2007-118Y
COPY
2007-118
Resolution Declaring Lead Agency, Adopting Positive Declaration and Accepting Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DGEIS) in Connection with Town Comprehensive Plan
and Associated Zoning Amendments
At a special meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County,
New York, held at Town Hall, 20 Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls, New York, on June 18th,
2007.
The meeting was called to order by Joseph Ruggiero, Supervisor, and upon roll being
called, the following were present:
PRESENT: Supervisor
Councilmembers
ABSENT: Councilmember
Joseph Ruggiero
William H. Beale
Vincent F. Bettina
Maureen McCarthy
Joseph P. Paoloni
The following Resolution was introduced by Supervisor Ruggiero and seconded by
Councilman Beale.
WHEREAS, the action which the Town Board is entertaining is the adoption of a new
Town Comprehensive Plan and Associated Zoning Changes (the "Proposed Action"); and
WHEREAS, the Town Board has determined that the Proposed Action is a Type I
action pursuant to Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law, Part 617 NYCRR
(commonly known as "SEQRA") and pursuant to Chapter 117 of the Town Code (the
Town's Environmental Quality Review Law which establishes locally designated Type I
actions).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, AS FOLLOWS:
1. The Town Board hereby adopts and incorporates the recitations and statements set
forth above as if fully set forth and resolved herein.
2. The Town Board hereby determines that the Proposed Action is an action for which
there are no other Involved Agencies and that the Town Board is therefore, by
default, the Lead Agency for this action.
3. Pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review regulations, the Town Board
hereby adopts a Positive Declaration, attached hereto, thereby finding that the
Proposed Action may result in a significant adverse environmental impact for the
reasoning contained in the Positive Declaration.
4. The Town Board hereby directs the filing of the attached Positive Declaration as
shown thereon.
5. Pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review regulations, the Town Board
hereby finds that the Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement prepared for the
Proposed Actions is accepted as being satisfactory with respect to its scope, content
and adequacy, and therefore adopts the attached Notice of Completion of Draft
Generic EIS (DGEIS) and Notice of SEQR Hearings.
6. The Town Board hereby directs the filing and publication of the Notice of
Completion and the DGEIS as provided for on the notice.
7. The Town Board hereby establishes a comment period on the DGEIS as provided for
on the Notice of Completion of Draft Generic EIS (DGEIS) and Notice of SEQR
Hearings.
The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows:
JOSEPH RUGGIERO, SUPERVISOR
Voting: AYE
WILLIAM H. BEALE, COUNCILMAN
Voting: AYE
VINCENT F. BETTINA, COUNCILMAN
Voting: AYE
JOSEPH P. PAOLONI, COUNCILMAN
Voting: ABSENT
MAUREEN McCARTHY, COUNCILWOMAN Voting: AYE
Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York
6/18/2007
The Resolution is hereby duly declared adopted.
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C. MATERSON, TOWN CLERK