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Advisory Committee On Cable TV
Advises on Cable TV franchise services for the Town of New Castle cable TV area.
Beautification Advisory Board
Advises on, formulates and promotes programs that will enhance the beauty and appearance of New Castle.
Co-chairs: Phyllis Furnari, Monica DeJanosi
Meeting Schedule: Second Wednesday of each month
Board Size and Terms: Ten members with three year terms
Board of Ethics
Renders advisory opinions on specific situations or when requested, on the conduct of an official or employee, in accordance with the provisions of the adopted Code of Ethics.
Meeting Schedule: As needed
Board Size and Terms: Three members for three year terms
Conservation Board
Studies and advises the Town Board and other Town departments, boards and commissions on developing sound open space planning and assuring preservation of natural and scenic resources within the Town of New Castle.
Chair: Alexandre Manz
Meeting Schedule: Fourth Monday of eqch month
Board Size and Terms: Seven members for three year terms
Downtown Steering Committee
Chair: Elise Kessler Mottel
In cooperation with other Town Boards and Agencies, the mission of the Downtown Steering Committee of the Town of New Castle is to recommend to the Town Board ways to improve, enhance, and revitalize the downtown Chappaqua hamlet by making changes that will affect the overall quality of life for residents, visitors, business, and commerce. The focus of the Committee is to encourage new vitality in the hamlet, while preserving its unique character and maintaining of a full sense of community.
Environmental Review Board
Chair: Dr. Flank
Established: November 14, 1989
Members: Five (Plus Associate Members)
Term of Office: Three Years
Meetings: Third Thursday of Each Month and when necessary, at 7:30 PM
The Environmental Review Board (ERB) is the approving authority for development applications with regard to the Town's wetlands regulations, with the exception of projects coming under the jurisdiction of the Planning Board. The Planning Board also refers received applications to the Environmental Review Board for its review and report.
The Town Board interviews and appoints the ERB members, and designates a Chair who serves for one year. Members are chosen on the basis of background and skills related to environmental assessments. The Board meets jointly with the Conservation Board on the third Thursday of each month to consider matters of mutual interest.
The Environmental Review Board conducts site visits and holds work sessions to determine final action when necessary. Site visits are scheduled to fit into the Planning Board meeting cycles in order to prepare a timely report or set of comments. A quorum is usually achievable on a Saturday morning during the month; however, the ERB occasionally uses a Sunday, or weekday evening, for a quorum.
Members are expected to be familiar with the regulatory thresholds and requirements of the Town ordinances relating to environmental protection, including steep slopes, trees, and especially wetlands and wetland buffers. They are also encouraged to develop skill in reading blueprints, maps and draft plans, as well as the basic science underlying environmental evaluation.
Landmark Advisory Committee
Established in 1990 for the purpose of making recommendations on buildings and sites of historical note so that their historical significance will be taken into account with respect to applications before the Board of Architectural Review, Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals.
More information is available on the Town Historian and town history.
Chair: Gray Williams, Town Historian
Meeting Schedule: As needed
Board Size and Terms: Five members with three year terms
Millwood Task Force
Advises the Town Board, Planning Board and other town boards and commissions on projects and issues of importance to the western end of Town and to the hamlet of Millwood.
Chair: Dianne Kleinmann
Meeting Schedule: First Thursday at the Millwood Firehouse #2 on Route 134.
Board Size and Terms: Ten members for three year terms
Sustainability Advisory Board
Chair: Michael S. Drillinger
Board Size and Terms: Seven members for five year terms
Established January 11, 1994
Members Seven
Term of Office: Five Years
Meetings: Last Wednesday of Each Month
The role of the Solid Waste Advisory Board was recently expanded, and the Town board designated SWAB as the Sustainability Advisory Board.
The Sustainability Advisory Board continues to advise the Town Board about policy administration of solid waste collection and disposal (residential, commercial, and governmental), recycling, and waste reduction. As a Board it stays informed about local, regional, and national developments that affect solid waste management in the Town or that could serve as models for the Town; devises and carries out programs of public education; monitors the success of the Town's solid waste program; and assists the Town Board in evaluating proposed solid waste contracts, capital projects, operational changes, and inter-governmental agreements. Its evaluations consider short and long-term costs to the Town, its residents and businesses; environmental impact; regulatory compliance; and program convenience.
In addition, the expanded role includes the duties related to specific duties related to the reduction of harmful greenhouse gas emissions.
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