovered costs incurred by the Town of Wappinger shall be assessed J against the property, shall become a lien and tax upon the property, and shall be enforced and collected with interest by the same officer and in the same �° manner as other taxes. c d E 12 (g) The owner and/or operator shall implement the decommissioning plan, and remove and dispose of all Solar Energy System components, in compliance with all applicable rules and regulations, including the regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Large -Scale Solar Energy Systems. Large -Scale Solar Energy Systems, as defined previously in this Section, are not permitted uses under the provisions of the Town of Wappinger Town Code. Enforcement. Any violation of this Section shall be subject to the same civil and criminal penalties provided for in the Town of Wappinger Code, a fee for the removal of the Stop Work Order as set by Town Board Resolution, as the same may from time to time be amended. K. Ownership Changes. If the owner and/or operator of the Solar Energy System changes or the owner of the property changes, Site Plan Approval shall remain in effect, provided that the successor owner and/or operator assumes in writing all the obligations of the decommissioning plan. A new owner and/or operator of the Solar Energy System shall notify the Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer of such change in ownership or operator within thirty (30) days of the ownership change. Section 3: Severability. If any part or provision of this local law or the application thereof to any person or circumstance be adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part, provision, or application directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this local law, or the application thereof to other persons or circumstances, and the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger hereby declares that it would have passed this local law or the remainder thereof had such invalid application or invalid provision been apparent. Section 4: Effective Date. This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing in the Office of the New York State Secretary of State in accordance with Section 27 of the Municipal Home Rule Law. Dated: .2026 BY THE ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD TOWN OF WAPPINGER 13 J 0 U) c as E Q Town of Wappinger Meeting: 03/23/26 07:00 PM 20 Middlebush Road Department: Town Clerk Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 Category: Agreements, Contracts, Leases Prepared By: Joseph P. Paoloni ADOPTED Initiator: MinuteTraq Admin Sponsors: RESOLUTION 2026-93 Doc ID: 6592 Resolution Authorizing Town Supervisor To Enter Into Letter of Intent To Purchase 326 Acres Of Land, WHEREAS, Wappingers RE LLC owns 326.34 acres of vacant land as shown on the Town of Wappinger Tax Map as 135689-6158-04-951582 (the "Premises") and the Town of Wappinger has negotiated for the purchase of the Premises by the Town for Two Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars; and WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to authorize the purchase of the Premises for Town purposes, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 220 of the Town Law of the State of New York, subject to the permissive referendum requirements of Town law Sections 90 and 91; and WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to authorize Town Supervisor Joseph D. Cavaccini to sign a letter of intent for the purchase, which includes a downpayment in the amount of one hundred and thirty five thousand dollars ($135,000), with contingencies for (i) compliance with said permissive referendum requirements, (ii) clean title, and (iii) all standard vacant land contract provisions to be incorporated into a contract upon the finalizing of any grant funding for the Premises; and WHEREAS, the Town Board further authorizes Town Supervisor Joseph D. Cavaccini to apply for any and all grants that may pertain to the purchase and use of the Premises for Town purposes. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger hereby authorizes the purchase of the premises and the entering into a letter of intent for such purchase subject to the contingencies noted above, with a formal contract to be entered upon completion of any necessary requirements in obtaining grant funding; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Town Supervisor Joseph D. Cavaccini is authorized to solicit bids and otherwise contract for the performance of such tests, reports and investigations as may be deemed necessary and prudent in order to determine the suitability of the Premises, with our without renovations, for one or more Town purposes, subject to compliance with the Town's Procurement policies and as otherwise required by law; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that, pursuant to Town Law Sections 90 and 91, within ten (10) days after the effective date of this Resolution, the Town Clerk, shall post and publish a notice in the same manner as provided for notice of a special election, which shall (i) set forth the date of adoption of this resolution; (ii) contain an abstract of this resolution concisely setting forth the purpose and effect thereof, (iii) specify that this resolution was adopted subject to permissive referendum; and (iv) publish such notice in the official Town newspaper having Updated: 3/19/2026 3:12 PM by Joseph P. Paoloni Page 1 Resolution 2026-93 Meeting of March 23, 2026 general circulation in the Town, and the Town Clerk shall also post or cause to be posted on the sign board of the Town a copy of such notice. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Joseph D. Cavaccini, Supervisor SECONDER: Al Casella, Councilman AYES: Cavaccini, Beale, O'Dell, Phillips, Casella Updated: 3/19/2026 3:12 PM by Joseph P. Paoloni Page 2 Town of Wappinger 20 Middlebush Road Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 ADOPTED RESOLUTION 2026-94 Meeting: 03/23/26 07:00 PM Department: Town Clerk Category: Grants Prepared By: Joseph P. Paoloni Initiator: MinuteTraq Admin Sponsors: DOC ID: 6584 Resolution to Apply For Funding 2025 NYSDEC Open Space Conservation Grant Program (Oscgp) "Cranberry Hills Property Acquisition" WHEREAS, the Town of Wappinger, desires to apply for $3.5 million in financial assistance through the 2025 DEC Open Space Conservation Grant Program, performance payments grant, involving interim payment from DEC for the Town to use as upfront land and closing costs and a contract term of three years; and WHEREAS, the bid proposes funding for acquisition of land to for the purposes of protection from development and for public benefit of all New Yorkers; and WHEREAS, the property located at, and known as, the Cranberry Hills parcel is available for fee title acquisition, and the landowner wishes to sell the land to the municipality for the purpose of establishing a community forest; and WHEREAS, the DEC will hold 10% of the total land cost in retainage at the closing until recorded deed and final title insurance is received by DEC; and NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger approves and endorses the bid for the 2025 DEC Open Space Conservation Grant Program and, recognizing this is a performance-based payments grant that may require minimum amounts of funding upfront, an order of operation for closing requirements and that the Town understands that if the total project funds exceed the DEC funds, the Town will commit to utilizing general fund balance and/or existing capital reserve funds to cover projectoverages; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, to the extent all or any actions hereby authorized have been executed and/or performed by the Supervisor, all are hereby ratified and confirmed and this Resolution take effect immediately. