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Port Jervis council adopts SEQRA negative declaration, moves to acquire Deer Park watershed parcels
Summary
The council acted to declare lead agency status under SEQRA and adopted a negative declaration for a proposed purchase of watershed parcels in the Town of Deer Park through the Orange County Land Trust, saying city ownership would protect the drinking-water supply and serve as city match for WQIP funding.
The Port Jervis Common Council voted to act as lead agency under the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) and adopted a negative declaration for a proposed acquisition of watershed parcels in the Town of Deer Park.
Councilwoman Thompson presented a resolution stating the city will acquire certain parcels from the Town of Deer Park through the Orange County Land Trust and use proceeds from the sale of a bridge-over CDA loan as city match for a WQIP land purchase. The resolution identifies specific tax-parcel references and frames the acquisition as a measure to protect the city’s drinking-water supply, which includes three reservoirs.
The resolution text in the record recites the council’s SEQRA review process and concludes the project "will not have a significant adverse environmental impact" and therefore does not require an environmental impact statement. The council voted to adopt the negative declaration; the motion was seconded by Councilman Rhodes and carried by voice vote.
The transcript records the council’s intention that city ownership would allow it to “control use of the watershed property in a manner that will protect the city's drinking water supply.” The resolution directs the clerk-treasurer to publish the SEQRA findings in accordance with statutory requirements. The record does not include details about the purchase price or closing schedule; those items were not specified in the transcript.
