Briarcliff Manor meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Briarcliff Manor boards weigh engineer contract, planning applications, and streetscape plan

Briarcliff Manor's Board of Trustees and Planning Board held meetings in the past two weeks, with agendas including a $22,000 contract for Village Engineer recruitment, several property applications, and a discussion on downtown design guidelines. Minutes for these meetings have not yet been published, so no decisions have been confirmed.

Planning Board (August 13)

The Planning Board held public hearings on five applications, all of which were adjourned to the September 10, 2026 meeting:

• **PB-12-2026 JAM 555, LLC** – 555 Pleasantville Road – Site Plan Amendment for an accessory storage structure and container.
• **PB-9-2025 Brandywine Home and Estates** – 620 Sleepy Hollow Road – Preliminary subdivision of a 15.5-acre property.
• **PB-15-2025 A Dabain LLC** – 126 N. State Road – Site Plan Approval for alteration of a gas station, retail and automotive service station.
• **PB-18-2026 Seltzer** – 80 Hirst Road – Steep Slopes Permit for grading for playground equipment.
• **PB-19-2026 Waterhouse** – 265 River Road – Wetland Permit and Mandatory Tree Planting Plan Permit for pool and cabana construction.

Mayor & Board of Trustees (August 18)

The Board of Trustees held a regular meeting and a work session on August 18. The regular meeting agenda included:

• Authorizing the Village Manager to execute a $22,000 professional services agreement with Pracademic Partners for recruiting and evaluating a Village Engineer, with flexibility to explore organizational restructuring instead.
• Approving the membership of Deborah A. Gargiulo to the Briarcliff Manor Fire Department.
• Approving minutes from the August 4, 2026 regular meeting.

The work session agenda covered the same Pracademic Partners agreement and Fire Department membership request, plus a discussion on creating an ad-hoc committee for the Village's Downtown Design Guidelines. The session also included an executive session on personnel matters.

Coming up

• **August 25, 2026** – Mayor & Board of Trustees work session to discuss the traffic control and phasing plan for the Mobility/Streetscape Project. No other agenda items are listed.
• **August 26, 2026** – Local Development Corporation meeting to approve its 2025/2026 independent audit for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, accept annual compliance reports, reaffirm its mission statement, and amend and reapprove its investment policy. The board will also receive an update on the 1030/1050 Pleasantville Road development project.

Briarcliff Manor Board to weigh fiber lease, zoning hearings, and downtown design plan July 21

Briarcliff Manor's Village Board is set to take up a non-exclusive lease with FirstLight Fiber, Inc., a continued public hearing on the Briarhouse redevelopment zoning amendment, and a $40,000 downtown design guidelines proposal at its July 21 meeting. No minutes have been published from the July 7 Board of Trustees meeting or the July 9 Planning Board meeting, so outcomes from those sessions are not yet part of the public record.

Board of Trustees — July 7

The Mayor and Board of Trustees scheduled public hearings on a zoning text amendment for 1030/1050 Pleasantville Road (Briarhouse, LLC) and a special use permit amendment for DHIP Group/Rockefeller Group at 555 Pleasantville Road. The agenda also listed a proposed non-exclusive lease agreement with FirstLight Fiber, Inc., a proposed amendment to the Master Fee Schedule for Food Scrap Kits, and a resolution to authorize an EDPL Article 2 public hearing. Minutes from this meeting have not been published.

Planning Board — July 9

The Planning Board agenda included site plan approval for a new two-story automotive service center with five bays and office space at 205 South Highland Avenue. Several other items were adjourned to August 13, 2026:

• Special Use Permit recommendation for the Rockefeller House at 555 Pleasantville Road, to be used as a conference center and event space.
• Site Plan Amendment for a storage structure and container at 555 Pleasantville Road.
• Preliminary subdivision for a 15.5-acre property at 620 Sleepy Hollow Road.
• Site Plan Approval for alterations to a gas and automotive service station at 126 North State Road.

Minutes from this meeting have not been published.

Coming up — July 21 Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees has two agenda listings for July 21. Items scheduled for discussion or action include:

• **Continued public hearing** on the zoning text amendment for 1030/1050 Pleasantville Road, identified as the Strategic Property Redevelopment (SPR) Floating Zone for the Briarhouse redevelopment.
• **Appointment of a Building Inspector.**
• **Authorization of a non-exclusive lease agreement** with FirstLight Fiber, Inc.
• **Resolution to retain Hite & Beaumont, P.C.** as special counsel.
• **Discussion of BFJ Planning's $40,000 proposal** for downtown design guidelines.
• Approval of meeting minutes.

Because these are upcoming agenda items, no votes or decisions have been recorded. Residents interested in the Pleasantville Road zoning amendment, the fiber lease, or the downtown design guidelines proposal may wish to attend.

Coming up

• **July 21 — Mayor & Board of Trustees**, continued public hearing on 1030/1050 Pleasantville Road zoning amendment, fiber lease authorization, Building Inspector appointment, and $40,000 downtown design guidelines discussion.
• **August 13 — Planning Board**, adjourned public hearings on 555 Pleasantville Road (Rockefeller House special use permit and site plan amendment), 620 Sleepy Hollow Road preliminary subdivision, and 126 North State Road site plan approval.