Route 14A timeline — the full dated record
Every documented step in the McFetridge Farm annexation dispute, 2017 to 2026, with a source and verification status for each entry. For the plain-English overview, see the main Route 14A page.
Last reviewed: July 9, 2026
A separate 4.464-acre parcel tied to the McFetridge family was annexed via an earlier petition (Village Resolution 92-2017). This is a distinct, earlier matter from the ~72-acre dispute that followed.
The county development agency agreed to purchase roughly 72 acres from the McFetridge family for a planned business park.
FLEDC's Sep 15 2021 board minutes are on file but no longer have a working public link.
The Yates County IDA petitioned to annex ~72 acres into the Village; a joint public hearing with Milo was set for October 23. By now the concept had shifted from a business park to a mixed-use housing development.
Village considers Resolution 79-2024 setting the Oct 23 joint hearing (certified resolution requested).
At the joint hearing, FLEDC described a Phase One of roughly 200 residential units on about a third of the property, including some single-family homes and some units affordable at entry-level wages.
The Village Board, as lead agency, issued a SEQRA Negative Declaration (Jan 22). Days later Milo rejected the annexation, finding the petitioner had not shown the project served the public interest.
Village trustees publicly criticized Milo's rejection — calling it, in their words, "superficial and arbitrary" — and announced intent to appeal.
Penn Yan announces appeal; estimated cost ~$200,000. FingerLakes1
The Village appealed Milo's denial (Index No. OP-25-00325); Milo filed an Article 78 challenge to the Village's environmental review. On October 22, 2025, Justice Arthur Williams ruled for the Village and FLEDC; Milo filed a notice of appeal in November.
Steve Griffin reports an attempted settlement meeting (annex half; ad hoc review committee). Single-source, reported.
single-sourceMilo authorizes counsel (Hodgson Russ) to challenge the SEQRA review.
Milo files its Article 78 (Index No. 2025-5091).
Justice Williams rules for the Village/FLEDC.
Milo files a notice of appeal.
This site's operator, David Benham, published a guest column in the Finger Lakes Times urging more analysis before a major development decision, noting the project "could introduce between 250 and 500 new housing units." Included here for transparency and clearly identified as opinion by this site's operator — not a neutral news record.
Milo notified residents of mounting legal costs (over $91,000) and scheduled an eminent-domain public hearing, held February 23, 2026, on acquiring the 72.76-acre parcel to preserve it as farmland.
Milo holds a separate public hearing on stricter town zoning rules.
Residents pack the Milo town meeting over legal costs.
The Milo Town Board unanimously adopted a SEQRA Negative Declaration (Res. #41-26) and an EDPL §204 Determination & Findings (Res. #42-26) authorizing acquisition of the parcel. Milo's public materials describe the plan in a range of 250–500 units; the exact figure in the certified findings has been requested.
The Village, Town, and FLEDC reached a settlement, approved at special meetings June 22 (Village Resolution 46-2026, 5–0, Mayor Christensen abstaining; Trustee McLoud absent; Milo Board unanimous, Councilman Hallings absent). As reported: the parcel splits ~36 acres to the Village and ~36 to Milo; development on the annexed portion is capped at 180 units with retail prohibited; FLEDC dedicates $300,000 to a Milo agricultural fund; and the Village accepts a 10-year annexation moratorium (carve-out: a Village-owned parcel by the wastewater plant).
Reported from coverage of the adopting resolutions. The signed settlement and its court finalization have not yet been verified in the public record.