TIMELINE OF JACKSON CROSSING DEVELOPMENT

September 9, 2025 - for the first time ever, a request for tax exemption was denied by the IDA. Jackson Crossing will not receive a tax break and the burden of shouldering additional taxes will not fall on residents shoulders.

September 9, 2025 - Residents send emails to County Exec Sue Serino and Minority Leader Yvette Valdes Smith and Majority Leader Will Truitt.

August 2025 - Developers request tax exemption, community outraged (again). 

March 5, 2025 - Clearing of property started.

December 2024- Residents respond to developer's request for a tax break to develop property.

February  15, 2024 - Planning Board Meeting for the Village of Fishkill (Thursday 2/15) - the developer has been asked to respond to the letters that the public sent in at the end of December 2023

December 31, 2023- Over 20 letters were sent to the VOF elected officials asking that they reconsider these apartments based on the out of scale proposal currently in front of the village.

October 19, 2023- A letter was written by the Village Trustees to the Planning Board requesting that the buffer be increased (it was increased from 10' to 20')

October 3, 2023- KFB volunteers met with Mayor Martin, Trustee Ruggerrio, VOF Building inspector and at this meeting we were advised that the plan is now 100% residential

September 25, 2023: Town Councilmembers Wrye, Istvan, Forman send letter of support of residents fighting Jackson & Main development.

September 21, 2023: Town Council Member Danielle reads an email in support of residents fighting Jackson & Main at VOF public hearing; this letter was signed by Town Supervisor Ozzy Albra. Standing room only at public hearing for Jackson & Main development.

July 2023 - Keep Fishkill Beautiful volunteers noticed that there was a public hearing for a site plan application for Jackson/Main and alerted the community. The community mobilized to oppose the out of scale project.

November 15, 2021- Bill C-2021 was passed into Law 4-2021. In Local Law 4-2021 Changes were made on the Village’s Comprehensive plan. These changes allow for 40 foot structures to be built in lots west of Jackson Street that are zoned as business. Potential for large scale apartment complex to be built on the corner of Jackson & Main is now in place.

September 27, 2021- according to minutes from 9/7, the public hearing was to be continued on the 27th, however the minutes don't show any comments, only that it was closed. 

September 7, 2021- VOF Board met to discuss proposed Local Law Bill C-2021

July 15, 2021 - VOF Planning Board meeting discusses zoning changes.

February 3, 2021 - Mayor Miccio announces VOF Comprehensive Planning Committee (current Mayor Kathy Martin was chair of this team)

ONLY ONE MEETING MINUTES OF THIS COMMITTEE IS ON RECORD after this date

TIMELINE OF CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE APARTMENT COMPLEX PROPOSAL

January 2022
Church again approached the Village of Fishkill, now with plans that reflect the changes to the comprehensive plan. There are now no variances to request; only a zoning change.

December 21 2020- Mayor Miccio set a public hearing for January 19 2021 to set a building moratorium for six months

December 2020

The Village Board of Trustees do not provide the necessary votes to advance the FCON project forward to a public hearing for further consideration. In essence, killing the project.

December 7 2020 - VOF Trustees meeting, the FCON project died on the floor when the project was not advanced to the planning board. 

August 20 2020 

Zoom call held in Village hall, no comments permitted. 45 people showed up holding signs on video. 

August 19, 2020  

Town Councilmember Louise Danielle sends a letter to the Village of Fishkill Board Members urging them to “listen to the concerns of the residents in the Town and Village” and to disprove the project. 

July 23 2020

Public comment session held by village of fishkill via zoom 

January 2020 

town and village are approached for variances 

KFB creates petition, starts bringing awareness

February 2020 

Project is covered by News12.

Protest held in front of van Wyck hall

Met with town officials regarding the project. 

Town residents hang banners and posters around town opposing the project

2015

Church of the Nazarene approaches Town and the Village of Fishkill. Multiple variance requests as well as a zoning change are requested in their application.

*2022 DOCUMENTS

The Wesley Residence application submitted to the Village of Fishkill can be found here.

The Wesley Residence layout and diagram can be found here.

Wesley Residence website can be found here.