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Huntington board extends decision on Green Meadow Estates rezoning after months of public opposition
Summary
The Town Board voted 4–1 to extend the deadline to decide on a developer27s request to rezone a West Lake Road parcel from R-40 to R-20, after multiple residents and petitions raised environmental and neighborhood-character concerns.
The Town of Huntington board voted to extend the time to decide on a zoning change request for the Green Meadow Estates property, delaying action after dozens of residents urged the board to deny the rezoning.
Supporters of preserving the property and nearby residents packed the public portion of the meeting to oppose changing the parcel on the west side of Lake Road from an R-40 residence district (one-acre lots) to R-20 (half-acre lots). The board adopted a resolution extending the time to make a determination on the proposed local law; the measure passed 4 yeas to 1 nay, with Councilwoman Lupinacci voting against the extension.
The extension matters because it gives the town and the applicant time to complete a full environmental impact assessment, a step several speakers said…
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