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Planning Board schedules Nov. 20 scoping session for Elkay Partners DEIS on Brewer Road
Summary
The Town of Newburgh Planning Board set a public scoping session for Nov. 20 to solicit comment on the draft DEIS scope for Elkay Partners’ proposed 168-unit multi-family/senior housing project on Brewer Road; the applicant agreed to address consultant comments and expand the project description.
The Town of Newburgh Planning Board on Oct. 16 set a public scoping session for Nov. 20 to gather public comment on the draft scoping document for the Elkay Partners Development DEIS, a proposed multi‑family and senior housing project on Brewer Road.
Lara Pruschki, representing Engineering & Surveying Properties for the applicant, told the board she would address comments from consulting reviewers Creighton Manning and MHE and requested clarification on wording for traffic counts and utilities. Planning Board Attorney Dominic Cordisco said the scoping process requires public notice in the Environmental Notice Bulletin and explained SEQRA’s 60‑day timeframes for adopting a final scope; Pruschki agreed to the proposed schedule and to make revisions.
Pruschki said Creighton Manning suggested including Saturday traffic counts or, if Saturday counts are lower than weekday peak counts, providing language to justify their omission. Board member John A. Ward asked that vehicle counts be taken during the school year rather than the summer to capture typical neighborhood traffic patterns; Pruschki agreed to that preference.
Engineer Pat Hines confirmed that the parcel is in Water District 1 and explained that because the property pays district 1 charges but lacks Water District 2 frontage, an extension of the district would likely be unnecessary. Cordisco also asked that the scoping document’s “description of the action” be expanded so the public can see what approvals would be required to reach the stated outcome; he noted the current draft highlights construction of 168 units but omits permitting and other steps. Pruschki said she would revise the description and other scope items "at least by next week."
The Board voted unanimously to hold the scoping session on Nov. 20. Cordisco reminded the applicant that the Board will consider public comments at that meeting and expected the Board could adopt a final scope at the first meeting in December after revisions.
What happens next: The applicant will revise the draft scope to incorporate technical comments and the expanded description of required approvals; the Board will hold the public scoping session on Nov. 20 and then return the revised scope for adoption at the first December meeting if appropriate.
