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Residents tell Cedarhurst board they fear privacy loss, dust and rodents from new development
Summary
At a July 15 special Planning Board meeting, several residents urged the village to address privacy impacts, construction dust and rodent prevention tied to the Pearsall Rock subdivision; Deputy Mayor Brown told commenters officials will take precautions and follow up.
Multiple residents at the July 15 Planning Board meeting urged village officials to address privacy and construction-related concerns connected to the Pearsall Rock subdivision proposal.
Danny Mancini of 238 Fair Oaks Place said he was worried future units would look into his property. Deputy Mayor Eric G. Brown replied during the public-comment period and assured Mancini that "this will not be an issue," according to the transcript. Resident Nachman Segal of 351 Atlantic Avenue raised concerns about construction dust and rodent control; Brown told Segal village officials "are taking every precaution to prevent these issues."
Those remarks followed a presentation by Pearsall Rock LLC's project team. The applicants told the board they intend to enable condominium ownership of the units and noted that change would affect the project's eligibility for Industrial Development Agency tax benefits. The transcript does not record specific mitigation commitments from the applicant on dust, rodent control or privacy measures beyond the village officials' assurances that they would follow up.
The meeting record does not document any binding mitigation conditions attached to the preliminary subdivision approval. Residents who raised concerns during the hearing were told village officials would pursue follow up actions, including conversations with contractors, building department staff and external utilities as appropriate.
