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2007-07-18 SPMTOWN CLERK CHRIS MASTERSON TOWN OF WAPPINGER TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE 20 MIDDLEBUSH ROAD WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY 12590 (845) 297-5771 FAX: (845) 298-1478 Town of Wappinger Special Town Board Meeting July 18a', 2007 7:00 PM Agenda SUPERVISOR JOSEPH RUGGIERO TOWN COUNCIL WILLIAM H. BEALE VINCENT BETTINA MAUREEN McCARTHY JOSEPH P. PAOLONI 7:00 PM Meeting called to order on July 18`h, 2007 at Town Hall, 20 Middlebush Rd, Wappingers Falls, NY. L Call to Order II. Public Hearings I Public Hearings In Connection with Draft Town Comprehensive Plan and Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement (DGEIS) III. Adjournment Town of Wappinger 20 Middlebush Road Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 Special Meeting townofwappinger.us ^' Minutes — Chris Masterson Wednesday, July 18th, 2007 7:00 PM Town Hall Call to Order Supervisor Ruggiero called the Meeting to order at 7:07 PM. Attendee Name Organization >' Title Status Arrived Joseph Ruggiero Town of Wappinger Supervisor Present William Beale Town of Wappinger Councilman Present Vincent Bettina Town of Wappinger Councilman Present Maureen McCarthy Town of Wappinger Councilwoman Present Joseph Paoloni Town of Wappinger Councilman Present Public Hearings Resolution Scheduling Public Hearings in Connection with Draft Town Comprehensive Plan and Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement (DGEIS) Supervisor Ruggiero opened the Public Hearing at 7:07 PM. Town Clerk Chris Masterson offered for the record the Affidavits of Posting and Publication, duly signed and notarized (These Affidavits are attached hereto and made a part thereof the Minutes of the Public Hearing). Supervisor Ruggiero explained that it has taken a few years to get to this point. The Town Board appointed a citizens committee in 2003. That began the process to review the 1988 Comprehensive Plan. At the end of 2005, the Committee proposed the document that is now before the Board. The Board spent most of 2006 reviewing and amending the document. The Supervisor thanked the members that served on the committee as well as the members of the Planning and Zoning Board, CAC members, and members of the Recreation Commission. At that point, the Supervisor turned the floor over to David Stolman, Town Planner. Mr. Stolman began by explaining what the Draft Comprehensive Plan and DGEIS were and pointed out that the documents are available online and in the Town Clerk's Office. He went on to describe the purpose of the Plan. The remainder of Mr. Stolman's presentation was an overview of the main components of the Plan. At the conclusion of the presentation, Supervisor Ruggiero asked if Mr. Stolman could provide the Town with the actual PowerPoint presentation so that it could be available on the web. Supervisor Ruggiero then opened the floor to public comments. The first resident to speak was Peter Antonelli. Mr. Antonelli has a business on the Old Route 9 corridor. He asked about the possibility of bringing water and sewer to that area. Supervisor Ruggiero replied that the Plan does not call for that. In order to do that, under New York State Law, the Town would. have to create a water district. The entities to be served would have to pay into that district. There are not enough benefit units in that area for this to be economically feasible. He went on to explain how recent expansions were made possible at the expense of businesses and contractors. He explained certain hypothetical scenarios that might make water and sewer possible in Mr. Antonelli's area, but the Plan does not call for it at this time. Phil DiNonno, Chairman of the Town Planning Board, explained that changing the zoning in that area might attract commercial investment that could bring extensions of the water and sewer to that area. Mr. Antonelli followed up by asking if Evans Elementary School was part of the Village system. Jay Paggi, Town Engineer, confirmed that it is part of the Village system. The second resident to speak was Chris Iverson. Mr. Iverson pointed out that the Stoneykill Farm is dedicated as R80. He asked, in the case that it reverted to private ownership, would it be a good safeguard to designate it to be agricultural. Mr. Stolman replied that he wasn't sure that designating it to be agricultural would be the most appropriate. He did mention that it would certainly make sense to designate it to be the most restrictive residential zone. Councilman Bettina mentioned that he believes there are deed restrictions from when the property was deeded over to Cornell and the State of New York. Councilman Bettina and Mr. Stolman recommended looking into the suggestion. Mr. Iverson's second item was a suggestion to construct a sidewalk on Route 9D from the Village of Wappingers Falls to Hughsonville. Supervisor Ruggiero noted that that