Lori Lee Dickson
Person
Village Attorney (since June 24, 2026)
272 mentions
· in our records since Jun 24, 2026
Background
Spoken at:
Board Of Trustees (6 meetings, 2026-06 to 2026-09) ·
Board of Trustees Work Session (2 meetings, 2026-06 to 2026-07) ·
Planning Board (1 meeting, 2026-07 to 2026-07)
Name verified via: rag.db://meetings?date=2026-08-19&committee=Board%20Of%20Trustees; rag.db://entities/lori-lee-dickson
In our coverage:
- Croton narrows where cannabis shops could open, creates assistant village manager post 2026-09-16
- Croton Sign Rewrite Nears a Public Hearing, With Deadlines for Signs Already Up 2026-09-09
- Croton Sets Sept. 2 Pigeon Hearing as Flock's Owner Pleads to Keep His Birds 2026-08-19
- 49 Apartments, 31 Questions: Planning Board Opens Its Review of 425 S. Riverside 2026-07-28
- Trustees Build Zoning Defenses as State Pares Back Environmental Review; Riverside Zone Floated for Cannabis 2026-07-22
- Village Wins $353,744 Sidewalk Grant; Trustees Address Committee Minutes Controversy Over the Chronicle 2026-07-15
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Lori Lee
Board of Trustees
public hearing
Planning Board
code enforcement
Bryan Healy
Budget
Georgianna Grant Meeting Room
Village of Croton-on-Hudson
special permits
Bill Brady
Miguel Marra
red light cameras
variance
New York Conference of Mayors
Appearances (28 most notable of 272)
So that's that's why we have are having this public hearing tonight. And this is a true deputy position, so it requires a certain level of confidentiality as well. So in other words, the deputy stands in for you when you're not available or or you're…
They're in motion practice right now. So after that, they'll go into just the discovery phase of this. They'll do depositions, etcetera, etcetera. So, there's a long road to hoe to hoe in terms of getting to the end of, the supreme court, you know, a…
Yeah. But there isn't there the argument being made is that the preemption is is not the same level of preemption that it would be for for adult beverages, that adult use cannabis dispensaries. There's there's a certain level of protection given beca…
Right. And and and what I was starting to say, and I'm I apologize. No. No. No. I do your apologize up. Is this this process that's gonna be included in this new law really came about as a part of a way to streamline and also because we, the planning…
erected higher than eight feet except on a flat except if it were erected on a flagpole, it wouldn't in other words, you can you can use the 15 square feet as the definitive answer. And then Mhmm. You can say you can clarify the sign height. You coul…
oftentimes with a survey, people say, well, you're just gonna put this in the drawer. Mhmm. But the other thing, once the committee's in place, they involved charrettes or small meetings with business owners and stakeholders and to just to get the wo…
And then where it says the same paragraph, the last line, Lori Lee Dickson actually it should be I'm suggesting instead of Lori Lee Dickson said it should be acting Chairman Haynes said that the Planning Board was not ready to call for a public heari…
Right. I I think that that's an important point for the public is that, we can those of us who know the vernacular, we can say it's not probable cause, but perhaps that would be part of the q and a or the FAQ to explain exactly what that means. Proba…
Well, if I was there, you know, I'd I'd have out my tape measure, and I'd go out there right now for you. Okay. No problem. Yeah. Yeah. We can, you can make that change once you have that number and just get it uploaded. That's great. Perfect. Thank …
Well, a single recall your vote. Yeah. Or change it in the same meeting that we just spoke about five minutes ago. No. I'm saying what I'm saying is a single member of the board of trustees cannot reopen a resolution. So you'd need to ask the chairma…
Sure. I I and I I think the concerns are specific to the special permit. So, of course, there's a site development plan that goes along with that. But since this is the first application to to be entirely within the purview of the planning board, I t…
So you can see in its entirety the areas to be considered by the planning board, and the applicant is aware of the responsibilities to meet the minimum requirements. And the project, once it's determined to be the project and presented publicly Mhmm.…
adding or subtracting from the list of variances, that's, you know, a very essential question that should be answered. Some of the missing items and details and information may impact your ability to refer this at some point because you're not really…
Yeah. I did. I did. I'm hoping you can hear me. Yes. But the standard in a statute is very vague. It says unreasonably impracticable in the sole discretion of the cannabis control board. So you'd have to have a valid basis, and you could you could cr…
Well, OCM would find again No. Go to court now. No. You have you have to send your law to the office of cannabis management. The the oversight on the local law goes to them, and then they issue an opinion. Because they have to find they have to find …
I what I what I was saying is the general rule is if it's not specifically permitted somewhere, it's prohibited. So if you just wanted to add the animal related uses general and talk about adding an intensive classification at a later point, you're c…
Can I just provide an addendum for the board, and the public? 425 South Riverside, you know, the new special permit code requires that to be transmitted to you. So that will appear on an upcoming agenda and that will start the thirty day period with …
I'm sorry. I just it will be put on an upcoming agenda for discussion, and that will start the thirty day process. I don't know what your internal process is. I just wanted to reassure the public that you will this board will still have an opportunit…
Yeah. Thank you. Yeah. And and also it benefits you to have the option because you're you're applying for some New York Forward grants and there's a match associated with that and and you wanna be able to I sat here through 12 band resolutions that t…
you. It's a project in a park Mhmm. That doesn't include a large venue Yeah. Concert hall or amphitheater, and it's it's also a previously disturbed area. So therefore, you're doing upgrades and renovations, and therefore, the new amendments add this…
we had talked about and you had suggested a date certain for this to become applicable and right now you're looking at 01/01/2027 as being the date that this becomes effective. That seemed to be a consensus in providing people with the opportunity to…
Yep. When they're looking at this and certainly explaining that it takes, sixty days at least. And, for a zoning again, you know, the zoning code is sacrosancted. There are certain requirements you have to do. So I just had advised to date certain in…
A Work Session of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, NY was held on
Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at 7:00 PM in the Georgianna Grant Meeting Room of the Stanley H.
Kellerhouse Municipal Building.
The following officials were prese…
Then what happens? There's It a comes here, and you have to determine whether it's inappropriate use of this particular public property. I mean, you you don't it's an RFP. It's not a solicitation of bids that binds you to a contract. It's it's to to …
if you're gonna define and limit to ducks and chickens, that will exclude pigeons and geese and roosters. Yeah. Roosters are already prohibited. Yeah. Right. Exactly. But I mean, like So that I'll take care of it and and surveillance. As to as to you…
as soon as they send their comments. So we usually like to pad into the schedule that full thirty days to give them an opportunity to return their comments to you. Mhmm. We're also closely with with Valerie, the planner's help, we are closely monitor…
the with the changes, that came with the, the adoption of the budget, the governor signed into law amendments directly to the statute itself, the, environmental conservation law, New York State. So one of the new provisions of the law, not regulation…
If you were going to ban the use on a district by district basis, you'd you'd need a valid you know, I'm just spitballing here. You'd need a a valued basis in order to determine which districts would be impacted. But, generally as I had spoken before…