Dover Knolls scoping document accepted
July 3, 2008
“When the floor was opened for public comment, Constance DuHamel asked why the community service use space was being included with the commercial space in the scope. Previously the scope had stated that there would be 245,000 square feet of commercial use space in the planned development. After the board’s special meeting the document was amended to read ‘245,000 square feet of commercial floor area and community service uses.’
DuHamel said that she was concerned about the two purposes now being combined within the same square footage because the community was counting on the property taxes of the commercial space.
‘If the state has an agency office in that space, are they paying property tax?’ she asked. ‘I want to make sure that agencies using the community service space are paying the same tax as the commercial. Otherwise, they should be separate in the document. Commercial space is a very important part of this project.’
Town attorney Thomas Jacobellis, from the firm of Hogan & Rossi, said that this was just an outline for the project and everything would be further delineated in the DEIS.”
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