section of Route 9D was the paved section of the Greenway Trail and the suggestion should be looked at. Councilman Beale stated that he had recently walked through Reese Park from Creek Road to Route 9D. He noted that you come out on the Town of Wappinger Page I Printed 7/29/2007 Minutes 18, 2007 highway when you exit the trail. Mr. Iverson's next point was a recommendation for a trail expansion. He thought that a network of trails could connect Reimer Park, Reese Park, Bowdoin Park and Stoneykill Farm. If this was put in the Master Plan, it could encourage the Greenway Trail committee to consider the idea. For Mr. Iverson's final point, he mentioned that, in Rockland County, developers have to prove their impacts on watershed before their projects are permitted. He believes that preventive attention such as this could cut down on the taxpayers paying for the damage caused by flooding and erosion. Supervisor Ruggiero asked if there were any other comments or questions. He pointed out that the Town Board would be back in session at 6:45 for a Public Hearing. The Board will come back in session at 7:00 PM for the second Public Hearing on the Comprehensive Plan and DGEIS. Councilman Bettina recommended sending letters to the Town residents to inform them about the Comprehensive Plan because some residents are not computer savvy. A member of the Citizens Committee brought up the topic of the Rail Trail. He recommended having access roads and parking places for the residents. Supervisor Ruggiero explained that the County is planning trail heads for the residents to use. Graham Foster, Town Highway Superintendent, stated that the Town may want to consider traffic sideline striping to designate bicycle lanes. A resident of Alpert Drive mentioned that Old Hopewell Road is an unsafe road. He asked if there is anything planned to improve the safety of that road. Supervisor Ruggiero replied that the Town has been told that there are two federal projects coming down through the County governments. Old Hopewell Road is one of those projects. They are supposed to look at the hills and areas that would need realignments. Councilman Beale mentioned a project that Councilman Paoloni and Councilman Bettina were trying to initiate concerning the Chelsea Boat Ramp. Councilman Paoloni explained the project and pointed out that the Chelsea Yacht Club representatives had no desire to enter into discussions about the project. He agreed with Councilman Beale that the project should be put into the Plan. Mr. DiNonno added that the Planning Board saw a conceptual plan for a subdivision in Chelsea in which the developer would dedicate property to the Town for parking, boats and trailers. With no other comments or questions, Councilman Bettina made a motion to close the Public Hearing. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman McCarthy and passed unanimously. The Public Hearing was closed at 8:12 PM. RESULT: CLOSED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Vincent Bettina, Councilman SECONDER: Maureen McCarthy, Councilwoman AYES: Ruggiero, Beale, Bettina, McCarthy, Paoloni r Town of Wappinger Page 2 Printed 7/29/2007 Special Meeting Minutes July 18, 2007 V. Adjournment 1. Motion To: adjourn at 8:12 PM RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Maureen McCarthy, Councilwoman SECONDER: Vincent Bettina, Councilman AYES: Ruggiero, Beale, Bettina, McCarthy, Paoloni The Meeting Adjourned at 8:12 PM. n C. terson Town Clerk Town of Wappinger Page 3 Printed 7/29/2007 TOWN BOARD: TOWN OF WAPPINGER DUTCHESS COUNTY: NEW YORK IN THE MATTER AFFIDAVIT OF OF POSTING NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING IN CONNECTION WITH DRAFT TOWN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND DRAFT GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (DGEIS) STATE OF NEW YORK ) ) ss: COUNTY OF DUTCHESS ) John C. Masterson, being duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is the duly elected, qualified and acting Town Clerk of the Town of Wappinger, County of Dutchess and State of New York. That on July 4th, 2007, your deponent posted a copy of the attached Notice of Public Hearing in Connection with Draft Town Comprehensive Plan and Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement (DGEIS), on the signboard maintained by your deponent in his office in the Town Hall of the Town of Wappinger, 20 Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls, Dutchess County, New York. Sworn to before me the 10th da of July, 2007 NOTAR PUBLIC IL Q 0 C. t J hn C. asterson Town Clerk Town of Wappinger MARIA CILBRIOE Notary Pvblir, State of New York Reg. NoOICI5087374 Com miss ooeExpirestNouS 3Co my l° SOUTHERN DUTCHESS NEWS BEACON FREE PRESS 84 EAST MAIN STREET WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY 12590 ina -F f 1 Ci c`3E 'Lf 1 t t:> -F F> " b 1 1+ a t 1'C> n To: WAPPINGERS FALLS, TOWN P.O. 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