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Planning Board names itself lead agency under SEQRA for Helio Health addition, schedules Sept. 1 public hearing
Summary
The Board declared lead agency status for SEQRA review of Helio Health’s proposed roughly 2,000-square-foot addition at 462 N. Perry St., which would expand the facility from about 11 bedrooms to 14, add offices and improve accessibility; a public hearing is scheduled for Sept. 1, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.
The Johnstown Planning Board declared itself lead agency under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) for a site-plan application from Helio Health to renovate and add approximately 2,000 square feet to the residential treatment facility at 462 North Perry Street. The project would increase capacity from about 11 bedrooms to 14 single-occupancy bedrooms, add staff offices and meeting space, improve ADA accessibility, and upgrade life-safety systems.
Board members discussed parking layout and circulation, existing grading and drainage, utility capacity, Office of Mental Health requirements, Historic Preservation Office review, building setbacks, and SEQRA environmental-review requirements. The Clerk will schedule a public hearing for Sept. 1, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.; the Board’s action on Aug. 4 declares the Planning Board as lead agency for SEQRA purposes.
