Ancram planning board leans toward negative declaration for Homeland Towers after visual-impact debate

The Ancram Planning Board on Feb. 26 held a lengthy workshop on the Homeland Towers special use permit and the environmental assessment form (EAF), and, after extended discussion about visual impacts and alternatives, took a 3–2 straw vote directing staff and consultants to prepare a negative declaration. Chair (S1) opened the session and asked staff to summarize remaining questions; Nan (S5), the planner leading the EAF work, said six issues identified in Part 2 required a Part 3 significance analysis covering magnitude, duration and likelihood.