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Planning board finds Britain Woods FEIS incomplete; DOT and DEC coordination required before project proceeds
Summary
The Planning Board reviewed the FEIS for the 258‑unit Britain Woods development and declared the FEIS incomplete, citing the need for clearer DOT coordination on intersection improvements and an updated analysis of traffic diversion and DEC wetland permits for two wetlands.
The Planning Board determined that the proposed final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for the Britain Woods multi‑family site plan (258 units) is incomplete and directed the applicant to revise the document.
Ross Winglovitz (applicant) told the Board he submitted a final/draft FEIS and updated traffic information. Traffic consultant Ken Wersted urged the FEIS be updated to test modest diversion scenarios (he suggested 10–15 percent) to check whether local streets such as Dalfonso Road would experience meaningful cut‑through traffic. Wersted also flagged the need to marry the site driveway sight‑distance improvements with DOT’s planned widening and left‑turn lane work at Old Little Britain Road and Route 207.
Pat Hines said DEC now asserts jurisdiction over two of the three wetlands on the site and that a DEC wetland permit will be required. Applicant representatives and consultants agreed DOT coordination and incorporation of DOT intersection plans into the FEIS would help clarify when the traffic improvements might be constructed. Planning Board attorney Dominic Cordisco recommended that any future Board approval clearly condition building permits or occupancy on the intersection improvements being in place, and the Board voted to find the FEIS incomplete and requested revised submissions addressing traffic/DOT coordination, DEC jurisdictional impacts and other consultant comments.
Winglovitz told the Board the project’s earliest realistic "shovel‑ready" date would be 2027, contingent on approvals and agency coordination.