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Joseph D. Cavaccini, Supervisor SECONDER: Al Casella, Councilman AYES: Cavaccini, Beale, O'Dell, Phillips, Casella Updated: 3/23/2026 8:43 PM by Joseph P. Paoloni Page 1 Town of Wappinger 20 Middlebush Road Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 ADOPTED Meeting: 03/23/26 07:00 PM Department: Town Clerk Category: Appropriations Prepared By: Joseph P. Paoloni Initiator: MinuteTraq Admin Sponsors: RESOLUTION 2026-95 Doc ID: 6585 Resolution to Acquire 326 Acres Of Open Space In Cranberry Hills Tax Id # 135689 6158-04-951382-0000 And Pursuant To The New York State Environmental Quality Review Act To Establish The Type Of Action And Declare Intent For The Town Board To Serve As The Lead Agency WHEREAS, the Town Board proposes to purchase +/-326 acres of forested open space and wetlands in Cranberry Hills and conserve this property that is accessed from Quaker Road in the Town of Wappinger, Tax ID 9 135689 6158-04-951382-0000, in order to preserve natural community character and assist orderly growth; and WHEREAS, the action for the Town Board to purchase this property is a Type I action based on a review of the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), NYCRR 617.4 - Type I Actions, specifically per subsection 617.4.(b.)(4), as this proposal would encompass the acquisition, sale, lease, annexation or other transfer of 100 or more contiguous acres of land by a State or local agency; and WHEREAS, the Town Board is the only entity that can legislatively enact the purchase of this property by the Town, the Town Board seeks to serve as the Lead Agency for this proposed action; and WHEREAS, the Town Board prepared and reviewed Part 1 of a Full Environmental Assessment Form ("FEAF") as part of advancing the review of this proposed action; and WHEREAS, the proposed action would not involve a federal agency; and WHEREAS, conserving this Cranberry Hills property presents an opportunity to ensure future development responds to and respects existing areas of important natural landscape features, as discussed under the `Community Appearance & Character' section of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan, which also identifies the same parcel as environmentally sensitive, noting it has been the subject of a variety of development applications, prompting the Town Board to act under a belief there is a significant and urgent risk of habitat and open space fragmentation if this lot is developed with new residential housing; and WHEREAS, in addition to this property's value as habitat and natural open space and its service in underpinning biodiversity, the proposed action to conserve the property will support community-based recreation opportunities, including but not limited to nature viewing and hiking; and WHEREAS, as part of its value as habitat and natural open space, conserving natural cover, including forests and the substantial wetlands onsite, this action will preserve a natural asset that serves as a storm buffer, helping to mitigate the potential of flooding downstream from this property; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger in regular session duly convened as follows: Updated: 3/19/2026 2:20 PM by Joseph P. Paoloni Page 1 Resolution 2026-95 Meeting of March 23, 2026 1. The Town Board of the Town of Wappinger hereby determines that it is the general public interest and it authorizes the purchase of +/-326 acres of forested open space and wetlands in Cranberry Hills with the intent to conserve this property that is accessed from Quaker Road, Tax ID 9135689 6158-04-951382-0000, in order to preserve natural community character and assist orderly Town growth; and 2. The Town Board of the Town of Wappinger hereby authorizes the submission of an application for funding assistance for this land purchase from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Open Space Conservation Grant; and The Town Board of the Town of Wappinger hereby determines this Cranberry Hills property acquisition is a Type 1 Action under SEQRA; and 4. The Town Board hereby declares its interest and intent to serve as the Lead Agency pursuant to SEQRA and its implementing regulations at 6 NYCRR §617.6 (b)(2)(1), with respect to the action to purchase +/-326 acres of forested open space and wetlands in Cranberry Hills and conserve this property, Tax ID 9135689 6158-04-951382-0000, as open space; and The Town Board of the Town of Wappinger hereby identifies its interest in serving as the lead agency, and identifies its intent to perform a coordinated review under SEQRA; and The Town Board hereby directs the Town Clerk to circulate a notice to the identified involved agencies on this action, its classification, and undertaking procedures to establish the lead agency and perform a coordinated review; and The Town Board hereby directs the referral of SEQRA documentation for the proposed Cranberry Hills property acquisition to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for review and recommendation. