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Town Board declares itself lead agency for Comp Plan SEQRA review

Canaan Town Board · April 14, 2026
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Summary

By Resolution 78 the board designated the Town as lead agency for the comprehensive plan SEQRA review; Supervisor Adams read the resolution and the board approved it 4–0 (Nightingale absent).

Supervisor Brenda Adams read Resolution 78, which declares the Town of Canaan the lead agency for the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) review of the comprehensive plan. No board members raised questions during the reading. Councilperson Brian Lifsec moved approval and Councilperson Victoria Mills seconded; the motion carried 4–0 with Councilperson Ginny Nightingale absent.

Designating the town as lead agency sets the municipality as the primary reviewer for environmental review steps tied to the Comp Plan; the board did not discuss a timeline for the SEQRA process during the public meeting.