Special update on the SEQRA review process
This is an update on the SEQRA review process for the proposal known as Rivertowns Square.
On Monday January 23rd, the Village held the 3rdopen Public Hearing in a series regarding the review of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (‘DEIS’) for the proposal know as Rivertowns Square. This hearing presented another opportunity for residents and interested parties to hear about specific aspects of the proposal - and most importantly to allow the public to present questions, comments and concerns about specific aspects and/or potential impacts of the proposal - which must be answered and addressed by the applicant as the SEQRA review process moves forward. At this meeting each of the village’s independent professional consultants also made presentations to help outline specifically what aspects of the proposal they will be focusing to provide their expertise in the analysis of all the impact issues (including but not limited to traffic, socio-economic, environment, landscape, storm water system and management, and quality of life).
Following the presentation by the applicant - and after comments from the public and the village’s consultants - the Village Board of Trustees voted on a motion as follows:
- To close this segment of the Public Hearings for the DEIS review phase.
- To extend the written public comment period for the DEIS review for a period of 30 days, which will be received up to close of business February 23, 2012.
- To commit to schedule at least 1(one) Public Hearing for the Final Environmental Impact Statement (‘FEIS’).
The motion passed 5 ayes, 1 no, 1 absent.
Important points going forward:
- The public and interested parties are encouraged to submit questions and comments regarding relevant aspects of the proposal, including potential impacts and mitigation, which will be accepted up to c.o.b. on February 23, 2012. Comments can be mailed to: Village Administrator, Marcus Serrano, Dobbs Ferry Village Hall, 112 Main Street, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522; or emailed to
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- The Dobbs Ferry Planning Board will be meeting on February 2ndat 7PM at Village Hall. At this meeting the Planning Board will be addressing the issues it sees are necessary to answer in the FEIS. As this is a Public Hearing, the public is encouraged to attend this meeting.
- The Dobbs Ferry board of Trustees will of course be meeting at its regularly scheduled dates (the 2ndand 4thTuesdays each month) and time (730pm). While there is a lot of other business to be conducted in the normal course of the regular agendas, the public is welcome to address the board in Persons to be heard; and of course can submit written comments, which are encouraged.
The Village will continue to update the residents and interested parties through-out the SEQRA review process. The Public will be kept informed and involved.
Mayor Connett
Rivertowns Square - Proposed Traffic Mitigation with Video
Note from the Village - The following is the Proposed Traffic Mitigation for the Rivertowns Square project, as presented by the Developer's Traffic Consultant. All Traffic Simulation videos are available on the Village YouTube Channel, with playlists linked at the bottom of this article.
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Rivertowns Square - Public Hearing 1/9/12 and 1/23/12
PUBLIC NOTICE
Village of Dobbs Ferry
Notice of Continuation of Public Hearing
Rivertowns Square Project
A Draft Environmental Impact Statement has been completed and accepted for the proposed action described below. Continuation of the public hearing on the Draft EIS will be held on Monday, January 9, 2012 and Monday, January 23, 2012, commencing at 6:30 p.m. at the Embassy Community Center, 60 Palisade Street, Dobbs Ferry, New York 10522.
This notice is issued pursuant to Part 617 of the implementing regulations pertaining to Article 8 (State Environmental Quality Review Act) of the Environmental Conservation Law.
Description of Action:
Application by Saber Dobbs Ferry LLC and Lincoln Dobbs Ferry LLC, as co-developers, for site plan approval of a proposed mixed-use redevelopment of the former AKZO Nobel Chemical, Inc. property with 6 buildings containing (i) approximately 226 residential units (including affordable units); (ii) an approximately 55,000 square foot supermarket; (iii) approximately 60,000 square feet of retail/restaurant space; and (iv) an approximately 107 room hotel/inn, together with approximately 1200 parking spaces.
Location of Action:
The subject property is located on Stanley Avenue, Danforth Avenue, Livingstone Avenue, Ogden Avenue and Lawrence Street, Dobbs ferry, New York.