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: William H. Beale, Councilman SECONDER: Christopher Phillips, Councilman AYES: Cavaccini, Beale, O'Dell, Phillips, Casella Updated: 3/19/2026 2:20 PM by Joseph P. Paoloni Page 2 Kelly Turturro Regional Director New York State Department of Environmental Conservation NYSDEC Region 3 Headquarters 21 South Putt Corners Road New Paltz, NY 12561-1696 March 24, 2026 Re: Lead Agency Circulation for Cranberry Hills Property Acquisition Town of Wappinger, New York Dear Director Turturro, Pursuant to the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), the Town of Wappinger Town Board has declared its intent to undertake the role of lead agency for the above listed, proposed Type 1 Action. In accordance with SEQRA implementing regulations, the Town Board seeks to coordinate SEQRA review among Involved Agencies. The Town intends on purchasing the +/-326-acre Cranberry Hill parcel (PID#: 135689 6158-04-951382) in the Town of Wappinger to conserve this property as open space. The current focus is on organizing sufficient funding to complete this land purchase. Accordingly, there will be a request for grant assistance from the Open Space Conservation Grant (OSCG) program of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). Undertaking this action is consistent with an August 11, 2025 Amendment to the 2010 Town Comprehensive Plan and 2010 Plan prescriptions, paraphrased: to ensure that future development respects existing areas of important natural landscape features, including Cranberry Hills (page 53), and to acquire this site for active and passive recreational uses (pp. 80). Part 1 of a Full Environmental Assessment Form prepared for this Action is enclosed. Please direct questions or comments to Town of Wappinger Supervisor Joseph D. Cavaccini via the Town Clerk's Office, Town of Wappinger Town Hall - 20 Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 or ('lark c),t��wnofWaX)pier n or (845) 297 -2744. Respectfully, Joseph P. Paoloni Town of Wappinger Town Clerk J:A2024097\Reports\Phase 2260 OSCG SLQR\SBQR CorrespondenceADraft Referral Letter 032426.docx Full Environmental Assessment Form Part I - Project and Setting Instructions for Completing Part I Part 1 is to be completed by the applicant or project sponsor. Responses become part of the application for approval or fielding, are subject to public review, and may be subject to further verification. Complete Part 1 based on information currently available. If additional research or investigation would be needed to frilly respond to any item, please answer as thoroughly as possible based on current information; indicate whether missing information does not exist, or is not reasonably available to the sponsor; and, when possible, generally describe work or studies which would be necessary to update or fully develop that information. Applicants/sponsors must complete all items in Sections A & B. In Sections C, D & E, most items contain an initial question that must be answered either "Yes" or "No". If the answer to the initial question is "Yes", complete the sub -questions that follow. If the answer to the initial question is "No", proceed to the next question. Section F allows the project sponsor to identify and attach any additional information. Section G requires the name and signature of the applicant or project sponsor to verify that the information contained in Part lis accurate and complete. A. Project and Applicant/Sponsor Information. Name of Action or Project: Town of Wappinger Cranberry Hills Open Space Acquisition Project location (describe, and attach a general location map): 326 acres in Cranberry Hills accessed from Quaker Road in Town of Wappinger - Tax ID #:135689 6158-04-951382-0000 (see attached Location Map). Brief Description of Proposed Action (include purpose or need): Consistent with municipal growth management efforts and the 2025 Town Comprehensive Plan, the Town of Wappinger intends on purchasing this +1-326 be leveraged by Open Space Conservation Grant (OSCG) funding assistance that is being requested from the New acre open space. The purchase would York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). The current effort focuses on obtaining sufficient funding to complete this land purchase, while this environmental assessment contemplates the potential effects of conserving these lands in perpetuity. This forested area sits adjacent to and north of the Roy C. Ketcham High School between Myers Comer Road (County Route 93) on the south, Widmer Road on the north, with the site east of Dorothy Heights on the west, and located two or more parcels to the west of All Angels Hill Road. This large forest patch has significant habitat value, plus it is a prime location for passive recreation, such as hiking and nature viewing. Conserving this property that abuts the Village of Wappingers Falls will limit sprawl and preserve an open space core 114 mile from Route 9 and the more densely developed commercial areas surrounding it, plus the higher residential densities in and around the Village. Name of Applicant/Sponsor: Telephone: (845) 297-2744 Town of Wappinger - Town Board E -Mail: supervisor@townofwappingemy.gov Address -Town of Wappinger Town Hall - 20 Middlebush Road City/P0: Wappinger Falls State: NY Zip Code:12590 Project Contact (if not same as sponsor; give name and title/role): Telephone: Same Joseph D. Cavaccini, Town Supervisor E -Mail: Same Address: City/PO: State: Zip Code: Property Owner (if not same as sponsor): Telephone: E -Mail: Address: City/P0: State: Zip Code: to N Q N to M 2 c U LL Q LU LL a .a m .Q E 0 U c m E t Page 1 of 13 Q B. Government Approvals B. Government Approvals, Funding, or Sponsorship. ("Funding" includes grants, loans, tax relief, and any other forms of financial assistance_) Government Entity If Yes: Identify Agency and Approval(s) Application Date Required (Actual or projected) a. City Counsel, Town Board, ®Yes❑No Resolution to acquire property. February 2026 or Village Board of Trustees a. Do any municipally- adopted (city, town, village or county) comprehensive land use plan(s) include the site ®Yes❑No b. City, Town or Village ❑Yes❑No If Yes, does the comprehensive plan include specific recommendations for the site where the proposed action Planning Board or Commission would be located? e. City, Town or ❑Yes❑No ®Yes❑No Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA); designated State or Federal heritage area; watershed management plan; Village Zoning Board of Appeals or Other?) d. Other local agencies ❑Yes❑No The Town is situated in the Hudson River Valley Greenway and it is oaft of the Dutchess County Greenway Compact. The Town is also e. County agencies ❑Yes❑No the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area and it covered by the Natural Resource Management Plan for the Wappinger Creek Watershed_ f. Regional agencies ®Yes❑NO NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation Open February 2026 Space Conservation Grant funding application. ®Yes❑No g. State agencies ❑Yes❑No If Yes, identify the plan(s): h. Federal agencies ❑Yes❑No Dutchess County Agricultural & Farmland Protection flan. i. Coastal Resources. i. Is the project site within a Coastal Area, or the waterfront area of a Designated Inland Waterway? ❑YeswNo ii. Is the project site located in a community with an approved Local Waterfront Revitalization Program? ❑ Yes®No iii. Is the project site within a Coastal Erosion Hazard Area? ❑ Yes®No C. PIanning and Zoning C.I. Planning and zoning actions. Will administrative or legislative adoption, or amendment of a plan, local law, ordinance, rule or regulation be the ❑Yes®No only approval(s) which must be granted to enable the proposed action to proceed? • If Yes, complete sections C, F and G. • If No, proceed to question