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Board pauses decision on Dunkin' Drive‑Thru at Centereach after widespread neighborhood opposition; hearing continued to March 25
Summary
Following a lengthy public hearing with dozens of residents and speakers on both sides, the Town Board adjourned the Dunkin' Drive‑Thru and site-plan hearings to March 25 to allow the applicant to address traffic, delivery-truck turning radii and additional site conditions requested by the board and neighbors.
The Town Board convened a joint public hearing to consider a change of zone, special-permit waivers and a site plan for a proposed drive‑through expansion to an existing Dunkin' Donuts and Halal Hut property in Centereach. Planning staff described the proposal: a roughly 600-square-foot addition for a two-lane drive‑through, a revised single entrance on Selden Boulevard moved further north from Middle Country Road, and the addition of up to 22 parking spaces where fewer exist today.
Engineering and traffic consultants presented an analysis that predicted no significant roadway-level impacts on Middle Country Road; the applicants’ traffic consultant said the relocated driveway should reduce conflict at the intersection and that observed demand…
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