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Officials say Rutland Fair may qualify for impact-fee waiver under proposed amendment; topography complicates compliance
Summary
Department staff told the Natural Resources & Energy committee that the Rutland Fair faces site constraints that make full stormwater treatment difficult and supported an amendment that would exempt fairs from paying impact fees or completing offset projects if they cannot meet treatment standards.
Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) staff briefed the committee on a proposed amendment concerning agricultural fairs and stormwater permit obligations. DEC staff said the amendment would not exempt fairs from meeting basic three-acre general-permit treatment standards but would allow a waiver from paying impact fees or…
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