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Town board hears DOT-led Springbrook Parkway ramp realignment, developer to dedicate 14.2-acre park parcel and contribute $700,000
Summary
Town planners and NYSDOT will redesign ramps and a park entrance tied to the Elmwood Country Club redevelopment; the developer will clean up brownfields, design and build a new park driveway and contribute $700,000 toward roadway work, while DOT leads an 18–24 month design process.
Garrett DeCaine, the town’s project presenter, told the Town Board that safety improvements tied to the Elmwood Country Club redevelopment include abandonment and realignment of a southbound ramp to Springbrook Parkway, installation of a new signal and relocation of the park entrance to improve sight lines and traffic flow. The developer, who is building 113 single‑family homes on the former golf-course site, has offered to dedicate a 14.2‑acre parcel to the town for expansion of East Rumbrook Park.
DeCaine said the New York State Department of Transportation has agreed to design and build the ramp and signal improvements, and that the developer has committed to design and construct the new park entrance to DOT standards. The developer will also contribute $700,000 in cash to the town to be held in a dedicated account for the roadway work. The town’s role will include assurances needed by DOT that the existing driveway will be abandoned and safe future park access maintained.
DeCaine noted the site requires remediation: the former golf course used pesticides historically, and the developer will carry out cleanup through the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Brownfield Cleanup Program before construction of the entrance. With the resolutions on the evening’s agenda (CD‑1, CD‑2, CD‑3), DeCaine said he would submit materials to NYSDOT, which will begin an 18– to 24‑month design process before the project can be bid. He also said the one‑lane existing off‑ramp will be reconfigured with two dedicated left‑turn lanes and a right‑turn pocket to improve capacity.
Board members asked when visible work would start. DeCaine said the developer expects to start Brownfield cleanup next year and that site cleanup will precede infrastructure work. He said DOT typically will not request cash until it is ready to bid; the $700,000 would be a town-held contribution to supplement DOT funding for signal and ramp work. The board did not vote on a construction contract at the meeting; several resolutions establishing the town’s commitments and cost‑share framework appeared on the consent calendar later in the agenda.
What happens next: DeCaine said he will transmit signed town resolutions to NYSDOT to start DOT’s design process; the town and developer will coordinate on driveway abandonment and the park design. The board approved related resolutions on the cost‑share and commitment language later in the meeting.
