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Goshen board adopts FEIS for IWS ADB permit and authorizes draft permit amid traffic dispute
Summary
The Town of Goshen adopted a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for an increased ADB permit for IWS and authorized the town attorney to prepare a draft ADB permit and finding statement. Board members questioned whether a proposed $26,350 fair‑share payment adequately addresses roughly $3 million in intersection improvements tied to increased truck traffic.
The Town of Goshen on April 9 adopted the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for an ADB permit for IWS and authorized the town attorney to prepare a finding statement and a draft ADB permit.
The permit application seeks to increase the facility’s permitted throughput from 600 tons per day to 670 tons per day. John Canning, the town’s traffic reviewer, told the board the increase would raise truck trips from about 284 to roughly 326 per day and identified several intersections — NY‑17M at Kennedy, Town & Country Road at 17M, 17M at Musket Court, and Hartley/Gates/House Road — where safety or capacity improvements are likely needed.
“It's a relatively modest increase,” Canning said in his presentation, but he also noted the rise in truck trips and laid out a fair‑share cost memo estimating total improvements near $3 million and the applicant’s proportional contribution at $26,350.
Several board members challenged that calculation at the meeting, saying truck counts show a larger relative traffic increase and that the proposed fee is too small to address the town’s listed needs. One board member said the board viewed the $26,350 contribution toward roughly $3 million in upgrades as “almost an insult” to the town.
The board moved to adopt the FEIS as amended by town consultants, authorize the town attorney to prepare the final finding statement, and authorize preparation of a draft ADB permit. During discussion members debated whether the draft permit should reflect the applicant’s requested 670 tons or the existing operational breakdown of 600 tons of municipal solid waste and construction & demolition (MSW/C&D) plus 70 tons of recyclables. Councilman Caterina asked for a roll call on the motion to prepare the draft permit; the clerk recorded Councilman Caterina, Councilman Gallup, Councilman Gloria and Supervisor Becker voting aye.
The board and staff noted that any final ADB permit would be based on a written draft and that additional permit conditions — including explicit tonnage breakdowns, traffic mitigation requirements, and escrow or fair‑share mechanisms — could still be added when the draft is returned for final approval.
The board also emphasized that the applicant’s state DEC permit status remains relevant: several speakers noted the applicant had applied to DEC for increased tonnage and that municipal approvals would be contingent on SEQR completion and any DEC action.
The board’s authorization instructs town counsel to prepare the documents for review at a future meeting; no final ADB permit was issued at the April 9 session.
