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Malone board names itself SEQRA lead for proposed National Grid substation, schedules June 25 public hearing
Summary
At its June 11 meeting the Town of Malone Board declared itself lead agency for SEQRA review of a proposed National Grid substation at 334 Webster Street, classified the project as an unlisted action and set a public hearing for June 25, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.
The Town of Malone Board on June 11 declared itself the lead agency for environmental review of a proposed National Grid substation and scheduled a public hearing on the project for 6:30 p.m. on June 25.
Supervisor Andrea Stewart made the motion to classify the proposed Malone Substation at 334 Webster Street as an unlisted action under New York’s State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA); Deputy Supervisor Terrence Maguire seconded it and the resolution passed unanimously (Ayes 5). The application and a Short Environmental Assessment Form were submitted April 29, 2025 by Young Sommer LLC as legal counsel to National Grid.
The board recorded that the project would add electrical assets and include construction and installation of a new control building and driveway, expand the station footprint and install a security fence. With the board declaring lead agency, the town will oversee the local SEQRA review and accept public comment at the scheduled hearing.
The action is procedural: declaring lead agency and classifying the proposal as an "unlisted" action under SEQRA does not approve construction. The meeting notice states the board will hold the public hearing on June 25, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., at the Town Offices, 27 Airport Road, Malone, NY. The board’s records identify the site as tax parcel 112.00-3-10.200.
What happens next: the public hearing will gather community comment for the town’s SEQRA review. Any subsequent approvals—site plan or building permits—would require separate votes and, depending on the SEQRA determination, may require further environmental study or mitigation measures.
