The Smithtown Town Board held a regular meeting on January 22, 2026, at 2:00 PM in the Victor T. Liss Board Room. The board addressed four public hearings on fee amendments, approved a consent agenda with numerous budget transfers and resolutions, and conducted personnel appointments amid public controversy over the hiring of Kevin Smith as Public Relations Assistant. The meeting also included a site plan review for the Smithtown Fire District and public comments on various town issues.
Note: No written minutes were available; summary is based on the agenda and full transcript of the meeting.
All right, we will start uh this afternoon. We have one site plan. Mr. Hans. Uh good afternoon, uh supervisor and members of the town board. Uh we have one site plan application for today for the town board to consider acting as the board of site plan review. This is uh for the Smithtown Fire District, uh right here on Elm Avenue. Um they're proposing a 6,236 square foot storage building. This is basically an extension of the existing building that's uh there now, uh fronting Elm, uh which uh backs up to the uh Department of Public Safety on the screen. You can see the properties highlighted in red. Um this is the property that's sandwiched between the Maple Garden Apartments and Elm Avenue. Uh this is the existing structure that is currently there. This is a site plan showing how to basically be expanded to the south. And the architecture is meant to match the existing building that's there. We had recommended approval with uh four conditions. Um they obtain applicable permits from the building department. Uh the fire district is not exempt from uh requiring uh building permits. Uh the second is that they install orange mesh construction around trees to be preserved. That's actually been done as of now. Uh the third is the prior to the issuance of the CO, the pipe connection between the catch basins on the above reference site along Elm Avenue shall be located and disconnected. Uh currently it's tying into the town drainage system along Elm Avenue. And the fourth is that the use of the structure is limited to the fire department only. Um the fire department's in agreement and they've uh signed it. Um does the board have any questions? Questions by the board. No questions. This will be voted on at the conclusion of the agenda. Thank you, Mr. Hansen. All right, thank you. We will reconvene as Board of Water Commissioners. There's minutes approval January 6, 2026. A budget transfer for St. James Water District, agreement with PACE Analytical Services for Water Quality Testing Services for the Smithtown and St. James Water Districts. Uh release escrow, Oakwood Building Group, Plymouth Estates, and further authorize a budget modification for the Smithtown Water District, a budget transfer for the Smithtown Water District, Professional Engineering Services Agreement with H2M Architects and Engineers for the planning, rehabilitation, expansion of operation and maintenance of facilities at the Smithtown and St. James Water Districts and a bond for the water main extension at Oakside Drive and Landing Avenue in Smithtown. Councilman Lowen? Yes. Councilwoman Isarello? Yes. Councilwoman Lowen? Yes. Councilman McCarthy? Yes. Supervisor Willhound. Yes, I want to also acknowledge uh Councilman Loman and the remainder of the town board for your efforts on attaining this bond. This is going to hook up 22 homes on Oakside Drive. I think Suffort County has uh deemed a wells contaminated. Um those people have been very patient in the past, so congratulations to uh councilman lohman and the rest of the board for obtaining the bond so we could we could give those people clean water.