Village Board of Trustees Special Meeting — July 22, 2026

The Short Version

The Village of Pittsford Board of Trustees held a special meeting at Village Hall on July 22, 2026 at 4:30 PM
A public hearing was held on a Short-Term Retail Business Permit application for 36 Main Street
The application requests approval for Cream'd Cookies to operate a seasonal outdoor retail cart offering gourmet cookies and specialty baked goods
The Board also took up setting a future public hearing on a special permit application for 50 State Street; no date appears in the July 22 packet
Minutes have not been posted, so the outcomes of both items are not yet in the public record
The next scheduled meeting is a workshop on July 28, 2026, subject to change

The Village of Pittsford Board of Trustees held a special meeting at Village Hall on Wednesday, July 22, with two items before it: setting a future public hearing for a special permit application at 50 State Street, and holding a public hearing on a short-term retail permit for 36 Main Street. Both concern how the village uses its own storefronts and sidewalks — small decisions individually, and collectively the thing that determines what it feels like to walk down Main Street.

Below are the agenda and the public hearing notice as filed. Minutes have not yet been posted, so this is the record of what was before the Board, not what it decided.

What Was on the July 22 Agenda

The following is the Board of Trustees Special Meeting Tentative Agenda as filed with the Village of Pittsford, dated July 22, 2026.

VILLAGE OF PITTSFORD 21 North Main Street, Pittsford, New York 14534 Board of Trustees Special Meeting July 22, 2026, 4:30 PM Tentative Agenda Board Member Conflict of Interest Disclosure Open Meeting Compliance Pledge of Allegiance Meeting Items 1. Set a Public Hearing for a Special Permit Application for 50 State Street Public Hearings—Scheduled to begin no earlier than 4:30 PM 1. Short-Term Retail Business Permit — 36 Main Street The next scheduled meeting is July 28, 2026 (workshop), and is subject to change without notice

Public Hearing Notice — 36 Main Street

The following is the Notice of Public Hearing as filed with the Village of Pittsford Board of Trustees, published in the July 22, 2026 meeting packet.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF PITTSFORD Please take notice that the Village of Pittsford Board of Trustees will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, no earlier than 4:30 PM. at Village Hall, 21 North Main Street, Pittsford, New York, to consider an application for a Short-Term Retail Business Permit for property located at 36 Main Street, Pittsford, New York 14534. The application requests approval for Cream'd Cookies to operate a seasonal outdoor retail cart offering gourmet cookies and specialty baked goods. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. A copy of the application is available for public inspection at the Office of the Village Clerk during normal business hours and on the Village website. By Order of the Village of Pittsford Board of Trustees Alexandria Vaughn Deputy Clerk

A short-term retail business permit runs for a maximum of nine months. The application form filed with the packet asks applicants to describe the planned activity, its effect on existing parking, how trash and refuse will be handled, and proposed hours of operation.

50 State Street — A Hearing Still to Be Set

The first meeting item was procedural: the Board was asked to set a public hearing on a special permit application for 50 State Street, not to consider the application itself. The hearing date does not appear in the July 22 packet, and no application materials for 50 State Street were included in it.

That means the substance of this one is still ahead. When the hearing is scheduled, the notice will be published and the application will be available for inspection at the Village Clerk's office.

What's Not Yet Known

Minutes for the July 22 special meeting have not been posted. As of this writing, the public record does not show whether the Cream'd Cookies permit was granted, denied, or granted with conditions, nor what date was set for the 50 State Street hearing.

The Village has posted a recording of the meeting, and minutes typically follow. This piece will be updated when they do.

How to Weigh In

The next scheduled meeting is a workshop on July 28, 2026, subject to change.

Village Hall: 21 North Main Street, Pittsford, NY 14534 Phone: (585) 586-4332 Email: info@villageofpittsfordny.gov Agendas, packets, and recordings: villageofpittsfordny.gov

Applications are available for public inspection at the Office of the Village Clerk during normal business hours.

A cookie cart on Main Street is a small thing. It is also exactly the kind of small thing that decides whether a village is a place people linger or a place people drive through. When the 50 State Street hearing is set, that's a chance to say what you want this street to be — and the room is rarely full.

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Don't tell me they moved the town hall!

Jul 24, 2026 at 9:23 pm