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Planning board approves National Grid PIG‑receiver site plan and subdivision with DEC and DOT conditions
Summary
The board approved a subdivision and site plan for National Grid to install a PIG receiver and associated gravel pad, incorporating DEC wetland permit conditions and requiring filing of a subdivision map and coordination with DOT before occupancy.
The Town of the Wood Planning Board on March 27 approved both a subdivision map and a site plan for a National Grid project to install a PIG (pipeline inspection gauge) receiver and associated equipment within a constrained site that includes wetland adjacency.
Kathleen Bennett and other National Grid representatives presented the project, describing a roughly 20,400‑square‑foot gravel work pad and about 2,544 square feet of temporary wetland matting during construction. The plan also included a pre‑subdivision lot‑line adjustment to create a single lot to accommodate the utility facility. The applicant provided a DEC wetlands permit and said it had updated planting and fence details requested by DEC.
The board reviewed and incorporated several outside referrals and environmental findings into its approval. The board noted it had declared the action an unlisted action under SEQR and later issued a negative SEQR determination; members also referenced a DEC permit submitted on 03/21/2025 and Onondaga County’s referral that found no significant countywide impact. The board approved the subdivision map (last dated 12/19/2024) and the site plan (last dated 03/21/2025), making approval conditional on obtaining any required DEC permits, coordinating necessary DOT access and work permits for Route 298, and filing the subdivision map with the county clerk prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
Kathleen Bennett (National Grid) summarized compliance steps the applicant had taken: updating plantings, providing fence specifications, obtaining the DEC wetlands permit, adding ‘no‑mow’ signs per DEC request and working with town staff on engineering details. The planning board incorporated DEC permit conditions as conditions of approval and required proof of the county clerk filing before final occupancy clearance.
The board also required that any proposed changes to the approved site‑plan documents be submitted for further site plan review under the town code. The board’s motion to approve was carried; the transcript records the board’s acceptance by voice vote but does not include a roll‑call tally.
