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## Recent meetings (50)

- [2026-11-05 — Warehouse gets a second life: Planning Board re-approves 200 West Yard Rd site plan, Porter project tabled](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/c01b1d99-f938-4165-9331-00538e556f88): Planning Board
- [2026-11-04 — ZBA approves backyard deck and 'age-in-place' addition variances at two Delmar homes](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/81604dc1-b083-4c13-b9a2-498fab25eba3): Zoning Board of Appeals
- [2026-10-28 — Board previews 2027 budget: $22.46 tax bump for median home, all while staying under the tax cap](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/ebb01b29-16fa-4326-898c-288ed4e7af92): Town Board
- [2026-10-28 — Town Board OKs Parks & Rec promotions and mechanic pay changes, then talks legal matters behind closed doors](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/cab3d2b4-fc1b-4bb6-8b53-e6df3e88d275): Town Board
- [2026-10-21 — ZBA approves 6-foot fence variance for Darroch Road, kills contested three-unit variance at 50 Adams Place](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/ba8a12fd-06f4-421f-b4d2-6bf1849040b9): Zoning Board of Appeals
- [2026-10-20 — Bethlehem Planning Board reviews warehouse reapproval and new four-lot subdivision](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/c2b459e1-0cb0-4977-a466-ba3c4a696f34): Planning Board
- [2026-10-14 — Town Board approves $12,500 settlement in Bethlehem Associates/Nigro litigation](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/a55ec529-5da7-408c-8cb3-1db0014760d9): Town Board
- [2026-10-14 — Town Board advances zoning update to public hearing and reviews $73.6M capital plan](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/1139a9fe-c12a-47ee-b518-32d948659eb1): Town Board
- [2026-10-07 — Zoning board approves 6-foot front yard fence at 73 Darroch Road](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/06061e0b-e55d-4b8c-948c-b872a933638b): Zoning Board of Appeals
- [2026-10-06 — Town Planning Board waives site plan for church canopy and reviews 10-apartment conversion for Delmar office building](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/14c04093-0632-46a4-b4e7-6de2d083567b): Planning Board
- [2026-09-23 — Town Board pivots on zoning, keeping current rules while raising taxes slightly in tentative budget](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/3655591a-976f-41fc-88e0-f4fefeb93e77): Town Board
- [2026-09-16 — Town schedules public hearing for 6-foot fence variance on Darroch Road](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/51f04dd9-3468-401e-92be-b6a7ceeb62a7): Zoning Board of Appeals
- [2026-09-15 — Bethlehem Planning Board OKs 3-lot Slingerlands subdivision with strict stormwater rules](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/bb12b6dd-9dd7-4061-a307-2698e5589ab0): Planning Board
- [2026-09-09 — Bethlehem town leaders unveil revised zoning plan, but residents want more time and traffic studies](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/502fb708-8da3-46bc-afab-330826bbaa9f): Town Board
- [2026-09-02 — Bethlehem zoning board approves backyard shed variance on Delaware Avenue](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/bb4a17d6-4d2f-42f5-b2b1-0ef6f9c4bff8): Zoning Board of Appeals
- [2026-09-01 — Bethlehem reviews 6-building apartment plan in Selkirk](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/a610132a-bbc9-425d-bc6d-bd1fbc2fd017): Planning Board
- [2026-08-26 — Town Board pauses zoning code update and approves Feura Bush traffic study](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/f99c11ce-82a6-41c4-95ea-0079bb31560b): Town Board
- [2026-08-19 — Zoning board backs Stephen Kitchen's shed variance at 387 Delaware Ave](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/bfbfe79c-e2b8-41f7-a988-0f18fd480e13): Zoning Board of Appeals
- [2026-08-18 — Board approves McCormacks Hollow land deal and Pitt Ohio truck terminal plan; 55 McCormick Rd tabled over stormwater worries](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/390927e6-3731-4fd7-bf47-802e02cf8a84): Planning Board
- [2026-08-12 — Bethlehem hits pause on zoning update, opens North Bethlehem Park playground](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/d6dfcdbe-f5d0-49f0-8eb3-8b4005e3541f): Town Board
- [2026-08-05 — Bethlehem ZBA schedules public hearing for 387 Delaware Ave shed variance](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/c4f9c58f-b745-45db-b09c-9cd5de9add7c): Zoning Board of Appeals
- [2026-08-04 — Bethlehem Planning Board holds public hearing on McCormack Hollow subdivision changes](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/e82eeed7-1312-4566-b9d7-7a1e5773bbf5): Planning Board
- [2026-07-21 — Town OKs 90-unit senior housing on Rockefeller Road and advances McCormick Road subdivision](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/91160997-f665-4b5e-8ba1-9f907286332c): Planning Board
- [2026-07-15 — Bethlehem ZBA approves Rockefeller Road senior housing resolution and June 3 minutes](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/8a456274-42b1-40a4-9dcf-975cdca0a5ed): Zoning Board of Appeals
