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Roberts Plywood proposes 22,632-square-foot warehouse and 11,290-square-foot canopy over active rail spur
Summary
Roberts Plywood asked the Town of Babylon Planning Board to approve site changes including a new 22,632-square-foot warehouse, an 11,290-square-foot open-sided canopy over an active rail spur and traffic circulation revisions; the public hearing was closed and decision reserved.
Roberts Plywood submitted a site-plan application Sept. 8 asking the Town of Babylon Planning Board to allow construction of a 22,632-square-foot warehouse and an 11,290-square-foot open-sided canopy adjacent to an active railroad spur on a 5.5-acre parcel in the Deer Park industrial park. Attorney Tom Abbate, project engineer Christopher Voorhees and architect Giovanni Coelho described circulation improvements and safety measures intended to support deliveries from the rail spur.
The proposal matters because the rail spur runs through the middle of the site and is an active freight line used for deliveries several times a week. Abbate told the board the spur “is not a dormant track. This is an active freight line,” and said the canopy would protect employees and materials during offloading. Voorhees said the canopy will be…
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