C.2 and complete all remaining sections and questions in Part 1 C.2. Adopted land use plans. a. Do any municipally- adopted (city, town, village or county) comprehensive land use plan(s) include the site ®Yes❑No where the proposed action would be located? If Yes, does the comprehensive plan include specific recommendations for the site where the proposed action ®Yes[]No would be located? b. Is the site of the proposed action within any local or regional special planning district (for example: Greenway; ®Yes❑No Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA); designated State or Federal heritage area; watershed management plan; or Other?) If Yes, identify the plan(s): The Town is situated in the Hudson River Valley Greenway and it is oaft of the Dutchess County Greenway Compact. The Town is also situated in the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area and it covered by the Natural Resource Management Plan for the Wappinger Creek Watershed_ c. Is the proposed action located wholly or partially within an area listed in an adopted municipal open space plan, ®Yes❑No or an adopted municipal farmland protection plan? If Yes, identify the plan(s): Dutchess County Agricultural & Farmland Protection flan. LO T to CV Q CV U) W to CV Q CV to M N m c U LL Q W LL a m .Q E O U c O E t v ttx Page 2 of 13 Q C.3. Zoning a. Is the site of the proposed action located in a municipality with an adopted zoning law or ordinance. ®Yes❑No If Yes, what is the zoning classification(s) including any applicable overlay district? R-80 Zoning District. b. Is the use permitted or allowed by a special or conditional use permit? c. Is a zoning change requested as part of the proposed action? If Yes, i. What is the proposed new zoning for the site? CA. Existing community services. a. In what school district is the project site located? Wappinger CSD Yes❑No ❑Yes®No b- What police or other public protection forces serve the project site? New York State Police Troo K 78 Midd[ebush Road Wa in ers Falls NY Dutchess Coun SherifFs office Villa a of Wa in ers Falls mutual aid c. Which fire protection and emergency medical services serve the project site? Huahsonville Fire District d. What parks serve the project site? Airport Park Brexel-Schkathaus Park Car wath Farms Castle Point Fleetwood Park Martz Field Meiser Park, Quiet Acres Reese Park Robinson Lane Park, Rockingham Park, Sgt. Mark C. Palmateer Memorial 9111, Spookhill Park, Town Hall Park. D. Project Details D.I. Proposed and Potential Development a. What is the general nature of the proposed action (e.g., residential, industrial, commercial, recreational; if mixed, include all components)? Public acquisition of +1-326 acre of open space. b. a. Total acreage of the site of the proposed action? 326 acres b. Total acreage to be physically disturbed? o acres c. Total acreage (project site and any contiguous properties) owned or controlled by the applicant or project sponsor? 326 acres c. Is the proposed action an expansion of an existing project or use? ❑ Yes®No L If Yes, what is the approximate percentage of the proposed expansion and identify the units (e.g., acres, miles, housing units, square feet)? % Units: d. Is the proposed action a subdivision, or does it include a subdivision? []Yes ONO If Yes, L Purpose or type of subdivision? (e.g., residential, industrial, commercial; if mixed, specify types) ii. Is a cluster/conservation layout proposed? ❑Yes OTo iii. Number of lots proposed? iv. Minimum and maximum proposed lot sizes? Minimum Maximum e. Will the proposed action be constructed in multiple phases? ❑ Yes®No i. If No, anticipated period of construction: months ii. If Yes: • Total number of phases anticipated • Anticipated commencement date of phase 1 (including demolition) month year • Anticipated completion date of final phase month year • Generally describe connections or relationships among phases, including any contingencies where progress of one phase may determine timing or duration of future phases: to N Q N to M 0 m C U LL Q LU LL tv Cu CL m .Q E 0 U C 0 E t v Page 3 of 13 Q 7.5.b f. Does the project include new residential uses? ❑Yes®No If Yes, show numbers of units proposed. One Family Two Family Three Famil Multiple Family f� or more Initial Phase At completion of all phases g_ Does the proposed action include new non-residential construction (including expansions)? ❑Yes®No If Yes, L Total number of structures R. Dimensions (in feet) of largest proposed structure: height; width; and length iii. Approximate extent of building space to be heated or cooled: square feet h. Does the proposed action include construction or other activities that will result in the impoundment of any ❑Yes ®No liquids, such as creation of a water supply, reservoir, pond, lake, waste lagoon or other storage? If Yes, i. Purpose of the impoundment: U. If a water impoundment, the principal source of the water: ❑ Ground water ❑ Surface water streams []Other specify: iii. If other than water, identify the type of impounded/contained liquids and their source. iv. Approximate size of the proposed impoundment. Volume: million gallons; surface area: acres v. Dimensions of the proposed dam or impounding structure: height; length vi. Construction method/materials for the proposed dam or impounding structure (e.g., earth fill, rock, wood, concrete): D.Z. Project Operations a. Does the proposed action include any excavation, mining, or dredging, during construction, operations, or both? ❑Yes®No (Not including general site preparation, grading or installation of utilities or foundations where all excavated materials will remain onsite) If Yes: i .What is the purpose of the excavation or dredging? ii. How much material (including rock, earth, sediments, etc.) is proposed to be removed from the site? • Volume (specify tons or cubic yards): • Over what duration of time? X. Describe nature and characteristics of materials to be excavated or dredged, and plans to use, manage or dispose of them. iv. Will there be onsite dewatering or processing of excavated materials? ❑Yes❑No If yes, describe. v What is the total area to be dredged or excavated? acres vi. What is the maximum area to be worked at any one time? acres vii. What would be the maximum depth of excavation or dredging? feet viii. Will the excavation require blasting? ❑Xes❑No ix. Summarize site reclamation goals and plan: b. Would the proposed action cause or result in alteration of, increase or decrease in size of, or encroachment ❑Yes®No into any existing wetland, waterbody, shoreline, beach or adjacent area? If Yes: L Identify the wetland or waterbody which would be affected (by name, water index number, wetland map number or geographic description): v 0- 04 N M Cr U Q 0 a W U) 0 c m a> Q M m J M m d 0) N Q N U) W W CD N Q N M N 2 m c M U LL Q W LL M 0- E E 0 U c E t v Page 4 of 13 Q 7.5.b' ii. Describe how the proposed action would