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Red Hook board adopts amendment to Community Preservation Plan, issues negative declaration
Summary
The Town of Red Hook voted to adopt an amendment to its Community Preservation Plan (Local Law A, renumbered Local Law 2) and adopted a SEQRA negative declaration, while reiterating CPF rules that funds cannot be used for acquisitions from unwilling sellers.
The Town of Red Hook on Nov. 19 adopted an amendment to its Community Preservation Plan (the board designated the adopted measure as Local Law 2 after filing procedures) and voted to issue a SEQRA negative declaration for the amendment.
The amendment adds Rec Park West (a town-owned park parcel of approximately 28.4 acres) to the Community Preservation Plan and clarifies language about using CPF funds to repay indebtedness for projects that are consistent with the state enabling statute. Town staff and planner Ted Fink guided the board through Parts 1 and 2 of the Environmental Assessment Form and the coastal assessment, concluding that most impact categories were "no" or "small impact may occur" because the amendment is a town-wide policy action rather than a site-specific construction project.
The town clerk read the public notice and the EAF description; the board reviewed the planning-board consistency form and planning-board comments. Supervisor Robert emphasized the town lready uses CPF for conservation and noted the funding history for prior acquisitions; planner Ted Fink explained that the proposed amendment's principal environmental consideration was potential impacts on historic resources, which the FEAF found to be "no or small impact may occur." The planning board had suggested the packet be presented in searchable and redlined formats to make differences clear; the town agreed to make searchable PDFs and redline versions available.
Vote and immediate effect: The board adopted Resolution 90 (a negative declaration under SEQRA) and subsequently adopted the local-law amendment as Resolution 91. The board recorded aye votes and the measures were adopted for distribution; no reversal of prior eminent-domain actions occurred at the meeting.
What it means: The amendment formally makes Rec Park West eligible for CPF-funded stewardship and clarifies that CPF funds can be used to repay indebtedness for completed projects consistent with state law; the board repeated that CPF funds cannot be used to pay debt on property acquired from unwilling sellers. The town scheduled continued public hearings on related zoning laws B and C and requested updated supporting documents be posted online in searchable formats.