Potential Environmental Impacts Include:
- Disturbance of approximately 5 acres including areas with slopes in excess of 15 degrees, and the creation of 4.92 +/- acres of additional impervious surface area
- Generation of approximately 347 AM peak vehicle trips, 804 PM peak vehicle trips and 879 Saturday peak vehicle trips.
- Additional demand for service by the Village’s emergency service providers
- Generation of additional 30 +/- school age children
- Use of additional water supply and generation of sewer output
- Temporary impacts associated with site disturbance and construction related activities, including impacts from rock removal to accommodate proposed building program.
A copy of the Draft EIS is located on the Village of Dobbs Ferry Website and is available at Village Hall, 112 Main Street, Dobbs Ferry, New York 10522.
Elizabeth A. Dreaper
Village Clerk
Public Hearing - Rivertowns Square Project
PUBLIC NOTICE
Village of Dobbs Ferry
Notice of Public Hearing
Rivertowns Square Project
A Draft Environmental Impact Statement has been completed and accepted for the proposed action described below. A public hearing on the Draft EIS will be held on December 19, 2011, commencing at 6:30 p.m. in the Board Room at Village Hall, 112 Main Street, Dobbs Ferry, New York 10522. It is anticipated that at least one additional public hearing will be held on the proposed action in January, 2012 at a date and time to be determined.
This notice is issued pursuant to Part 617 of the implementing regulations pertaining to Article 8 (State Environmental Quality Review Act) of the Environmental Conservation Law.
Description of Action:
Application by Saber Dobbs Ferry LLC and Lincoln Dobbs Ferry LLC, as co-developers, for site plan approval of a proposed mixed-use redevelopment of the former AKZO Nobel Chemical, Inc. property with 6 buildings containing (i) approximately 226 residential units (including affordable units); (ii) an approximately 55,000 square foot supermarket; (iii) approximately 60,000 square feet of retail/restaurant space; and (iv) an approximately 107 room hotel/inn, together with approximately 1200 parking spaces.
Location of Action:
The subject property is located on Stanley Avenue, Danforth Avenue, Livingstone Avenue, Ogden Avenue and Lawrence Street, Dobbs ferry, New York.
Potential Environmental Impacts Include:
- Disturbance of approximately 5 acres including areas with slopes in excess of 15 degrees, and the creation of 4.92 +/- acres of additional impervious surface area
- Generation of approximately 347 AM peak vehicle trips, 804 PM peak vehicle trips and 879 Saturday peak vehicle trips.
- Additional demand for service by the Village’s emergency service providers
- Generation of additional 30 +/- school age children
- Use of additional water supply and generation of sewer output
- Temporary impacts associated with site disturbance and construction related activities, including impacts from rock removal to accommodate proposed building program.
A copy of the Draft EIS is located on the Village of Dobbs Ferry Website and is available at Village Hall, 112 Main Street, Dobbs Ferry, New York 10522.
Elizabeth A. Dreaper
Village Clerk
Special Board of Trustees Work Session Meetings
PUBLIC NOTICE
Special Board of Trustees Work Session Meetings on
November 10th , November 14th and November 15th
Regarding the proposed Rivertowns Square Project
Special work sessions of the Board of Trustees (“BOT”) will be held in the Board room in Village Hall on Thursday, November 10th, Monday, November 14th and Tuesday, November 15th, 2011. The purpose of the meetings is for the Board to review, for completeness, sections of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement prepared by the applicant for the Rivertowns Square project (the Applicant’s “DEIS”). No decision as to the project or the draft document will be made at these meetings. The sole purpose of the meetings is for the BOT, as Lead Agency, to have the opportunity to review the scope and content of the document and determine whether it is sufficient for the purposes of commencing public review. The meetings are scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. and are open to the public. The meetings will also be taped for airing on the Public Access TV Channels 46 (Verizon) and 77 (Cablevision). The opportunity for public comment on the document will occur at a later date, once the draft document has been deemed sufficiently “complete” to make it available for public review.
