Patchogue trustees back BID’s Waverly Avenue revitalization grant and declare negative environmental finding

The Village of Patchogue Board of Trustees voted to support the Business Improvement District’s (BID) grant application to Suffolk County’s Downtown Revitalization Program round 23, appointed the board as lead agency for environmental review, and approved a negative declaration so the BID can move forward with the application.

David Kenny, speaking for the BID, outlined ongoing BID activities — a beautification team, spring hanging baskets, a watering crew, and an annual meeting for BID taxpayers — and stressed Waverly Avenue as the grant target for streetscape improvements. He described the planned work as street lighting, improved sidewalks and connections to the business district to create a more pedestrian-friendly main artery.

Trustees said the village would consider matching funds and noted that the grant amount available would limit what can be accomplished without additional municipal or county resources. The board voted to support the grant application, to serve as lead agency for the County’s CCRAB environmental review, and to accept a negative declaration for the application packet.

The board also heard related BID and downtown items during the meeting: beautification plans, ball-field lighting coordination with PSE&G, theater arch contracts being finalized, and the BID’s outreach schedule. The BID’s round-23 application deadline was described as imminent and the BID is targeting Waverly Avenue as a primary corridor for the proposed improvements.

Those motions were read into the record and approved with recorded "Aye" responses from trustees; the transcript records the board declaring itself lead agency and adopting a negative declaration to clear CEQR/CCRAB steps before the county grant review.