Residents call Colton Ridge plan a 'mine'; board closes hearing and allows seven-day comment extension
At a Feb. 5 public hearing, Brunswick residents urged the planning board to treat Paramount Building Group’s 18-lot Colton Ridge proposal as a mining operation because it would remove hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of material and generate tens of thousands of heavy-truck trips; the board closed the hearing and allowed a seven‑day written‑comment extension while the applicant prepares written responses.
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Brunswick, N.Y. — Dozens of residents on Feb. 5 pressed the Town of Brunswick Planning Board to stop what they called a mining operation cloaked as a subdivision, saying the Colton Ridge proposal would permanently alter hills, damage posted roads and threaten wells.
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