- [2026-07-08 — Town Board pauses zoning overhaul for the summer and hears passionate public pushback](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/861315a5-f323-496e-a713-9aa366e239ae): Town Board
- [2026-07-07 — Bethlehem Planning Board moves forward with McCormick Road subdivision](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/105f2e40-e75d-4f7b-a44e-bd4fd6a1dac4): Planning Board
- [2026-07-01 — Zoning Board approves garage addition for 17 Hawthorne and greenlights senior housing project at 152 Rockefeller](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/9057158c-1067-4969-b908-ed652586ee11): Zoning Board of Appeals
- [2026-06-24 — Bethlehem Town Board passes 12-month data center moratorium amid intense resident opposition to zoning overhaul](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/d73f1124-a87c-4421-8500-148cd310c180): Town Board
- [2026-06-17 — Town Zoning Board approves fence variance for 30 Manor Drive, tables major housing project](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/446344bc-d18c-45fe-965a-698186e1184a): Zoning Board of Appeals
- [2026-06-10 — Town Board hears hours of pushback on proposed zoning and housing changes](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/f215edbe-8477-4d32-9387-fba83f572bfe): Town Board
- [2026-06-03 — Bethlehem zoning board tables two public hearings over notification glitches](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/01800e96-16b4-4cac-abb2-dc970ae29151): Zoning Board of Appeals
- [2026-05-27 — Bethlehem Town Board Delays Zoning Public Hearing Amid Heavy Resident Pushback](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/40b492df-13ec-417f-830b-50e9ad5a338b): Town Board
- [2026-05-20 — Bethlehem Zoning Board greenlights home additions on University and Fairlawn](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/5cb5bcae-f7a4-49aa-a8fa-1b9c434be00b): Zoning Board of Appeals
- [2026-05-13 — Bethlehem hears 4 hours of pushback on proposed zoning code changes](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/517a6399-5a3b-46f7-88bb-35399888668b): Town Board
- [2026-05-06 — ZBA accepts Fairlawn Drive variance application — public hearing set for May 20](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/d6e9a426-4173-4167-af7f-e3b525db2788): Zoning Board of Appeals
- [2026-05-05 — Planning Board backs 90-unit senior housing project on Rockefeller Road despite neighbor concerns](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/5ef86d9f-061d-4cfd-a24e-f7c5ffcbffff): Planning Board
- [2026-04-28 — Bethlehem town leaders pitch major zoning updates to shape future growth](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/3060af53-02f6-483e-838f-029399a45f14): Public Meeting - Public Meeting
- [2026-04-22 — Bethlehem Town Board greenlights pay bumps for top police brass and OKs a farmland lease.](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/a1ee4a70-acc5-4842-8814-f8424bff9a2d): Town Board
- [2026-04-22 — Bethlehem is updating its zoning laws for the first time in decades to manage growth and housing](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/22990922-109d-4b50-87ca-6d563aff2861): Public Meeting - Public Meeting
- [2026-04-15 — Bethlehem residents grill officials on proposed zoning overhaul and housing density](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/ff18d9e0-0a1f-44ee-9165-1ec8399ecf17): Public Meeting - Public Meeting
- [2026-04-15 — Zoning Board tables home addition variance request for more details on property lines](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/c76edb51-c418-4f65-b4e6-07b675dfa2dc): Zoning Board of Appeals
- [2026-04-14 — Bethlehem hosts community meeting on major zoning code and subdivision updates](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/8f554620-b18b-464b-813e-26054c871ddf): Public Meeting - Public Meeting
- [2026-04-08 — Board greenlights farm leases, truck buys and compost scale — and hears fiery water-safety complaints](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/0dd29b6e-c456-4172-8cff-8498aa586c45): Town Board
- [2026-04-07 — Tipsy Moose two-story restaurant approved for Delmar — but one board member says parking and snow storage worries weren't answered](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/7a2f64df-45f6-4f38-a6f2-6d7788627de1): Planning Board
- [2026-04-01 — Bethlehem ZBA backs 3-unit apartment and historic temple sign](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/ec325b80-db31-41ee-aac0-53efc85f0973): Zoning Board of Appeals
- [2026-03-25 — Bethlehem Town Board Approves Zoning Update Funding and Conserves Nearly 8 Acres of Land](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/75d391dd-7ab8-403f-929b-e50ba6fa0424): Town Board
- [2026-03-18 — Zoning Board sets April 1 public hearing for Krumkill Road sign variance](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/12f9bb0a-00a3-4ea9-abc4-bac731586990): Zoning Board of Appeals
- [2026-03-17 — Planning Board hears heavy truck and traffic concerns for Woodlands at Glenmont project](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/cf96708d-715e-46bd-a445-4ab6b572747c): Planning Board
- [2026-03-11 — Bethlehem Town Board maps out zoning update outreach plan for spring](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/60941dd0-ee2c-4b1a-8f03-68b9ffb3be91): Town Board
