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Greene County seeks up to $800,000 in FAST NY funds for Cementon master plan
Summary
County staff said they will apply for up to $800,000 from the FAST NY program to fund a master plan and comprehensive environmental review for the Cementon area, aiming for a General Environmental Impact Statement and public-engagement process across an area of roughly 2,000–4,000 acres.
Greene County will pursue FAST New York funding to develop a master plan and comprehensive environmental review for the area known locally as Cementon, county staff told the board.
A staff presenter said the county plans to apply for up to $800,000 through the FAST New York program to fund a master plan that would yield a General Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) and a finding statement, documents intended to speed later permitting and planning reviews for developers and municipal planning boards. The applicant aims to pair the FAST NY request with existing wetland delineations, traffic studies and EPA-funded environmental site-assessment work to complete Phase I and II reviews.
Staff described a target study area that the presenter said “first comprises approximately 2,000 acres” and that, more broadly, the scope extends to “over 4,000 acres,” with geographic bookends described as the intersection of Route 9W and 23A to the county line. The master-plan process will include public hearings and workshops; staff emphasized the county intends a community-driven approach and said the public had previously criticized past reuse discussions as having been conducted ‘‘in a vacuum.”
The application and planning effort are intended to document developability constraints and to provide developers and local planning boards with an environmental review product they can rely on when evaluating specific proposals. Staff said the studies will be used to plan for possible reuse scenarios—such as redevelopment, renewable energy, or other adaptive uses—but did not adopt a preferred end use during the discussion.
The board did not take a binding land-use decision at the meeting; the item reported was the county’s authorization to submit the FAST NY application. No formal vote tally for the application authorization was recorded in the meeting excerpt.
