Patterson board officially challenges DEC draft watershed plan, cites scale and cost concerns
The board authorized a formal comment letter to the NYS DEC objecting to a draft Phase Two watershed implementation plan that would increase Patterson's phosphorus reduction obligations, raising concerns about scope, proposed mandatory dye testing (thousands of properties), and financial/administrative feasibility.
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The Town of Patterson board voted to authorize the town supervisor to submit a formal comment letter to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) regarding its draft Phase Two watershed implementation plan, citing concerns that the plan would place an outsized burden on Patterson and include unfunded, impractical requirements.
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