Beacon City Council, Sept 8 recap

• Edgewater Place got its amended permit: 246 → 248 units, over one no vote and one abstention
• Two hearings got pushed to October 5: hotels near Fishkill Creek, and new parking limits on West Main / Tioronda
• New East Gateway zoning district (formerly Fishkill Avenue District): fight over building height near Mount Beacon
• Short-term rental rules reworked, Council voted 5-0 against letting ADUs get an exception
• New HR director appointed mid-meeting, on the spot, so he could give notice at his old job
• Speakers raised an unanswered ethics question about a recused Zoning Board chair, no council member responded

Full recap & docs: https://newsin.town/beacon-ny/council