Findings Statement
Dover Knolls: Findings Statement
May 12, 2010
The Dover Knolls Findings Statement was adopted by the Town Board on May 12, 2010, in a 3-2 vote. Supervisor Ryan Courtien, and Board Members Christopher Galayda and Kathleen Frame voted in favor; Board Members Lorraine O’Neil and Kaye Surman opposed.
CRGD is pleased that our hydrogeologist’s comments were acknowledged and recommended to the Town Board by DEC and the Dover Town Planner, AKRF, and were incorporated into the FEIS and the Findings Statement. We are concerned, however, that the Town Board has seemingly granted the Benjamin Companies an extraordinarily long period of time (7-15 years) to proceed under the Application as accepted. (The Planning Board recommended three years.) Does that mean the full buildout, and the Benjamins’ projected net revenue benefit to Dover, may not take place for 53 years? To prevent that unfortunate outcome, we expect the Benjamin Companies and Supervisor Courtien and fellow Dover Town Board members Chris Galayda and Kathy Frame to fast-track the Dover Knolls development, just as together they fast-tracked the Application process, so that Dover Knolls will proceed apace with construction and demolition.
CRGD will continue to work with the Town Board and Dover Knolls Liason Kathy Schibanoff to help assure that Dover residents’ concerns are heard with regard to negative fiscal consequences, and that local, regional and national concerns are heard with respect to environmental issues.
- Read Dover Town Board SEQRA findings
*Note: printed post date is for chronological clarity. Actual post date is August 13, 2010.
