FSPOA members are furious at the continuing delays aimed at minimizing public participation which have been imposed by the ZBA Chairman, the latest of which does not even set a date for the determination of the Indian Hills application.
The current situation is that we are not permitted to submit written or verbal comments to a so-called Public Hearing which is to take place on an unspecified date!
THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!
That is why many of you have suggested that we should attend next Thursday's ZBA meeting to protest at the tactics being employed to minimize our participation in the issue.
So we are going to turn up at the Town Hall meeting to make our feelings clear and we ask all of you to join us. We know that many of you planned to attend this meeting anyway so we look forward to a big turnout.
This is the only way to convince ZBA members that their Chairman has stifled the public's right to participate in the Indian Hills application process.
Hope to see you, your family and your friends at the Town Hall, 6pm, Thursday April 28th.
FSPOA
Hello Neighbors,
Once again the ZBA has postponed a decision on the Indian Hills application which had been announced to be on their April 28th agenda . At the end of last night's ZBA meeting the Chairman stated that since the Consultant's report has yet to be received, INDIAN HILLS IS TO BE ADJOURNED TO A LATER, UNSPECIFIED DATE!
This is the second time our issue has been postponed and the second time that the announcement was made immediately following the circulation of a flier urging residents to attend the ZBA meeting. COINCIDENCE? You can decide, but as the article in last week's Observer pointed out there does appear to be a pattern of ZBA adjournments aimed at reducing public attendance. This time the adjournment announcement did not even bother to name a future date for the ZBA Hearing.
The ZBA Chairman has already decreed that no public comment, whether written or verbal, will be permitted when the Hearing does eventually take place but he cannot prevent us from showing up in force to demonstrate the massive community opposition to the scale of the proposed project.
He also stated that the new date and the Consultant's report will be posted on the Town website 7-10 days before the Special Use Permit will be determined. We will do our utmost to keep you updated so that we are able to ensure a big turnout.
Many thanks for your continued support,
FSPOA
Neighbors,
The Town of Huntington website has published the Final Environmental Impact Statement to their website. This 158 page document includes the developer's response to the over 900 comments that were received during the public comment period of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Take a look and see how your questions/concerns were addressed.
There will be a public comment period for this document forthcoming - we do not know when that will be as it depends on the length of time it takes for the Planning Department to review this. That being said, we will notify everyone when that time comes and in the meantime feel free to begin to formulate your comments for that time.
Thank you all for your unwavering support and we hope you are all safe and healthy.
Draft Scope . Public Input Needed
The Town of Huntington has published a Draft Scope for the latest Cluster Housing plan which is essentially a list of issues that may have a significant adverse environmental impact. Public comment on these issues may be submitted to the Town until Monday 17th September. The FSPOA is studying the Draft Scope and will undoubtedly be making recommendations for expanding the Scope so we encourage you to study the document and offer your comments either via our contribution (you can send us your thoughts via email fspropertyowners@gmail.com) or direct to the Town at planning@huntingtonny.gov
To read the Draft Scope please go to the Town web site http://www.huntingtonny.gov/filestorage/13749/13847/16804/99893/16878/20859/The_Preserve_at_Indian_Hills_08-14-2018_Draft_Scope.pdf for the link.
Thanks for your continued support,
FSPOA
Indian Hills developer submits new plans. Developer asking for same extreme density numbers . For instance, on the most northern site near mystic lane and the Long Island sound the developer is asking for 38 cluster units ON 4.3 ACRES. Meanwhile neighbors in that same area on 4 acres there are 4 HOMES. These extreme development densities will affect the fragile environment, quality of life and home values of Fort Salonga neighborhoods. Click here to see plans on Town of Huntington website
In response to our request for a moratorium on building within the Crab Meadow Watershed for as long as the final results of the study remained undisclosed - the town of Huntington has postponed the Suffolk County Planning Commission Meeting scheduled for March 7th at 2pm. There is not a moratorium on building within the watershed BUT the Town of Huntington has agreed that no decisions will be made by the town or the SCPC until the conclusions of the Crab Meadow Watershed Study are made available.
We currently do not have a new date for this very important meeting, as it will depend on how quickly these results are made available -we will keep you updated as we learn any new information.
UPDATE ON INDIAN HILLS
Northwind has changed tack from simply pursuing a more ambitious Change of Zone Application to a Cluster Subdivision Application. The The attorney for Northwind has advised the town that it will withdraw the Change of Zone Application if and when it files a Preliminary Subdivision Application.
The essential difference is that whereas a Change of Zone Application affirmatively seeks that the Town Board amend the Town Code to grant the applicant to use the property in a different way than would otherwise be allowed a Subdivision Application seeks permission from the Planning Board to develop the land under the zoning regulations presently in place. The Cluster/Subdivision regulations are more stringent than those of the Change of Zone, for example in 2010 the Town used an estimated yield for Indian Hills of 70 units before Steep Slope calculations were to be considered.
The first step in pursuing this new course is for Northwind to secure a "pre-application" meeting with the Town planning Dept. Following this the Planning Dept will issue comments and/or directions to Northwind as to the next steps. We expect, at minimum, based on the Town's yield map requirements the proposed number of units will be reduced from the current 105.
We are cautious in reading too much into this latest development but the mere fact that Northwind is considering abandoning it's original plan for a Change of Zone does seem to indicate that our activities have made an impact.
We thank you for your continued support and will continue to report developments as and when they occur.