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Developer seeks final reapproval for Rolling Meadows; counsel objects to big fee increase
Summary
Attorney Taylor Palmer, representing ABD Duchess LLC, asked the LaGrange board to reauthorize the Rolling Meadows subdivision (about 170 acres, 130 single-family lots). Palmer also flagged a proposed reapproval fee jump from $6,000 to $26,000 and said he would submit a written objection.
Attorney Taylor Palmer, speaking for ABD Duchess LLC and the Rolling Meadows applicant, urged the LaGrange Town Board on July 15 to reauthorize the conditional final subdivision approval for the project at 805 Freedom Plains Road.
Palmer said the Rolling Meadows approval, as currently proposed, would authorize the creation of about 130 single-family lots across five phases on roughly 170 acres. He described recent site work — including tree clearing — and said the owner had been working to satisfy outstanding conditions related to stormwater, sewer, escrow, and legal agreements. He told the board the owner intends to move forward with construction and place lots on the tax rolls.
Palmer also raised a separate concern about the town’s updated fee schedule: the reapproval fee for the subdivision increased from $6,000 to $26,000. "That’s a significant jump," Palmer said, and he said his office would submit a written objection and requested board consideration of relief for this year while the parties coordinate with counsel and CPL on outstanding materials.
Supervisor Marinaro and board members acknowledged the long-running nature of the project and noted prior reapprovals and extensions. The board passed a resolution recommending extension/reapproval of the conditional final subdivision approval; members also discussed proposed local-law changes that would limit indefinite reapprovals and how those changes might interact with current applications.
Resident comments during public comment reflected mixed views about whether master-plan updates are arriving too late given an active development pipeline; some residents urged careful review of large projects and suggested consideration of moratoria in some circumstances, while board members cautioned that moratoria can unfairly penalize property owners.
The applicant’s counsel said he would follow up with a written submission on the fee increase. The board referred the reapproval materials to the planning board and instructed staff and the clerk to process the recommendation and related escrow items.
