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Planning board backs $75,000 recreation‑fee recommendation for Nature Center welcome pavilion
Summary
The Greenburgh Planning Board voted to recommend that the Town Board release up to $75,000 in recreation‑fee funds to the Nature Center’s new welcome pavilion; staff and the applicant said the Nature Center will cover costs exceeding that amount with donor funds.
The Planning Board voted July 2 to issue a positive recommendation to the Town Board for releasing up to $75,000 in recreation‑fee developer‑escrow funds to the Nature Center at Greenburgh for a new welcome pavilion.
Town staff and the applicant’s representative presented a budget and drawings and said the Nature Center’s donor support and fund balance would cover costs above the $75,000 recommendation. Staff described the request as a recommendation to the Town Board (which has final authority to release funds) and noted the advisory board had already given a positive recommendation.
Board members questioned contingency splits and whether the town would have financial obligation beyond the recommended $75,000; both staff and the applicant representative confirmed the town’s commitment would be limited to the recommendation amount and that the Nature Center would be responsible for any cost overrun. A motion to recommend release of the funds passed unanimously.
The recommendation will be forwarded to the Town Board for final action; staff said it would prepare a resolution reflecting the Planning Board’s recommendation and the advisory board’s endorsement.
