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Establishing a Date for a Public Hearing regarding a Proposed Cookingham Solar Project

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One-time (complete)formal_resolutionone_timeThe Town Board establishes December 10, 2024 at 7:45 p.m. as the date and time for a public hearing on the proposed Cookingham Solar Project, a 749.1 kW ground-mounted solar installation at Willowbrook Lane, and directs the Town Clerk to publish notice of the hearing.
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2024-11-12
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2024-11-12
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RESOLVED

  1. The Town Board of the Town of Red Hook shall hold a public hearing on December 10, 2024, at 7:45 p.m. at the Town Hall, 7340 South Broadway, Red Hook, New York, to hear all interested parties on said proposed project and at which time and place the Town Board may determine whether to adopt the Proposed Local Law
  2. The Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish notice of said public hearing in the Poughkeepsie Journal, the official newspaper of said Town, on or before November 30, 2024, which is not less than ten (10) calendar days prior to the date of said public hearing
  3. The Town Clerk shall provide notice of said public hearing to the Town of Red Hook Planning Board, the Town of Red Hook Zoning Board of Appeals, and the Dutchess County Department of Planning and Development
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  • WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Red Hook is considering a project to construct an approximately 749.1 kW ground mounted solar installation at Willowbrook Lane in the Town; including approval of grants and other funding
  • WHEREAS, the project is generally described in a draft EAF and a CESIR study on file with the Town Clerk
  • WHEREAS, on November 12, 2024, the Town Board classified the proposed action as an unlisted action under SEQRA and declared its intent to serve as lead agency in a coordinated review of the proposed action
  • WHEREAS, as part of its consideration of the proposed project, the Town Board will determine whether and to what the Town of Red Hook zoning laws apply to the proposed project; and as part of such review the Town Board will consider the following nine factors set forth in Matter of County of Monroe v. City of Rochester: the nature and scope of the instrumentality seeking immunity; the encroaching government's legislative grant of authority; the kind of function or land use involved; the effect local land use regulation would have on the enterprise concerned; alternative locations for the facility in less restrictive zoning areas; the impact upon legitimate local interests; alternative methods of providing the proposed improvement; the extent of the public interest to be served by the improvements; and intergovernmental participation in the project development process and an opportunity to be heard

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2024-11-12adoptedvote: 4-0
Establish a date and time for a public hearing on the proposed Cookingham Solar Project.
moved by McKeon · seconded by Hamel
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  1. The Town Board of the Town of Red Hook shall hold a public hearing on December 10, 2024, at 7:45 p.m. at the Town Hall, 7340 South Broadway, Red Hook, New York, to hear all interested parties on said proposed project and at which time and place the Town Board may determine whether to adopt the Proposed Local Law
  2. The Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish notice of said public hearing in the Poughkeepsie Journal, the official newspaper of said Town, on or before November 30, 2024, which is not less than ten (10) calendar days prior to the date of said public hearing
  3. The Town Clerk shall provide notice of said public hearing to the Town of Red Hook Planning Board, the Town of Red Hook Zoning Board of Appeals, and the Dutchess County Department of Planning and Development
Whereas
  • WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Red Hook is considering a project to construct an approximately 749.1 kW ground mounted solar installation at Willowbrook Lane in the Town; including approval of grants and other funding
  • WHEREAS, the project is generally described in a draft EAF and a CESIR study on file with the Town Clerk
  • WHEREAS, on November 12, 2024, the Town Board classified the proposed action as an unlisted action under SEQRA and declared its intent to serve as lead agency in a coordinated review of the proposed action
  • WHEREAS, as part of its consideration of the proposed project, the Town Board will determine whether and to what the Town of Red Hook zoning laws apply to the proposed project; and as part of such review the Town Board will consider the following nine factors set forth in Matter of County of Monroe v. City of Rochester: the nature and scope of the instrumentality seeking immunity; the encroaching government's legislative grant of authority; the kind of function or land use involved; the effect local land use regulation would have on the enterprise concerned; alternative locations for the facility in less restrictive zoning areas; the impact upon legitimate local interests; alternative methods of providing the proposed improvement; the extent of the public interest to be served by the improvements; and intergovernmental participation in the project development process and an opportunity to be heard
Subject key: cookingham_solar_project_public_hearing