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Aurora board grants special-use permit and issues SEQR negative declaration for campground expansion at 298 Ellicott Road
Summary
The town board granted a special-use permit to Neil Hopkins (RMH 298 LLC) to expand campground operations at 298 Ellicott Road and issued a SEQR negative declaration, following a unanimous planning-board recommendation.
Supervisor Chuck Snyder read resolutions declaring the town board lead agency for a special-use permit to expand campground operations at 298 Ellicott Road and issuing a SEQR negative declaration that the unlisted actions will not result in significant adverse environmental impacts.
The supervisor then read the special-use permit motion that named Neil Hopkins (also described in the record as RMH 298 LLC) as the applicant. The resolution cites Town Code chapter 95-2(b)(2) as the enabling authority and notes that the planning board voted unanimously to recommend approval on May 6, 2026. Jessica Ambreast moved to grant the permit and Ray Rasen seconded; the town board approved the permit by voice vote.
The resolution indicated the town will grant the special-use permit "including conditions"; the transcript does not read the permit’s full conditional language into the record during the meeting. The board’s action completes the town-level discretionary approval; any required permit conditions and compliance monitoring will be part of the permit file held by the town’s code enforcement/ planning office.
The transcript records a voice vote and the supervisor said the motion was carried; no roll-call tally was provided in the record.
