Guy Visk, former confidential secretary to the town supervisor and a New Paltz resident, was one of many who encouraged the Planning Board to approve Eriole's Special Use Permit, which is required because a cupcake shop / coffeehouse is not listed as a permitted use in
the outdated zoning code in the B - 1 District.
The Town of Gardiner is bracing itself for some fiscal shocks in 2018, as residents clamor for overhauls of the town's
outdated Master Plan and a
Zoning Code that was not designed to cope with some types of contemporary development pressures, such as «glamping» and solar farms.