Town of Wallkill Extends Warehouse Moratorium for Another 6 Months

Published on November 20, 2023

The Town of Wallkill extended the year-old warehouse moratorium for another six months on Nov. 16.  Supervisor George Serrano told The Epoch Times that the extension was put in place to allow the master plan review committee to continue its work on warehousing code recommendations.  “They are doing their due diligence and making sure that our zonings are done correctly with regard to warehouses and distribution centers,” he said, adding that he hopes an updated warehousing code would be ready before the moratorium expires in May.  The moratorium was first enacted last November, at a time when about 20 warehouse projects were proposed in town, according to a previous interview with Councilman Eric Johnson. ...