Mayor on Duty

At the board meeting last week, I did a rather long mayor’s report concerning initiatives I want the board address in future meetings. Let me briefly review several of these items. First, the master sidewalk […]

At Tuesday night’s special Planning Board meeting, the board put the finishing touches on the proposed ordinance it hammered out on Aug. 2 with a vote of 4-1. Member Wendall Willard again dissented. The gist: […]

by Kim Lewicki
Posted on 9 Aug 2022
News

In a surprise move last Tuesday, the 5-member Planning Board voted unanimously to not recommend the two proposed STR-related ordinances presented by the Town Board. Instead, in a 4-1 vote, members agreed to tweak their […]

I have complied with the Save Highlands attorney’s public document request. All my emails concerning STRs have been sent to Derek Allen. There may be a few I have overlooked or missed, but I have made […]

The community building was packed Monday night to hear the Planning Board’s recommendation on the town’s two short-term rental ordinance amendments. But it looks like that could be a long time coming – board members […]

Two versions of the amended Unified Development Ordinance as it pertains to Short-term Rentals were briefly discussed at the Special Meeting Thursday, July 14, prior to them being submitted to the Planning Board. The Planning […]

My call for stakeholders to propose compromises concerning STRs underscores the community stalemate on this combative issue. I asked stakeholders to publicly put forth any proposed compromise. I wanted the community to see if there […]

In a special meeting June 30, the Highlands Town Board passed the Highlands Comprehensive Community Plan in a 4 to 1 vote. Under state mandate municipalities with zoning had to approve a Comp Plan by […]

Tonight, is a Special Meeting of the Highlands Board of Commissioners. It will be held at the Highlands Community Center next to the ball field at 6pm. The meeting can be accessed at the town […]

The status of the short term rental issue in Highlands is still not clear. Since the Town Board voted 4-1 to pass the amended STR Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) language at its May Town Board […]

My heart almost stopped when Josh Ward told me that the public hearing concerning STR amendments had not been properly advertised as a legal notice in the Highlander. That oversight invalidated the subsequent actions of […]

After months of discussions and heated arguments, the Highlands Board of Commissioners voted to approve changes to the town’s Unified Development Ordinance in regard to its short-term rental policies at the May Town Board meeting. […]

New STRs in R1 are prohibited; those in existence are grandfathered Highlands has been waiting with bated breath for the Town Board to make its decision regarding the continuation of Short-term Rentals in town. There […]

Tonight is the May meeting of the Town of Highlands Board of Commissioners. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Highlands Community Center next to the ball field. Prior to this meeting, the […]