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Schedule public hearing for North Broadway Corridor study

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One-time (complete)operationalone_timeSet the date of the second public hearing for the North Broadway Corridor Land Use and Zoning Study for January 12, 2026, and direct the Village Clerk to publish legal notice in the newspaper of record.
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2025-12-22
Latest event
2025-12-22
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Resolution text

RESOLVED

  1. The second Public Hearing for the North Broadway Corridor Land Use and Zoning Study is scheduled for January 12, 2026.
  2. Clerk Cavanaugh is directed to publish legal notice in the Village's newspaper of record.

Legal analysisissues for consideration

Computer-generated analysis using NY State statutes and OSC guidance. Not legal advice. Frames concerns as questions, not pronouncements. Trustees and counsel make the call.

This is a routine scheduling resolution with no significant fiscal, ultra vires, or voting-procedure concerns. The primary issue worth counsel attention is whether the approximately 21-day window between adoption (December 22, 2025) and the hearing (January 12, 2026) satisfies the minimum published-notice requirements under the applicable Village Law provision governing this type of land use study hearing. The resolution's direction to the clerk is also somewhat open-ended and could be strengthened by specifying publication timing and content requirements.
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Consider whether the legal notice publication timeline satisfies the minimum advance-notice requirements applicable to this type of public hearing under Village Law or the Open Meetings Law.
The resolution is dated December 22, 2025, and sets the hearing for January 12, 2026 — a window of approximately 21 days. Depending on the governing statutory provision, public hearings on land use or zoning matters may require notice published a specific number of days in advance (e.g., Village Law §7-708 for zoning amendments requires at least 10 days' published notice, while other provisions may require longer lead times). The resolution directs publication in the newspaper of record but does not specify the publication date or confirm that the notice will appear with sufficient advance time to meet any applicable statutory minimum. Counsel should confirm which notice provision governs the North Broadway Corridor study hearings and verify that publication can be completed in time to satisfy that requirement given the December 22 adoption date.
VIL §7-708 · source ↗
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Consider whether this land use and zoning study process, and any resulting action, may trigger permissive referendum requirements under Village Law §9-908.
While scheduling a public hearing is itself a procedural step that does not trigger a referendum, the North Broadway Corridor Land Use and Zoning Study may ultimately lead to zoning amendments or other actions that could be subject to permissive referendum. Trustees and counsel may wish to confirm at this stage what the anticipated end-state action is and whether that action will require a permissive referendum period, so that the public hearing and notice process is structured with the full procedural pipeline in mind. This is a forward-looking consideration rather than a present defect.
VIL §9-908 · source ↗
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The resolution does not specify the publication date or confirm the number of required publication runs; consider whether the clerk's direction is sufficiently specific to ensure timely and legally adequate notice.
The RESOLVED clause directs Clerk Cavanaugh to 'publish legal notice in the Village's newspaper of record' but does not specify when publication must occur, how many times notice must run, or what content the notice must contain. Depending on the applicable statute, notice may need to be published more than once or contain specific information about the study. A more complete directive — or a separate clerk's certification — would strengthen the procedural record and reduce the risk that the hearing could later be challenged on notice grounds.
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2026-04-29T10:19:58+00:00
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2025-12-22adoptedvote: unanimous
Set the second Public Hearing for the North Broadway Corridor Land Use and Zoning Study on January 12, 2026 and direct Clerk Cavanaugh to publish legal notice.
moved by Kjarval · seconded by Uku
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Resolved
  1. The second Public Hearing for the North Broadway Corridor Land Use and Zoning Study is scheduled for January 12, 2026.
  2. Clerk Cavanaugh is directed to publish legal notice in the Village's newspaper of record.
Subject key: north_broadway_corridor_study