Letter misstates the obvious: psych center development supported
May 29, 2008
— Letter to the Editor, Harlem Valley Times, George Nichols
Friends of the Great Swamp (FrOGS)
May 14, 2008
Attached please find Scoping Comments from Jim Utter, PhD, Chairman, Friends of the Great Swamp.
Dover Knolls Scoping Comments from Friends of the Great Swamp
Housatonic Valley Association
May 14, 2008
Attached please find Scoping Comments (1) from Elaine LaBella, Director of Land Protection for HVA. She includes the Appalacian Trail’s “Local Managment Plan for Putnam and Dutchess Counties.” (2)
Dover Knolls Scoping Comments from Housatonic Valley Association – 1
Dover Knolls Scoping Comments from Housatonic Valley Association – 2
The Pawling Nature Reserve
May 14, 2008
Attached is a letter from Mark Chipkin, the Chairman of the Pawling Nature Reserve of The Nature Conservancy
Dover Knolls Scoping Comments from the Pawling Nature Reserve of The Nature Conservancy
Dutchess Land Conservancy
May 14, 2008
Attached please find Scoping Comments from Rebecca Thornton, President of the Dutchess Land Conservancy.
Dover Knolls Scoping Comments from the Dutchess Land Conservancy
Oblong Land Conservancy
May 14, 2008
Attached please find Scoping Comments from Christopher L. J. Wood, Chair of the Oblong Land Conservancy.
Dover Knolls Scoping Comments from the Oblong Land Conservancy
Naromi Land Trust
May 14, 2008
Attached please find Scoping Comments from Margery Josephson, President of the Naromi Land Trust.
Dover Knolls Scoping Comments from the Naromi Land Trust
Scenic Hudson
May 14, 2008
Attached please find Scoping Comments from Warren P. Reiss, General Counsel, Scenic Hudson, Inc.
Dover Knolls Scoping Comments from Scenic Hudson
Don Geramita
May 14, 2008
Scoping Comments fro Don Geramita, resident of Wingdale, New York
Dover Knolls Scoping Comments from Don Geramita
Michael Purcell
May 14, 2008
Attached please find Scoping Comments from Michael Purcell, resident of Pawling, NY.
Dover Knolls Scoping Comments from Michael Purcell – 1
Dover Knolls Scoping Comments from Michael Purcell – 2
Jill and Ernie Way
May 14, 2008
Attached please find Scoping Comments from Ernie and Jill Way, residents of Wingdale, NY
Dover Knolls Scoping Comments from Jill and Ernie Way – 1
Dover Knolls Scoping Comments from Jill and Ernie Way – 2
Ryan Way
May 14, 2008
Attached please find Scoping Comments from Ryan Way, resident of Wingdale, NY.
Dover Knolls Scoping Comments from Ryan Way
Duell Hollow Conservation Association
May 14, 2008
Attached please find Scoping Comments from Constance I. DuHamel, Treasurer of the Duell Hollow Conservation Association.
Dover Knolls Scoping Comments from the Duell Hollow Conservation Association – 1
Dover Knolls Scoping Comments from the Duell Hollow Conservation Association – 2
Coalition for the Responsible Growth of Dover
May 14, 2008
Attached please find Scoping Comments from Carolyn B. Handler, President of the Coalition of the Responsible Growth of Dover (CRGD;) George Nichols, Sectretary and Treasurer of CRGD; Jeffery S. Baker, counsel to CRGD.
Dover Knolls Scoping Comments from the Coalition for the Responsible Growth of Dover- George Nichols
Dover Knolls Scoping Comments from the Coalition for the Responsible Growth of Dover – Jeffery Baker
SEQR process. Source: AKRF, Dover Town Planner
May 12, 2008
Concern about Local Law No 1 voiced before Article 78 filed
May 9, 2008
— Letter to the Editor, Harlem Valley Herald, Constance DuHamel
CRGD President outlines the history of the group and reiterates pro-development stance
May 5, 2008
“A number of us in the community grew concerned after recent actions taken by our newly elected Town Board seemed to indicate a willingness to hastily move the Dover Knolls project forward in ways that would appear to benefit the developer over the long term interests of Dover residents and our neighbors. We decided to form a group to more actively monitor the site plan approval process after the Town Board voted to (i) remove site plan review for the Dover Knolls project from the Dover Planning Board and (ii) add the Dykeman parcel into the MC Overlay District without proper notice to the public.
Before deciding to commence legal action, a member of the group notified the Board in writing of the procedural defects with the Town’s decision regarding the Dykeman Parcel and encouraged the Board to take immediate corrective action.”
—Letter to the Editor, Harlem Valley Herald, Carolyn Handler
Town board addresses litigation expenses; Flood mitigation ideas reviewed
May 1, 2008
At the April 23rd Town Meeting, Town Board members debate the merits of reaching out to CRGD to discuss the Article 78 and save further litigation expenses.
Barbara Kendall, with the NYS DEC’s Hudson River Estuary Program, presented solutions to stormwater flooding and “focused on low-impact development as the way for municipalities to control the amount of runoff and resulting property damage….The Board discussed the possibility of Dover becoming a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) town, where strict permits are required for construction activities disturbing one or more acres.” Given Dover’s growth rate, according to the Harlem Valley TImes article, Kendall estimates it is “likely Dover will need to become an MS4 town by 2010.”
” ‘This is something very important,’ [Councilman Chris] Galayda said. ’We have a choice in life to protect what we have. Before big projects come into the area is the time to update the laws. If we do it now it sets a precedent and protects us in the future.’ ”
You can read more about stormwater management by visiting the Hudson River Estuary Program.