affect that waterbody or wetland, e.g. excavation, fill, placement of structures, or alteration of channels, banks and shorelines. Indicate extent of activities, alterations and additions in square feet or acres: iii. Will the proposed action cause or result in disturbance to bottom. sediments? ❑Yes❑No If Yes, describe: iv. Will the proposed action cause or result in the destruction or removal of aquatic vegetation? ❑ Yes❑No If Yes: • acres of aquatic vegetation proposed to be removed: • expected acreage of aquatic vegetation remaining after project completion: • purpose of proposed removal (e.g. beach clearing, invasive species control, boat access): • proposed method of plant removal: • if chemical/herbicide treatment will be used, specify product(s): v. Describe any proposed reclamation/mitigation following disturbance: c. Will the proposed action use, or create a new demand for water? Dyes OTO If Yes: L Total anticipated water usage/demand per day: gallons/day ff. Will the proposed action obtain water from an existing public water supply? ❑Yes ❑No If Yes: • Name of district or service area: • Does the existing public water supply have capacity to serve the proposal? ❑ Yes[--] No • Is the project site in the existing district? ❑Yes❑No • Is expansion of the district needed? ❑ Yes❑ No • Do existing lines serve the project site?. ❑Yes❑No iii. Will line extension within an existing district be necessary to supply the project? ❑Yes ❑No If Yes: • Describe extensions or capacity expansions proposed to serve this project: • Source(s) of supply for the district: iv. Is a new water supply district or service area proposed to be formed to serve the project site? ❑ Yes❑No If, Yes: • Applicant/sponsor for new district: • Date application submitted or anticipated: • Proposed source(s) of supply for new district: v. If a public water supply will not be used, describe plans to provide water supply for the project: vi. If water supply will be from wells (public or private), what is the maximum pumping capacity: gallons/minutc. d. Will the proposed action generate liquid wastes? ❑ Yes QTqo If Yes: L Total anticipated liquid waste generation per day: gallons/day U. Nature of liquid wastes to be generated (e.g., sanitary wastewater, industrial; if combination, describe all components and approximate volumes or proportions of each): iii. Will the proposed action use any existing public wastewater treatment facilities? ❑Yes❑No If Yes: • Name of wastewater treatment plant to be used: • Name of district: • Does the existing wastewater treatment plant have capacity to serve the project? ❑Yes❑NO • Is the project site in the existing district? ❑Yes❑No • Is expansion of the district needed? ❑Yes ❑No m 0- 04 N M m Cr U Q 0 a LU U) 0 C m a> Q .a M m J M m d CP CD N Q N U) LU W to N Q N to T - Ce) 0 2 m C M U LL Q LU LL M 0- E E 0 U C 0 E t v Page 5 of 13 Q 7.5.b • Do existing sewer lines serve the project site? ❑yes ❑No • Will a line extension within an existing district be necessary to serve the project? ❑Yes❑No If Yes: • Describe extensions or capacity expansions proposed to serve this project: iv. Will a new wastewater (sewage) treatment district be formed to serve the project site? ❑Yes ❑No If Yes: • Applicant/sponsor for new district: • Date application submitted or anticipated: • What is the receiving water for the wastewater discharge? v. If public facilities will not be used, describe plans to provide wastewater treatment for the project, including specifying proposed receiving water (name and classification if surface discharge or describe subsurface disposal plans): vi. Describe any plans or designs to capture, recycle or reuse liquid waste: e. WEI the proposed action disturb more than one acre and create stormwater runoff, either from new point ❑Yes ®No sources (i.e. ditches, pipes, swales, curbs, gutters or other concentrated flows of stormwater) or non -point source (i.e. sheet flow) during construction or post construction? If Yes: i. How much impervious surface will the project create in relation to total size of project parcel? Square feet or acres (impervious surface) Square feet or acres (parcel size) ii. Describe types of new point sources. iii. Where will the stormwater runoff be directed (i.e. on-site stormwater management facility/structures, adjacent properties, groundwater, on-site surface water or off-site surface waters)? • If to surface waters, identify receiving water bodies or wetlands: • Will stormwater runoff flow to adjacent properties? iv. Does the proposed plan minimize impervious surfaces, use pervious materials or collect and re -use stormwater? ❑Yes❑No ❑Yes❑No f. Does the proposed action include, or will it use on-site, one or more sources of air emissions, including fuel ❑Yes ®No combustion, waste incineration, or other processes or operations? If Yes, identify: L Mobile sources during project operations (e.g., heavy equipment, fleet or delivery vehicles) ii. Stationary sources during construction (e.g., power generation, structural heating, batch plant, crushers) iii. Stationary sources during operations (e.g., process emissions, large boilers, electric generation) g. Will any air emission sources named in D.21 (above), require a NY State Air Registration, Air Facility Permit, ❑Yes®No or Federal Clean Air Act Title IV or Title V Permit? If Yes: i. Is the project site located in an Air quality non -attainment area? (Area routinely or periodically fails to meet ❑Yes❑No ambient air quality standards for all or some parts of the year) ii. In addition to emissions as calculated in the application, the project will generate: • Tons/year (short tons) of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) • Tons/year (short tons) of Nitrous Oxide (N20) • Tons/year (short tons) of Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) • Tons/year (short tons) of Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) • Tonslycar (short tons) of Carbon Dioxide equivalent of Hydroflourocarbons (HPCs) • Tons/year (short tons) of Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPS) Page 6 of 13 m 0- 04 N M d Cr U Q 0 a W U) 0 4- c m a> Q .a M m J m M m d CP N Q N U) W N Q N T- M 0 m c M U LL Q W LL M 0- E E 0 U c m E t 7.5.b' h. Will the proposed action generate or emit methane (including, but not limited to, sewage treatment plants, ❑Yes®No landfills, composting facilities)? If Yes: L Estimate methane generation in tons/year (metric): ff. Describe any methane capture, control or elimination measures included in project design (e.g., combustion to generate heat or electricity, flaring): L Will the proposed action result in the release of air pollutants from open-air operations or processes, such as ❑Yes®No quarry or landfill operations? If Yes: Describe operations and nature of emissions (e.g., diesel exhaust, rock particulates/dust): j. Will the proposed action result in a substantial increase in