- [2026-03-04 — Zoning Board tables decision on 3-unit apartment project at 50 Adams Place after pushback](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/meetings/fcd16ecc-11a2-43d6-a6cd-f6c64a1ee1f6): Zoning Board of Appeals


## Civic issues (50)

- [Comprehensive Zoning Code and Subdivision Regulations Update](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/comprehensive-zoning-code-and-subdivision-regulations-update): zoning · priority: critical
- [200 West Yard Road Warehouse Reapproval](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/200-west-yard-road-warehouse-reapproval): development · priority: medium
- [Traffic Safety and Corridor Infrastructure](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/traffic-safety-and-corridor-infrastructure): roads · priority: high
- [Variance Rescission and Litigation at 50 Adams Place](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/variance-rescission-and-litigation-at-50-adams-place): zoning · priority: high
- [2027-2031 Capital Plan and Infrastructure Funding](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/2027-2031-capital-plan-and-infrastructure-funding): taxes-budget · priority: high
- [Front Yard Fence Variance at 73 Darroch Road](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/front-yard-fence-variance-at-73-darroch-road): zoning · priority: medium
- [Drinking Water Quality and Infrastructure](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/drinking-water-quality-and-infrastructure): water-utilities · priority: high
- [Porter Mixed Use Conversion at 308 Glenmont Rd](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/porter-mixed-use-conversion-at-308-glenmont-rd): zoning · priority: medium
- [Gregory Subdivision (Waldemar Road)](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/gregory-subdivision): subdivision · priority: medium
- [McCormack Hollow Subdivision Amendment](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/mccormack-hollow): development · priority: high
- [Subdivision and Stormwater Management at 55 McCormack Road](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/subdivision-and-stormwater-management-at-55-mccormack-road): development · priority: high
- [2027 Preliminary Budget Review](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/2027-preliminary-budget-review): taxes-budget · priority: critical
- [Accessory Structure Coverage Variance at 3807 Delaware Avenue](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/accessory-structure-coverage-variance-at-3807-delaware-avenue): zoning · priority: medium
- [WAWEB Senior Housing Resolution at 152 Rockefeller Rd](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/waweb-senior-housing-resolution-at-152-rockefeller-rd): development · priority: critical
- [Side-Yard Variance at 47 University Street](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/side-yard-variance-at-47-university-street): zoning · priority: medium
- [Electric utility cost increases](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/electric-utility-cost-increases): water-utilities · priority: medium
- [Town-wide rezoning density concerns](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/town-wide-rezoning-density-concerns): zoning · priority: critical
- [Proposed pole barn at 240 Bender Lane](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/proposed-pole-barn-at-240-bender-lane): zoning · priority: low
- [Police Department Donation](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/police-department-donation): public-safety · priority: low
- [Glenmont Traffic Safety](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/glenmont-traffic-safety): roads · priority: critical
- [Residential deck variance at 4 Farmington Court](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/residential-deck-variance-at-4-farmington-court): zoning · priority: low
- [Aging-in-place addition variance at 4 Alden Court](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/aging-in-place-addition-variance-at-4-alden-court): zoning · priority: low
- [Parks & Recreation staffing promotions and Head Mechanic pay change](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/parks-recreation-staffing-promotions-and-head-mechanic-pay-change): taxes-budget · priority: low
- [Settlement of Bethlehem Associates LLC and Nigro Companies Inc. litigation](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/settlement-of-bethlehem-associates-llc-and-nigro-companies-inc-litigation): taxes-budget · priority: medium
- [Kimmy Point Subdivision and Traffic Impacts](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/kimmy-point-subdivision-and-traffic-impacts): development · priority: high
- [Glenmont Zoning Changes — Mixed-Density vs. Low-Density Residential](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/glenmont-zoning-changes-mixed-density-vs-low-density-residential): zoning · priority: high
- [Stormwater Runoff and Industrial Encroachment at 619 Wemple Road](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/stormwater-runoff-and-industrial-encroachment-at-619-wemple-road): water-utilities · priority: high
- [Feura Bush Road Traffic Assessment](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/feura-bush-road-traffic-assessment): roads · priority: high
