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Adopt And Amended Negative Declaration (SEQR)

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Adopt And Amended Negative Declaration (SEQR)

Resolution #3-2020 — 2020-01-16

WHEREAS

  • the Village of Red Hook sits over a valuable aquifer that provides water to village residents, town residents, business owners and farmers
  • a vibrant village requires a modern infrastructure and the Village of Red Hook desires to promote ecological and economic sustainability
  • the Village of Red Hook is pursuing the construction of a municipal sewer system in the general business district and contiguous areas as defined in the map of proposed sewer service area available at Village Hall (the "Project")
  • on November 9, 2015, the Village Board of Trustees classified the project as a Type I action pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA"), and declared its intent to serve as lead agency in a coordinated review of the action, to which no other agency objected
  • on February 8, 2016, the Village Board of Trustees adopted a negative declaration, finding that the Project would not result in any significant adverse impacts and that a Draft Environmental Impact Statement ("DEIS") would not be prepared
  • the Project has been modified to increase the potential discharge from the wastewater treatment plant to a maximum of 50,000 gallons per day from a maximum of 35,000 gallons per day (the "Amended Project")
  • the design change would allow the system to accommodate future growth
  • the Village's consulting engineer, C.T. Male Associates, has provided the Village with a letter dated December 19, 2019 addressing potential environmental impacts associated with the Amended Project
  • the Village Board of Trustees has considered the criteria contained in 6 NYCRR § 617.7 and thoroughly analyzed all identified relevant areas of environmental concern

RESOLVED

  • The Board of Trustees hereby determines that the Amended Project will not result in any significant adverse environmental impacts, reaffirms its negative declaration adopted on February 8, 2016 and adopts the attached Amended Notice of Determination of Significance.
  • The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to provide copies of the attached Amended Notice of Determination of Significance to the Mayor, all involved and interested agencies, and to the Environmental Notice Bulletin for publication.