traffic above present levels or generate substantial ❑Yes®No new demand for transportation facilities or services? If Yes: L When is the peak traffic expected (Check all that apply): ❑ Morning ❑ Evening []Weekend ❑ Randomly between hours of to U. For commercial activities only, projected number of truck trips/day and type (e.g., semi trailers and dump trucks): iii. Parking spaces: Existing Proposed Net increase/decrease iv_ Does the proposed action include any shared Use parking? ❑Yes ❑No v. If the proposed action includes any modification of existing roads, creation of new roads or change in existing access, describe: vi. Are public/private transportation service(s) or facilities available within 1/Z mile of the proposed site? ❑Yes❑No vii Will the proposed action include access to public transportation or accommodations for use of hybrid, electric ❑Yes❑No or other alternative fueled vehicles? viii. Will the proposed action include plans for pedestrian or bicycle accommodations for connections to existing ❑Yes❑No pedestrian or bicycle routes? k. Will the proposed action (for commercial or industrial projects only) generate new or additional demand ❑Yes®No for energy? If Yes: L Estimate annual electricity demand during operation of the proposed action: ii. Anticipated sources/suppliers of electricity for the project (e.g., on-site combustion, on-site renewable, via grid/local utility, or other): iii. Will the proposed action require a new, or an upgrade, to an existing substation? ❑Yes❑No 1. Hours of operation. Answer all items which apply. L During Construction: ii. During Operations: • Monday - Friday: NA • Monday - Friday: NA • Saturday: • Saturday: • Sunday: • Sunday: • Holidays: • Holidays: Page 7 of 13 to N Q N to r M N 2 m c CU U LL Q LU LL 7.5.b m. Will the proposed action produce noise that will exceed existing ambient noise levels during construction, operation, or both? If yes: L Provide details including sources, time of day and duration: ❑ Yes ®No ii. Will the proposed action remove existing natural barriers that could act as a noise barrier or screen? Describe: ❑ Yes ❑No n_ Will the proposed action have outdoor lighting? If yes: L Describe source(s), location(s), height of fixture(s), direction/aim, and proximity to nearest occupied structures: ❑ Yes ®No H. Will proposed action remove existing natural barriers that could act as a light barrier or screen? Describe: ❑ Yes ONO o. Does the proposed action have the potential to produce odors for more than one hour per day? If Yes, describe possible sources, potential frequency and duration of odor emissions, and proximity to nearest occupied structures: ❑ Yes ®No p. Will the proposed action include any bulk storage of petroleum (combined capacity of over 1,100 gallons) or chemical products 185 gallons in above ground storage or any amount in underground storage? If Yes: L Product(s) to be stored ii_ Volume(s) per unit time (e.g., month, year) iif. Generally, describe the proposed storage facilities: ❑Yes❑No q. Will the proposed action (commercial, industrial and recreational projects only) use pesticides (i.e., herbicides, insecticides) during construction or operation? If Yes: i. Describe proposed treatment(s): ❑ Yes ®No R. Will the proposed action use Integrated Pest Management Practices? ❑ Yes ONO r. Will the proposed action (commercial or industrial projects only) involve or require the management or disposal of solid waste (excluding hazardous materials)? If Yes: L Describe any solid waste(s) to be generated during construction or operation of the facility: • Construction.: tons per (unit of time) • Operation : tons per (unit of time) H. Describe any proposals for on-site minimization, recycling or reuse of materials to avoid disposal as solid waste: • Construction: ❑ Yes ®No • Operation: iii. Proposed disposal methods/facilities for solid waste generated ora -site: • Construction: • Operation: m 0- 04 N M Cr U Q 0 a LU U) 0 c m a> Q m J m m d 0 CP W N Q N U) W N Q N W M 0 m c U U- Q W LL a m .Q E 0 U c E t v Page 8 of 13 Q 7.5.b' s. Does the proposed action include construction or modification of a solid waste management facility? ❑ Yes ® o If Yes: i. Type of management or handling of waste proposed for the site (e.g., recycling or transfer station, composting, landfill, or other disposal activities): H. Anticipated rate of disposal/processing: • Tons/month, if transfer or other non-combustion/thermal treatment, or Tons/hour, if combustion or thermal treatment iii. If landfill, anticipated site life: years t. Will the proposed action at the site involve the commercial generation, treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous ❑Yes®No waste? If Yes: i. Name(s) of all hazardous wastes or constituents to be generated, handled or managed at facility: H. Generally describe processes or activities involving hazardous wastes or constituents: iii. Specify amount to be handled or generated tons/month iv. Describe any proposals for on-site minimization, recycling or reuse of hazardous constituents: V. Will any hazardous wastes be disposed at an existing offsite hazardous waste facility? LlyesLJNo If Yes- provide name and location of facility: If No: describe proposed management of any hazardous wastes which will not be sent to a hazardous waste facility: E. Site and Setting of Proposed Action E.I. Land uses on and surrounding the project site a. Existing land uses. i. Check all uses that occur on, adjoining and near the project site. ® Urban ® Industrial ® Commercial ® Residential (suburban) ❑ Rural (non-farm) ® Forest ❑ Agriculture ❑ Aquatic ❑ Other (specify): H. If mix of uses, generally describe: b. Land uses and covertypes on the project site. Land use or Coverrype Current Acreage Acreage After Project Completion Change (Acres +/-) • Roads, buildings, and other paved or impervious surfaces • Forested +1-214 acres +1-214 acres 0 • Meadows, grasslands or brushlands (non- agricultural, including abandoned agricultural) • Agricultural (includes active orchards, field, greenhouse etc.) • Surface water features (lakes, ponds, streams, rivers, etc.) +1-4 acres +f-4 acres 0 • Wetlands (freshwater or tidal) +1-108 acres +1-108 acres 0 • Non -vegetated (bare rock, earth or fill) • Other Describe: to N Q N to r M N m c CU U LL Q LU LL 1v CU a .Q E 0 U c m E t Page 9 of 13 Q 7.5.b c. Is the project site presently used by members of the community for public recreation.? ❑YesONo i. If Yes: explain: d. Are there any facilities serving children, the elderly, people with disabilities (e.g., schools, hospitals, licensed ®Yes❑No day care centers, or group homes) within 1500 feet of the project site? If Yes, L Identify facilities: Roy C. Ketchum High School is immediately adjacent to subject property. There are medical and social services within 1,500 feet, including Abilities First. e. Does the project site contain an existing dam? ❑Yes®No If Yes: