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Goshen Planning Board approves minutes, grants Silhouette Farm extension and schedules hearings; adopts Part 2 EAF for Wood subdivision
Summary
At the meeting the board approved edited minutes for Jan. 29, 2026; granted a 180‑day extension for Silhouette Farm to Aug. 6, 2026; set a Feb. 19 public hearing for a Mid‑Hudson forensic psychiatric center subdivision (two abstentions); and adopted Part 2 of the EAF for the Wood subdivision.
The Goshen Planning Board handled routine procedural business and several land‑use actions at its most recent meeting. The board approved edits to the Jan. 29, 2026 minutes, granted a 180‑day extension for the Silhouette Farm subdivision, set a public hearing for a Mid‑Hudson forensic psychiatric‑center subdivision, and adopted Part 2 of the environmental assessment form for the Wood subdivision.
Minutes: The chair called for edits to the Jan. 29, 2026 minutes and board members identified specific textual corrections (page and phrasing edits, references to engineer Hoffman and limits of disturbance). The board moved to approve the minutes as modified; the motion carried with recorded ayes and at least one abstention.
Silhouette Farm extension: The board reviewed a letter from Hometown Engineering requesting a 180‑day extension of conditional approval for Silhouette Farm (initial approval 01/06/2022). The applicant’s materials say the owner’s family still intends to build and has been seeking quotes for improvements. The board granted the requested 180‑day extension, moving the conditional‑approval expiry to 08/06/2026.
Mid‑Hudson Forensics subdivision: The board set a public hearing for the Mid‑Hudson Forensics Psychiatric Center subdivision (about 88 acres along Route 17M) for Feb. 19, subject to receipt of required materials; two board members abstained from that procedural vote after noting incomplete application materials.
Wood subdivision Part 2 EAF: The board reviewed a small‑scale subdivision application for roughly 27 acres in the village of Goshen (three lots) and adopted Part 2 of the EAF as prepared. Planning staff noted the site visit showed substantial tree buffering between proposed homes and the road; the application remains subject to referral responses (fire department) and any necessary variance or building inspector interpretations.
Adjournment: Staff outlined pending items for the next meeting — continued Part 3 work for Ontaraga, the Mid‑Hudson public hearing, follow‑up on a possible T‑Mobile submission, and an appeal to the ZBA of a building inspector interpretation — and the board then adjourned.