- [11 Rapa Road Residential Subdivision & Site Plan](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/11-rapa-road-residential-subdivision-site-plan): development · priority: high
- [Pitt Ohio trucking terminal redevelopment in Glenmont](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/pitt-ohio-trucking-terminal-redevelopment-in-glenmont): business-jobs · priority: medium
- [Delmar Reformed Church Canopy Extension](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/delmar-reformed-church-canopy-extension): development · priority: low
- [Multifamily Residential Density and Site Plan at 7785 Delaware Avenue](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/multifamily-residential-density-and-site-plan-at-7785-delaware-avenue): zoning · priority: high
- [building safety closure order](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/building-safety-closure-order): public-safety · priority: medium
- [Open Space Conservation Expansion](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/open-space-conservation-expansion): parks-rec · priority: high
- [Public Notice and Governance Transparency](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/public-notice-and-governance-transparency): public-safety · priority: high
- [Side-Yard Variance at 81 Fairlawn Drive](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/side-yard-variance-at-81-fairlawn-drive): zoning · priority: medium
- [North Bethlehem Park Playground Reconstruction](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/north-bethlehem-park-playground-reconstruction): parks-rec · priority: medium
- [Fence Variance Application at 30 Manor Drive](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/fence-variance-application-at-30-manor-drive): zoning · priority: low
- [Beacon Island Industrial Development & Environmental Compliance](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/beacon-island-industrial-development-environmental-compliance): environment · priority: medium
- [Garage Addition and Wellness Room at 17 Hawthorne Avenue](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/garage-addition-and-wellness-room-at-17-hawthorne-avenue): zoning · priority: medium
- [Police Department Oversight and Leadership Concerns](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/police-department-oversight-and-leadership-concerns): public-safety · priority: critical
- [Historic Signage Preservation at 387 Krumkill Road](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/historic-signage-preservation-at-387-krumkill-road): zoning · priority: medium
- [Albany Water Board purchase amendment](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/albany-water-board-purchase): water-utilities · priority: medium
- [School Capacity at Eagle and Glenmont Elementary](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/school-capacity-at-eagle-and-glenmont-elementary): schools · priority: medium
- [Microenterprise grant program awards](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/microenterprise-grant-program-awards): business-jobs · priority: medium
- [Proposed Historic Preservation Law and Board](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/proposed-historic-preservation-law-and-board): zoning · priority: high
- [Joint household hazardous waste collection events](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/joint-household-hazardous-waste-collection-events): environment · priority: low
- [PaintWorx Signage Area Variance](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/paintworx-signage-area-variance): zoning · priority: medium
- [Delmar Bethlehem EMS Operational Update](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/delmar-bethlehem-ems-operational-update): public-safety · priority: medium
- [Safe Parks Law Adoption](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/issues/safe-parks-law-adoption): public-safety · priority: high


## Development applications (50)

- [Porter Mixed Use, 308 Glenmont Rd](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/porter-mixed-use-308-glenmont-rd): site-plan · tabled
- [200 West Yard Road Warehouse Reapproval](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/200-west-yard-road-warehouse-reapproval): site-plan · approved
- [Hodge Addition Variance](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/hodge-addition-variance): variance · approved
- [240 Bender Lane pole barn](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/240-bender-lane-pole-barn): variance · pending
- [Montania Deck Variance](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/montania-deck-variance): variance · approved
- [Town-wide rezoning including MDR and CMU districts](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/town-wide-rezoning-including-mdr-and-cmu-districts): rezone · under-review
- [Adams Place Three-Unit Rescission](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/adams-place-three-unit-rescission): other · withdrawn
- [Giacone/Anastasi three-unit variance rescission (AV-2511)](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/giaconeanastasi-three-unit-variance-rescission): variance · withdrawn
- [Thomas Donovan - 73 Darroch Rd Fence Variance](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/thomas-donovan-73-darroch-rd-fence-variance): variance · approved