i. Dimensions of the dam and impoundment: • Dam height: feet • Dam length: feet • Surface area: acres • Volume impounded: gallons OR acre-feet ii. Dam's existing hazard classification: X. Provide date and summarize results of last inspection: f. Has the project site ever been used as a municipal, commercial or industrial solid waste management facility, ❑Yes®No or does the project site adjoin property which is now, or was at one time, used as a solid waste management facility? If Yes: i. Has the facility been formally closed? ❑Yes❑ No • If yes, cite sources/documentation: U. Describe the location of the project site relative to the boundaries of the solid waste management facility: W. Describe any development constraints due to the prior solid waste activities: g. Have hazardous wastes been generated, treated and/or disposed of at the site, or does the project site adjoin ❑Yes®No property which is now or was at one time used to commercially treat, store and/or dispose of hazardous waste? If Yes: L Describe waste(s) handled and waste management activities, including approximate time when activities occurred: h. Potential contamination history. Has there been a reported spill at the proposed project site, or have any ❑Yes® No remedial actions been conducted at or adjacent to the proposed site? If Yes: i. Is any portion of the site listed on the NYSDEC Spills Incidents database or Environmental Site ❑Yes❑No Remediation database? Check all that apply: ❑ Yes — Spills Incidents database Provide DEC ID number(s): ❑ Yes — Environmental Site Remediation database Provide DEC ID number(s): ❑ Neither database ii. If site has been subject of RCRA corrective activities, describe control measures: iii. Is the project within 2000 feet of any site in the NYSDEC Environmental Site Remediation database? ❑Yes®No If yes, provide DEC ID number(s): iv. If yes to (i), (ii) or (iii) above, describe current status of site(s): Page 10 of 13 m v 0- 04 N M m Cr U Q 0 a W U) 0 4- c m a> Q .a m J d m d u7 v; N Q N U) LU N Q N W M N m c U U_ Q W U_ 0- E E 0 U c E t v Q 7.5.b' v. Is the project site subject to an institutional control limiting property uses? ❑Yes❑No • If yes, DEC site ID number: • Describe the type of institutional control (e.g., deed restriction or easement): • Describe any use limitations: • Describe any engineering controls: • Will the project affect the institutional or engineering controls in place? ❑Yes❑No • Explain: E.2. Natural Resources On or Near Project Site a. What is the average depth to bedrock on the project site? +1-7 feet b. Are there bedrock outcroppings on the project site? If Yes, what proportion of the site is comprised of bedrock outcroppings? 1 % ®YeS❑No c. Predominant soil type(s) present on project site: DwB-Dutchess-Cardigan complex, u 52% Ca -Canandaigua silt loam, neutral 10% DxB Dutchess-Cardigan-Urban land 7% d. What is the average depth to the water table on the project site? Average: +1-5 feet e. Drainage status of project site soils:® Well Drained: 55 % of site ® Moderately Well Drained: 12 % of site ® Poorly Drained 33 % of site f_ Approximate proportion of proposed action site with slopes: ® 0-10%: 65 % of site ® 10-15%: 25 % of site ® 15% or greater: 10 % of site g. Are there any unique geologic features on the project site? ❑Yes®No If Yes, describe: h. Surface water features. L Does any portion of the project site contain wetlands or other waterbodies (including streams, rivers, ®Yes❑No ponds or lakes)? ii. Do any wetlands or other waterbodies adjoin the project site? ®Yes❑No If Yes to either i or ii, continue. If No, slip to E.21 iii. Are any of the wetlands or waterbodies within or adjoining the project site regulated by any federal, state or local agency? ®Yes ❑No iv. For each identified regulated wetland and waterbody on the project site, provide the following information: • Streams: Name 857-20, 857-21, 857-8 Classification C, B • Lakes or Ponds: Name Classification • Wetlands: Name Federal Waters, Federal Waters, Federal Waters,... Approximate Size • Wetland No. (if regulated by DEC) v. Are any of the above water bodies listed in the most recent compilation of NYS water quality -impaired waterbodies? []Yes ®No If yes, name of impaired water body/bodies and basis for listing as impaired: i. Is the project site in a designated Floodway? ®Yes❑No j. Is the project site in the 100 -year Floodplain? ®Yes❑No k. Is the project site in the 500 -year Floodplain? ®Yes❑No 1. Is the project site located over, or immediately adjoining, a primary, principal or sole source aquifer? ®Yes❑No If Yes: L Name of aquifer: principal Aquifer m 0- 04 N M d Cr U Q O a W U) O 4- c m a> Q m J m d 0 CP to N Q N U) LU to N Q N to M N O c U LL Q LU LL 0- E E O U c m E t Page ll of 13 Q 7.5.b m. Identify the predominant wildlife species that occupy or use the project site: maple trees hickory trees oak trees ash trees belch trees evergreen forest Wetlands Waterbased emergent ve etation-cattail deer n. Does the project site contain a designated significant natural community? ❑YesgNo If Yes: i. Describe the habitat/community (composition, function, and basis for designation): NA per NYSDEC EAF Mapper. ii. Source(s) of description or evaluation: W. Extent of community/habitat: • Currently: acres • Following completion of project as proposed: acres • Gain or loss (indicate + or -): acres o. Does project site contain any species of plant or animal that is listed by the federal government or NYS as ® Yes❑No endangered or threatened, or does it contain any areas identified as habitat for an endangered or threatened species? If Yes: i. Species and listing (endangered or threatened): Pied -billed Grebe, Indiana Bat p. Does the project site contain any species of plant or animal that is listed by NYS as rare, or as a species of ❑Yes®No special concern? If Yes: i. Species and listing: q. Is the project site or adjoining area currently used for hunting, trapping, fishing or shell fzshiug? ❑Yes®No If yes, give a brief description of how the proposed action may affect that use: E3. Designated Public Resources On or Near Project Site a. Is the project site, or any portion of it, located in a designated agricultural district certified pursuant to ®Yes❑No Agriculture and Markets Law, Article 25 -AA, Section 303 and 304? If Yes, provide county plus district name/number: DUTCG21 b. Are agricultural lands consisting of highly productive soils present? ®Yes❑No i. If Yes: acreage(s) on project site? DwB +1-111 acres; Ca +1-21 acres; DxC +1-11 acres; HsA +1-10 acres; HSB +1-7 acres, et al. H. Source(s) of soil rating(s): Prime Farmland or Farmland of Statewide Importance per USDA NRCS Web Soil Survey c. Does the project site contain all or part of, or is it substantially contiguous to, a registered National ❑Yesg]No Natural Landmark? If Yes: i. Nature of the natural landmark: ❑ Biological Community ❑ Geological Feature ii. Provide