Dover Knolls: FEIS posted on Town website; Public Hearing scheduled for Wednesday, March 24th
March 11, 2010
March 11, 2010 letter from Stancy DuHamel to area residents:
Greetings.
On March 1, 2010, Dover Knolls released the statement, “Town Accepts Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Knolls of Dover,” which I have attached here.
Today Supervisor Ryan Courtien informed me that the Final Envrionmental Impact Statemement (FEIS) has been posted on the town’s website, and confirmed that a Public Hearing on the FEIS is scheduled for Wednesday, March 24th, at 6:30 at the Dover Middle/High School Auditorium on Rt 22.
http://townofdover.us/DoverKnollsCompleteFEIS.cfm
The Town Board is under no obligation under SEQRA to allow further public comment; Supervisor Courtien has gone the extra mile to give the public another opportunity to comment on what is a particularly complex project, one which will have tremendous impact on the town, region, the environment, the Great Swamp and Duell Hollow Critical Environmental Areas, and the Houstonic Watershed. If the project is properly phased, and built with the appropriate mix of residential units and commercial/retail space clustered around the train station to the maximum extent possible in a Transit-Oriented development, the impact on balance could be very positive for Dover and the surrounding area.
The Coalition for the Responsible Growth of Dover recognized the need to weigh competing claims on our town’s and region’s resources. CRGD concentrated its Dover Knolls monitoring efforts on the hydrogeologic and fiscal challenges presented by the resubmitted Application and revised versions of the Draft Envrionmental Impact Statement. Thanks to elected officials on essentially three different Dover Town Boards, Interested Parties and Involved Federal and State Agencies, especially the NYS Department of Envrionmental Conservation and Dutchess County Planning, scores of groups and experts came together with the developer’s team to discuss issues raised over many years and during multiple Scoping Sessions, developer presentations, Public Comment and document review sessions.
Your participation in the decision-making process involving land use choices is vital, and will shape our future for generations to come.
Thank you very much,
Stancy DuHamel Wingdale, NY
- Read CRGD Statement
*Note: printed post date is for chronological clarity. Actual post date is August 13, 2010.
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