- [John Montagna deck variance](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/john-montagna-deck-variance): variance · pending
- [Gregory Subdivision](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/gregory-subdivision): subdivision · under-review
- [Delmar Reformed Church Canopy Extension](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/delmar-reformed-church-canopy-extension): site-plan · approved
- [7785 Delaware Avenue Residential Conversion](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/7785-delaware-avenue-residential-conversion): site-plan · under-review
- [The Good Building Change of Use](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/the-good-building-change-of-use): other · under-review
- [JRG Builder's LLC - 3 Lot Minor Subdivision](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/jrg-builders-llc-3-lot-minor): subdivision · approved
- [Stephen Kitchen Variance](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/stephen-kitchen-variance): variance · approved
- [Kitchen Shed Area Variance](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/kitchen-shed-area-variance): variance · approved
- [11 Rapa Dr & Old Ravena Rd Subdivision and Site Plan](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/11-rapa-dr-old-ravena-rd-subdivision-and-site-plan): subdivision · under-review
- [11 Rapa Road Subdivision and Site Plan](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/11-rapa-road-subdivision-and-site-plan): subdivision · under-review
- [Kitchen Storage Shed Variance](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/kitchen-storage-shed-variance): variance · approved
- [McCormick's Hollow Subdivision Section Two](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/mccormicks-hollow-subdivision-section-two): subdivision · approved
- [55 McCormack Road Minor Subdivision](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/55-mccormack-road-minor-subdivision): subdivision · tabled
- [Pitt Ohio Terminal Refurbishment](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/pitt-ohio-terminal-refurbishment): site-plan · approved
- [McCormack Hollow Subdivision, Section 2](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/mccormack-hollow-subdivision-section-2): subdivision · approved
- [152 Rockefeller Road Senior Housing](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/152-rockefeller-road-senior-housing): site-plan · approved
- [WAWEB Senior Housing](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/waweb-senior-housing): other · approved
- [Perfect Blend Cafe Expansion (2026 BEST Grant)](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/perfect-blend-cafe-expansion): other · pending
- [50 Adams Place Multi-Family Housing](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/50-adams-place-multi-family-housing): site-plan · under-review
- [Kurrelmeyer Garage Addition](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/kurrelmeyer-garage-addition): variance · approved
- [Essex Fence Variance](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/essex-fence-variance): variance · approved
- [VVK Inc Addition](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/vvk-inc-addition): site-plan · tabled
- [Lynn Zeh House Addition](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/lynn-zeh-house-addition): variance · approved
- [Jenna Giacone - 50 Adams Pl Apartment Conversion](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/jenna-giacone-50-adams-pl-apartment-conversion): variance · approved
- [Essex Fence](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/essex-fence): variance · pending
- [Martell Addition](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/martell-addition): variance · approved
- [Zay Addition](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/zay-addition): variance · approved
- [81 Fairlawn Drive Addition](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/81-fairlawn-drive-addition): variance · under-review
- [333 Delaware Avenue Restaurant Expansion](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/333-delaware-avenue-restaurant-expansion): site-plan · approved
- [387 Krumkill Road Sign Variance](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/387-krumkill-road-sign-variance): other · approved
- [Albany Sanatani Mandir Sign Variance](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/albany-sanatani-mandir-sign-variance): variance · pending
- [The Woodlands at Glenmont (fka Wiggand-Grady Conservation Subdivision)](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/the-woodlands-at-glenmont): subdivision · under-review
- [Whitman Accessory Apartment](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/whitman-accessory-apartment): conditional-use · approved
- [Albany Road Solar LLC](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/albany-road-solar-llc): subdivision · approved
- [PaintWorx Signage Variance](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/paintworx-signage-variance): variance · approved
- [114 North Street Conservation Project](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/114-north-street-conservation-project): other · under-review
- [Paintworx Signage - 43 Frontage Road](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/paintworx-signage-43-frontage-road): variance · approved
