Goshen board approves Part 3 EAF outline for Jessup Switch Road warehouse after traffic, water and bonding concerns
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Summary
The Planning Board advanced the amended site plan for a proposed warehouse on Jessup Switch Road, approving the Part 3 EAF outline subject to consultant and town comments after discussion about wetlands, a reduced building footprint (120k→100k ft²), road‑widening obligations and water/well testing protocols.
The Town of Goshen Planning Board on Dec. 18 voted to approve the Part 3 EAF outline for an amended warehouse site plan on roughly 30.5 acres along Jessup Switch Road and Pumpkin Swamp Road, allowing the applicant to proceed with required Part 3 studies (grading, stormwater, traffic and pump tests) while the board’s consultants refine comments.
Applicant engineer Ross Stolovitz told the board that a recent wetland delineation confined mapped wetlands to a small pocket at the west side of the site; as a result the proposed building was reduced from about 120,000 square feet to roughly 100,000 square feet and moved away from the pocket. Stolovitz also submitted a pump‑testing scope and a traffic/pump study outline requested by the town hydrologist and traffic reviewer.
Board members focused extensive attention on an outstanding 2017 road‑widening condition on Jessup Switch Road that was not implemented. The applicant offered to build the first portion of the road out to the bridge and bond the remaining improvements; some board members instead urged stronger enforceable language in a resolution or pursued a violation/enforcement route to ensure the work is completed before final approvals. The board, counsel and staff discussed mechanisms (bonding, phased dedication, and tying signatures or building permits to completion) but left final language to staff and the resolution drafting process.
On water, the applicant reported multiple on‑site wells drilled and preliminary testing with a planned 120,000‑gallon standby tank to back up a potential loss of village water access. The pump‑test protocol submitted measures drawdown with continuous recording and sets monitoring frequency at hourly for the first three hours and every six hours thereafter; board members asked the applicant to clarify whether the referenced ‘‘static water level’’ language actually described pumping drawdown and to refine monitoring locations and winter testing considerations.
After confirmation of consultant comments on traffic, stormwater and grading, the board moved to approve the Part 3 EAF outline subject to those comments. The motion was moved and seconded and carried by voice vote. Staff instructed the applicant to return with the full Part 3 studies and corrections addressing hydrologist and traffic reviewer feedback.
What’s next: Applicant to complete Part 3 studies (traffic, stormwater, grading, pump tests), respond to consultant comments and provide the town engineer with documentation or bonds securing off‑site roadwork if required before final plan signing or certificate of occupancy.
