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Town board delays Setauket Meadows hearing and leaves East Setauket site-plan matter open after resident concerns
Summary
After Setauket residents arrived expecting a 3 p.m. hearing that was scheduled later in the evening, the Town of Brookhaven board pledged no vote tonight, offered to keep the hearing open, provide a video link, and allow follow-up meetings; the board also left the Compswag/Setauket Meadows site-plan and covenant amendment open to May 1.
Several residents from Setauket and representatives for the Setauket Meadows development appeared at the April 24 Town of Brookhaven meeting after receiving mailed notices stating a 3:00 p.m. hearing time; the board and staff told them the hearing would occur later that evening and agreed to leave the public hearing open and not vote until residents had a chance to see the presentation and comment.
Supervisor Panico explained the town relies on the applicant to mail notices, and because of a discrepancy in the applicant’s timing, the board would not decide the item that night. He said the board would leave the hearing open, record comments entered into the video record, and provide the residents with a video link and an opportunity to return and be heard at a subsequent meeting. Panico also committed that the First District council member would notify residents and offered to meet with the development team and residents in Setauket Meadows to answer questions.
Later in the meeting, the board opened two public hearings together concerning 107 Compswag (Setauket Meadows in the Woods): (1) an amendment to restrictive covenants for Setauket Meadows and (2) a planning‑board site-plan application to add eight residential units (three buildings) and 16 garage stalls on a one‑acre parcel that joins an existing PRC development. Planning Director Don Hone described changes made since the change‑of‑zone approval: the driveway and unit layout were swapped to place units between the road and the neighboring PRC community, and an eight‑foot PVC fence and enhanced native landscaping were added along the western property line to reduce visual impact for adjacent residents.
Applicant counsel said the relief sought would allow certain amenities already installed — a dog park, a guard house, a water feature and utility structures — to remain in the buffer area. The developer also agreed to appraise and, if necessary, acquire a small strip of town-owned land that had been used as part of the roadway landscaping so the existing estate fencing would remain intact.
Councilman Kornreich and the applicant’s counsel reiterated commitments that all exterior lighting will be dark‑sky compliant and shielded and that there will be no back‑of‑garage flood lights visible to neighbors. The board voted to adjourn the hearings to May 1 so residents could review materials and meet with the applicant if necessary; the motions carried.