- [345 Delaware Avenue Signage Variance](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/345-delaware-avenue-signage-variance): variance · approved
- [Paint Worx Signage at 43 Frontage Road](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/paint-worx-signage-at-43-frontage-road): variance · under-review
- [Kimmy Point Residential Subdivision](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/kimmy-point-residential): subdivision · tabled
- [Hamden Woods Subdivision](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/development/hamden-woods): subdivision · withdrawn


## Community topics (50)

- [zoning](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/zoning): zoning
- [Proposed Zoning Code Overhaul & Housing Density](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/proposed-zoning-code-overhaul-housing-density): zoning
- [Traffic Congestion and Road Safety](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/traffic-congestion-and-road-safety): roads
- [Proposed Zoning Code Updates and Housing Density](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/proposed-zoning-code-updates-and-housing-density): zoning
- [Zoning Code Update and Low-Density Residential Reversion](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/zoning-code-update-and-low-density-residential-reversion): zoning
- [Proposed Zoning Law Update & Housing Density](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/proposed-zoning-law-update-housing-density): zoning
- [roads](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/roads): roads
- [Comprehensive Zoning and High-Density Development](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/comprehensive-zoning-and-high-density-development): business-jobs
- [WAWEB LLC Senior Housing](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/waweb-llc-senior-housing): public-safety
- [Zoning Law and Subdivision Regulation Update](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/zoning-law-and-subdivision-regulation-update): zoning
- [50 Adams Place Area Variance](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/50-adams-place-area-variance): zoning
- [public-safety](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/public-safety): public-safety
- [Rockefeller Road Traffic Safety and Zoning Density](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/rockefeller-road-traffic-safety-and-zoning-density): zoning
- [Kimmey Pointe Subdivision](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/kimmey-pointe-subdivision): development
- [Area Variance for Multi-Family Density at 50 Adams Place](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/area-variance-for-multi-family-density-at-50-adams-place): zoning
- [Glenmont Zoning Update](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/glenmont-zoning-update): zoning
- [Kimmy Point Subdivision](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/kimmy-point-subdivision): development
- [infrastructure](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/infrastructure): water-utilities
- [Fuhrabush Road Traffic and Infrastructure Assessment](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/fuhrabush-road-traffic-and-infrastructure-assessment): roads
- [water-utilities](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/water-utilities): water-utilities
- [Police Department Leadership and Oversight](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/police-department-leadership-and-oversight): public-safety
- [Feura Bush Road Hamlet Extension](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/feura-bush-road-hamlet-extension): zoning
- [Height limits and traffic study accuracy](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/height-limits-and-traffic-study-accuracy): zoning
- [Police oversight and disability rights](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/police-oversight-and-disability-rights): public-safety
- [Rezoning studies before hearings](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/rezoning-studies-before-hearings): zoning
- [Rezoning loopholes](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/rezoning-loopholes): zoning
- [Zoning Law & Subdivision Regulation Updates #27](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/zoning-law-subdivision-regulation-updates-27): zoning
- [55 McCormack Rd, Slingerlands / JRG Builder's LLC](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/55-mccormack-rd-slingerlands-jrg-builders-llc): zoning
- [Front Yard Fence Variance at 73 Darroch Road](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/front-yard-fence-variance-at-73-darroch-road): zoning
- [2027 preliminary budget — open space maintenance costs](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/2027-preliminary-budget-open-space-maintenance-costs): budget
- [Rezoning and traffic](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/rezoning-and-traffic): zoning
- [Glenmont Road speeding](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/glenmont-road-speeding): roads
- [Utility costs and housing affordability](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/utility-costs-and-housing-affordability): taxes-budget
