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Albion planning board OKs SEQR lead status for two rezoning applications, authorizes subdivision letter and cancels August meeting
Summary
The Village of Albion Planning Board on July 11 approved lead-agency status under SEQR for rezoning applications at East Bank Street and 303 East State Street, authorized a letter to amend a 2021 subdivision map for parcel 73.10-2-30, and voted to cancel the Aug. 8 meeting; actions were unanimous except one recorded abstention.
The Village of Albion Planning Board on July 11 voted to accept routine minutes, authorize an amended-subdivision letter for a privately owned parcel, designate itself lead agency under the State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) for two rezoning applications and forward both applications to the county, and cancel its August meeting.
The meeting was called to order by Chair Karen Conn at 5:00 p.m. Committee member Michael Massaro moved to accept the June 13, 2024 minutes; Committee member Janet Navarra seconded, and the board voted in favor.
On a motion by Committee member Michael Massaro, seconded by Jeff Holler, the board authorized the chair and CEO Chris Kinter to sign a letter needed to amend the subdivision map for parcel 73.10-2-30, a property identified in the board's record from the Oct. 14, 2021 meeting and listed as owned by Stephen and Rachel Hicks. Committee member Janet Navarra abstained; the motion otherwise carried.
The board then reviewed two rezoning applications. For the pumphouse property on East Bank Street (parcel 73.6-3-21), Committee member Michael Massaro moved and Committee member Samuel seconded that the board assume lead agency status for SEQR; the motion carried. The board subsequently voted, on a motion by Massaro seconded by Samuel, to send the pumphouse rezoning application to the county for its review.
For 303 East State Street (parcel 73.6-3-23), Committee member Janet Navarra moved and Committee member Michael Massaro seconded that the board become lead agency for SEQR; the motion carried. The board then voted, on a motion by Massaro seconded by Samuel, to forward the 303 East State Street rezoning application to the county.
Committee member Michael Massaro moved, and Committee member Samuel seconded, to cancel the board's August 8, 2024 meeting because of vacations; the motion carried. The board adjourned at 5:36 p.m., on a motion by Massaro and seconded by Jeff Holler.
Votes and procedural details were recorded in the meeting minutes; where individual "yes" votes are noted the transcript records "all in favor" except for the subdivision-letter motion, where Janet Navarra is recorded as abstaining. The board's next regular meeting is scheduled for Sept. 8, 2024, at 4:00 p.m.