Elizabeth A. Dreaper
Village Clerk
Rivertowns Square / Scoping Document for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Dear Residents,
Please find attached the Scoping Document for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) as part of the SEQRA review process for the proposal known as Rivertowns Square. This document will also be posted on the village's website at www.dobbsferry.com, and copies will also be available after 11:00 am at Village Hall and the Dobbs Ferry Public Library.
The primary goal of the scoping is to identify all of the potentially significant adverse impacts related to the proposed action that are to be addressed in the DEIS, including the content and level of detail to be studied, mitigation measures, and potential alternatives. The scope was developed with a significant amount of input from the Public and Interested Parties via several Public Hearings, the submission of letters and memos to the Lead Agency (the Dobbs Ferry Board of Trustees), and with the work and review of the village's expert planners and hired, independent consultants.
As a reminder – and as was previously announced and noticed - a Special Meeting of the Dobbs Ferry Board of Trustees will be held tonight, May 3, 2011, at 7:00 PM at Village Hall to consider a resolution to adopt this document as the official Scoping Document. We would encourage everyone with interest to attend and observe the meeting, or you can watch the broadcast live on the Public TV Access Channels (46 Fios, 77 Cable). A recorded tape of the meeting will also be played in loops after the broadcast.
Sincerely,
Mayor Connett
 Rivertowns Square - Proposed Final DEIS Scoping Document (203.61 kB)
Special Meeting - May 3rd - Rivertowns Square Scoping Document
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
Pursuant to the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act, 6 NYCRR 617.8 (“SEQRA”), on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 7:00 pm, the Village Board of Trustees, as Lead Agency, will conduct a special public meeting on the proposed redevelopment of the property located on Stanley Avenue, Danforth Avenue, Livingstone Avenue, Ogden Avenue and Lawrence Street in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and designated on the tax assessment map as Section 9, Sheet 27, Block 488, Lots 1, 5, 58, 58A; Section 9, Sheet 27, Block 489, Lot 1; Section 9, Sheet 27, Block 490, Lots 1, 4 & 7; Section 9, Sheet 27, Block 491, Lot 1; Section 9, Sheet 27, Block 493, Lots 1-17 inclusive and Lots 48-56 inclusive; Section 9, Sheet 27, Block 494, Lots 1A, 5, 5A, 5B, 5C, 7, 16; and Section 9, Sheet 27, Block 00, Lot P-36 (the “Rivertowns Square Project”).
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3/29/11 - 7PM - SEQRA Scoping Session
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
Pursuant to the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act, 6 NYCRR 617.8 (“SEQRA”), on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 7:00 pm, the Village Board of Trustees, as Lead Agency, will conduct a public scoping session on the proposed redevelopment of the property located on Stanley Avenue, Danforth Avenue, Livingstone Avenue, Ogden Avenue and Lawrence Street in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and designated on the tax assessment map as Section 9, Sheet 27, Block 488, Lots 1, 5, 58, 58A; Section 9, Sheet 27, Block 489, Lot 1; Section 9, Sheet 27, Block 490, Lots 1, 4 & 7; Section 9, Sheet 27, Block 491, Lot 1; Section 9, Sheet 27, Block 493, Lots 1-17 inclusive and Lots 48-56 inclusive; Section 9, Sheet 27, Block 494, Lots 1A, 5, 5A, 5B, 5C, 7, 16; and Section 9, Sheet 27, Block 00, Lot P-36 (the “Rivertowns Square Project”).
The public scoping session will take place at Dobbs Ferry Village Hall, 112 Main Street Dobbs Ferry, New York 10522. The purpose of the public scoping session is to focus the Environmental Impact Statement (“EIS”) on potentially significant adverse impacts. All documents related to the Rivertowns Square Project, including the “draft” scoping document, are available at Village Hall and available on the Village’s website at www.dobbsferry.com.
Resolution 6-2011
Resolution 6-2011 adopted by the Board of Trustees on 3/8/2011 at a Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees.
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE OF DOBBS FERRY AUTHORIZING CERTAIN CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR THE REVIEW OF THE RIVERTOWNS SQUARE PROJECT.
You can read the entire text of the resolution by following the link below.
Resolution 6-2011 (295.05 kB)
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