- [Rezoning density and infrastructure](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/rezoning-density-and-infrastructure): zoning
- [Process, notice and Glenmont traffic](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/process-notice-and-glenmont-traffic): zoning
- [police-oversight](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/police-oversight): public-safety
- [2027 preliminary budget — electricity costs](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/2027-preliminary-budget-electricity-costs): budget
- [152 Rockefeller Rd, Delmar / WAWEB LLC - Rockefeller Road Senior Housing](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/152-rockefeller-rd-delmar-waweb-llc-rockefeller-road-senior-housing): development
- [50 Adams Place Multi-Family Housing](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/50-adams-place-multi-family-housing): development
- [VVK Inc. Fabrication Shop Addition](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/vvk-inc-fabrication-shop-addition): development
- [Police Department Oversight and Leadership Concerns](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/police-department-oversight-and-leadership-concerns): public-safety
- [Drinking Water Safety and Clapper Road Plant Concerns](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/drinking-water-safety-and-clapper-road-plant-concerns): water-utilities
- [2027 preliminary budget — electricity and conservation](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/2027-preliminary-budget-electricity-and-conservation): budget
- [Housing diversity and traffic management](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/housing-diversity-and-traffic-management): zoning
- [housing](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/housing): development
- [Drinking Water Quality and Clapper Road Plant](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/drinking-water-quality-and-clapper-road-plant): water-utilities
- [Police Department and Chief Cocchiara](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/police-department-and-chief-cocchiara): public-safety
- [Zoning Code Update and Infrastructure](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/zoning-code-update-and-infrastructure): zoning
- [Public Records and Neighborhood Impacts](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/public-records-and-neighborhood-impacts): zoning
- [Zoning and Colonial Acres Neighborhood Impact](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/community/zoning-and-colonial-acres-neighborhood-impact): zoning


## Officials (20)

- [David VanLuven](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/officials/david-vanluven): Town Supervisor
- [Joyce Becker](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/officials/joyce-becker): Town Board Member
- [Maureen Cunningham](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/officials/maureen-cunningham): Town Board Member
- [David R. DeCancio](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/officials/david-r-decancio): Town Board Member
- [Tom Schnurr](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/officials/tom-schnurr): Town Board Member
- [Howard Vargas](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/officials/howard-vargas): Zoning Board of Appeals Member — Zoning Board of Appeals
- [Brian Gyory](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/officials/brian-gyory): Planning Board Chair — Planning Board
- [Jeremy Martelle](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/officials/jeremy-martelle): Zoning Board of Appeals Chair — Zoning Board of Appeals
- [Gianna Aiezza](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/officials/gianna-aiezza): Planning Board Member — Planning Board
- [Sara Fitzsimons](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/officials/sara-fitzsimons): Zoning Board of Appeals Member — Zoning Board of Appeals
- [Thomas Coffey](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/officials/thomas-coffey): Zoning Board of Appeals Member — Zoning Board of Appeals
- [Patricia Beeler](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/officials/patricia-beeler): Planning Board Member — Planning Board
- [Radworth Anderson](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/officials/radworth-anderson): Planning Board Member — Planning Board
- [Meghan Renich](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/officials/meghan-renich): Zoning Board of Appeals Member — Zoning Board of Appeals
- [Derek Mitchell](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/officials/derek-mitchell): Planning Board Member — Planning Board
- [Robert Leslie](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/officials/robert-leslie): Director of Economic Development and Planning — Administration
- [Michael Cohen](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/officials/michael-cohen): Comptroller — Administration
- [Kim Whitsitt](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/officials/kim-whitsitt): Town Clerk — Administration
- [James Potter](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/officials/james-potter): Town Attorney — Administration
- [Scott Lewendon](https://newyorkrecord.org/bethlehem/officials/scott-lewendon): Planning Board Member — Planning Board