Future Philmont | Updating our Comprehensive Plan

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Take the Future Philmont Community Survey Online!

Prefer to fill out a hard copy of the survey and deliver it to the Village Office? Download the survey here.


STEPS

PHASE I | Visioning Philmont’s Future [PUBLIC INPUT IS ESSENTIAL FOR PHASE I]

  • WE ARE HERE ➡ MAY 22 PUBLIC WORKSHOP, 4:00 – 8:00 PM, Village Hall, 124 Main Street. View photos from the workshop.
  • VILLAGE SURVEY (online and hard copy will be made available)
  • INFORMATION TABLES AT LOCAL EVENTS (including Philmont Community Day on July 1!)
  • PUBLIC WORKSHOP #2: Identify Goals, Strategies, and Priority Projects

PHASE II | Drafting the Comprehensive Plan

  • Based on community input gathered in Phase 1 and drafted by Laberge Group and members of the Philmont Comprehensive Plan Committee

WHAT IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN?

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A comprehensive plan sets forth a vision and goals for a municipality’s future, and provides the overall foundation for all land use regulation in the municipality. State law encourages all cities to prepare and implement a comprehensive municipal plan. The Philmont Comprehensive Plan will outline the vision and goals of the community through 2040.

A comprehensive plan is an expression of the community’s vision for the future and a strategic map to reach that vision. Comprehensive planning is an important tool for municipalities to guide future development of land to ensure a safe, pleasant, just, and economical environment for residential, commercial, industrial, and public activities. Planning can help:

  • Preserve important natural resources and other open lands
  • Create the opportunity for residents to participate in guiding a community’s future
  • Identify issues, stay ahead of trends, and accommodate change
  • Ensure that growth makes the community better, not just bigger
  • Foster sustainable economic development that benefits all residents
  • Ensure more efficient and cost-effective infrastructure and public services
  • Provide an opportunity to consider future implications of today’s decisions
  • Protect property rights and values
  • Enable other public and private entities to plan their activities in harmony with the municipality’s plans

Read Philmont’s 2001 Comprehensive Plan


COMMITTEE MEMBERS

These neighbors are volunteering their time on behalf of us all. When you see them around town, say thank you. They can also answer any questions you have about the comprehensive plan update process.

Headshots of 7 people smiling with the following names under their photos: Robin Andrews, Chair; Owen Perry; Nabal Camacho; Robert McFarlane; Jeff French; Nancy Myers; Allison Hoppe; Debra Gitterman, Village Liaison, Adriana Beltrani, Laberge Group; Nicole Allen, Laberge Group

MEETING MINUTES


NEWS | UPDATES

Take the Future Philmont Community Survey!

Take the Future Philmont Community Survey!

The Village is excited to begin visioning for its future through an update to its Comprehensive Plan, “Future Philmont.” This ...
Comp Plan Public Workshop #1 | Photographs

Comp Plan Public Workshop #1 | Photographs

May 22, 2018 Public Workshop Gallery Workshop Boards ...
A view of Main Street in Philmont showing storefronts overlayed with a poster announcing a public workshop on Monday, May 22nd, 2023 from 4:00 to 8:00 pm at the village hall at 124 Main Street.

PUBLIC WORKSHOP | Monday, May 22 | Village Hall | 4-8pm | YOU’RE INVITED |

A PUBLIC WORKSHOP will be held on Monday, May 22, 2023, 4:00 - 8:00pm at the Village Hall, 124 Main ...

FUNDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

The Future Philmont Comprehensive Plan Update is funded with grants from the Hudson River Valley Greenway (HRVG), and the NYS Smart Growth Program Grant.

PHASE 1

Phase 1 of the planning process will focus on visioning for the future of Philmont. This is primarily supported by the HRVG grant and in-kind contributions from the Village in the form of Comprehensive Plan Committee members’ time and contributions to the planning process.

PHASE 2

Phase 2 will focus on the preparation of the Comprehensive Plan, funded by the NYS Smart Growth Program. The Village’s consulting planner, Laberge Group, is assisting in the completion of both phases, and is reimbursed directly through the grant funds.

Philmont Comprehensive Plan
Take the Survey!

Standard Work Day and Reporting Resolution | 2023

Water Tower Work
Be prepared for possible water interruptions and low pressure as the water department continues to work on the water tower.
Thank you for your understanding and patience during this process

Mandatory Water Ban in Effect until Water Tower Work is Complete
Permitted: Normal use: showering, teeth brushing and general hygiene-related uses, laundry/dish washing, and toilet flushing.
ABSOLUTELY NO non-essential water use, such as Vehicle/House Washing, Lawn/Flower Watering and Pool Filling.

Your 5 gallon containers can be filled at the DPW garage 6am-2:30pm for plant watering—on Maple Avenue, past Maple Terrace, on the left.
Questions? Watch the public meeting with the DPW

Register Your Rental Property or Vacant Building with the Philmont Buildings Department.
  

To Speak at Village Board Meetings: Remember to sign up before noon the Friday before by emailing [email protected], calling (518) 672-7032, or stopping by the Village office.

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