brief description of landmark, including values behind designation and approximate size/extent: d. Is the project site located in or does it adjoin a state listed Critical Environmental Area? ❑Yes®No If Yes: i. CEA name: H. Basis for designation: iii. Designating agency and date: Page 12 of 13 0 CP W N Q N to LU N Q N W M N m c U U- Q W U- 1= a m .Q E O U c E t v 7.5.b' e. Does the project site contain, or is it substantially contiguous to, a building, archaeological site, or district ®Yew o which is listed on the National or State Register of Historic Places, or that has been determined by the Commissioner of the NYS Office of Parrs, Recreation and Historic Preservation to be eligible for listing on the State Register of Historic Places? If Yes: i. Nature of historic/archaeological resource: ®Archaeological Site ®Historic Building or District ii. Name: Varies. W. Brief description of attributes on which listing is based: SurveL#02SR52483 -Phase IA Arehealogical Sensitivi Assessment &Phase IB Archeological Field Investi ation provided a prior resource scan. f. Is the project site, or any portion of it, located in or adjacent to an area designated as sensitive for ®Yes❑No archaeological sites on the NY State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) archaeological site inventory? g. Have additional archaeological or historic site(s) or resources been identified on the project site? ❑Yes ®No If Yes: i. Describe possible resource(s): ii. Basis for identification: (EAF Mapper -supplied response for h. Is the project site within fives miles of any officially designated and publicly accessible federal, state, or local ®Yes❑No scenic or aesthetic resource? If Yes: L Identify resource: Is extemal of, but within five (5) miles of outside Coastal Area Boundary of Hudson River Scenic Area (Estates District portion . ii. Nature of, or basis for, designation (e.g., established highway overlook, state or local park, state historic trail or scenic byway, etc.): Scenic Areas of Statewide Significance, by NY State Dept of State, 2004 Reprint iii_ Distance between project and resource: +I-3.5 Miles. i. Is the project site located within a designated river corridor under the Wild, Scenic and Recreational Rivers ❑ Yes®No Program 6 NYCRR 666? If Yes: L Identify the name of the river and its designation: ii. Is the activity consistent with development restrictions contained in 6NYCRR Part 666? ❑Yes❑No F. Additional Information Attach any additional information which may be needed to clarify your project. If you have identified any adverse impacts which could be associated with your proposal, please describe those impacts plus any measures which you propose to avoid or minimize them. G. Verification I certify that the information provided is true to the best of my knowledge. Applicant/Sponsor Name Town Supervisor Joseph D. Cavaccini Date 1-7-7- 7� Title Town Supervisor PRINT FORM I Page 13 of 13 EAF Mapper Summary Report Wednesday, December 24, 202 AM Disclaimer: The EAF Mapper is a screening tool intended to assist i project sponsors and reviewing agencies in preparing an environments i assessment form (EAF). Not all questions asked in the EAF are answered by the EAF Mapper. Additional information on any EAF question can be obtained by consulting the EAF Workbooks. Although i the EAF Mapper provides the most up-to-date digital data available to DEC, you may also need to contact local or other data sources to e confirm data provided by the Mapper or to obtain data not provided by the Mapper. c c i is�7i WNL , �r✓H+�rVll rr � I AV !bt.ot a " rn ICC RC Gaa;iir° US(SS, lirilU„ rf7dP� elf " vvfl:Pdd �, If n �rro ri I� E, 1, E'sd avN+n��, NIS �u' r Mk.,.yr��" L��nn1�,�i�at p=ecu rl��-;;�1��1, I„V'��y�"t, , �^�p;�a � ",Ic��•�„qy ��p� a.:��gruy 1 M.�c�� .,r . As Lis�,r ent°Ilr a=:u ity, 14b E:l r, IHEIF"E 4 ,,.-unln, US r'nI UbGf, ,Kr gynn ��tn et Estlj IHE �IIr:�aniuY �Im ' I�luaga�� i A.I e B.i.ii [Local Waterfront Revitalization Area] No C.2.b. [Special Planning District] Digital mapping data are not available or are incomplete. Refer to EAF "Workbook. E.1.h [DEC Spills or Remediation Site - Digital mapping data are not available or are incomplete. Refer to EAF Potential Contamination History] 1 vre to � 4 ltlhn n'o�1Vf� IF EIPI� 10 „c, i e_v Bi 1 i r t r 7n Mp jtr;' bl rn Hr"d t4 " p i e n r ur�o„ J, 1, II IFS Digital mapping data are not available or are incomplete. Refer to EAF B.i.i [Coastal or Waterfront Area] No B.i.ii [Local Waterfront Revitalization Area] No C.2.b. [Special Planning District] Digital mapping data are not available or are incomplete. Refer to EAF "Workbook. E.1.h [DEC Spills or Remediation Site - Digital mapping data are not available or are incomplete. Refer to EAF Potential Contamination History] "Workbook. E.1.h.i [DEC Spills or Remediation Site - Digital mapping data are not available or are incomplete. Refer to EAF Listed] "Workbook. E.1.h.i [DEC Spills or Remediation Site - Digital mapping data are not available or are incomplete. Refer to EAF Environmental Site Remediation Database] Workbook. E.1.h.iii [Within 2,000' of DEC Remediation No Site] E.2.g [Unique Geologic Features] No E.2.h.i [Surface Water Features] E.2.h.ii [Surface Water Features] E.2.h.iii [Surface Water Features] E.2.h.iv [Surface Water Features - Stream Name] E.2.h.iv [Surface Water Features -Stream Classification] Yes - Digital mapping information on local, New York State, and federal wetlands and waterbodies is known to be incomplete. Refer to the EAF Workbook. Yes - Digital mapping information on local, New York State, and federal wetlands and waterbodies is known to be incomplete. Refer to the EAF Workbook. Yes - Digital mapping information on local, New York State, and federal wetlands and waterbodies is known to be incomplete. Refer to the EAF Workbook. 857-20, 857-21, 857-8 E.2.h.iv [Surface Water Features - Wetlands Federal Waters Name] Full Environmental Assessment Form - EAF Mapper Summary Report E.2.h.v [Impaired Water Bodies] E.2.i. No Yes [Floodway] E.2.j. [100 Year Floodplain] Yes E.2.k. [500 Year Floodplain] Yes E.2.1. [Aquifers] Yes E.2.1. [Aquifer Names] Principal Aquifer E.2.n. [Natural Communities] No E.2.o. [Endangered or Threatened Species] Yes E.2.o. [Endangered or Threatened Species - Pied -billed Grebe, Indiana Bat Name] E.2.p. [Rare Plants or Animals] No E.3.a. [Agricultural District] Yes E.3.a. [Agricultural District] DUTCc21 E.3.c. [National Natural Landmark] No E.3.d [Critical Environmental Area] No E.3.e. [National or State Register of Historic Digital mapping data are not available or are incomplete. Refer to EAF Places or State Eligible Sites] "Workbook. E.3.f. [Archeological Sites] Yes E.3.i. [Designated River Corridor] No Full Environmental Assessment Form - EAF Mapper Summary Report Labergea y N Location Me Group 0 0.5A Town of Wappinger, --d M.p ad-026 No.21011 Miles Packet Pg. $6