Tuesday Hearing On Zoning Change Will Take Place, But

Editor's Note: The Clarkstown Town Board will hold its hearing about the zoning change for the former Rockland Country Day School on Tuesday night, and will accept comments. An earlier version of this article said board members planned to immediately close the hearing after opening it.

NEW CITY, NY — Clarkstown officials will hear comments from the public during a scheduled hearing about a zoning change for the Rockland Country Day School property.

Town officials have unresolved issues to tackle before a new hearing is scheduled

A Facebook post from town officials earlier Tuesday said the hearing would only be opened and closed. However, officials later said the town board would hold the hearing to accept public comments.

The Town Board is still working through some issues about a zoning change for the property.

"A number of issues are being evaluated and once completed a future hearing date will be re-noticed and announced," Town Supervisor George Hoehmann announced on Facebook.

The published April 20 agenda includes Public Hearing #1: "Local Law Amending Zoning Map of the Town of Clarkstown."

Town officials did not say why they announced a plan to open and close the Tuesday hearing instead of the usual process of opening a hearing and holding it open.

An affordable senior housing development is under consideration, which would require a zoning change, the Rockland Business Journal reported.

Clarkstown bought the 22-acre campus on Kings Highway at the beginning of 2018. The school closed in the summer of 2019.

SEE:

• Clarkstown Buys Rockland Country Day School
• Rockland Country Day School Closing, Heartbroken