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Kingston planning staff briefs committee on KHA plan at 206 Flatbush Avenue; committee takes no formal action
Summary
City staff described a Kingston Housing Authority plan to demolish 32 studios at 206 Flatbush Avenue and build a new four-story building with 82 one-bedroom units; the planning board asked the council to concur as SEQR lead agency, but the committee did not adopt a resolution and no formal vote was taken.
BARTEK, city planning staff, told the Community Development & Housing Committee at its Jan. 6 meeting that the Kingston Housing Authority plans to demolish 32 existing studio units at 206 Flatbush Avenue and construct a new four-story building with 82 one‑bedroom units.
"This communication came to the planning board ... Essentially, the planning board is asking you whether you concur with their intention to serve as lead agency" for SEQR review, Bartek said. He noted the matter had been before the planning board and that some design details had changed since that earlier appearance.
The committee discussed procedural timing under SEQR and whether the…
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