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Planning board approves modified subdivision at 96–98 Feeder Street with infrastructure conditions
Summary
The board approved a revised subdivision at 96–98 Feeder Street on March 24, 2025, changing an earlier seven‑lot approval to five lots; approvals are conditioned on water and sewer district sign‑off, a tree buffer, stormwater plans with catch basins, and a shared driveway maintenance agreement.
The Village of Hudson Falls Planning Board approved a revised site‑plan subdivision for 96–98 Feeder Street on March 24, allowing the previously approved seven‑lot parcel to be reconfigured into four new lots plus the existing home (five lots total).
Brandon Ferguson, representing applicant Edward Russo, told the board the parcel is a 2.46‑acre site previously approved for seven lots in 2021; the applicant now prefers a five‑lot layout with a common driveway and individual service laterals to Feeder Street. Mr. Ferguson described proposed stormwater management using drywells and the arrangement of water and sewer laterals.
Resident Jared Banows voiced concern that Feeder Street is already heavily trafficked and that additional homes could add congestion. Mr. Russo clarified for the record that the proposal is for "single story ranch homes, not two‑story homes and not apartments and would be sold and not rented." The board and staff discussed infrastructure questions including responsibility for private laterals, grinder pumps, maintenance agreements for the shared driveway, and a previously discussed tree buffer that the village may require as a condition.
The board reviewed a short EAF and, on a motion by Board Member Ross Cortese seconded by Diane Santa Croce, issued a negative declaration under SEQRA. The board then approved the site plan subject to securing approvals from the water and sewer districts, maintaining a tree buffer similar to the original approval, submitting a stormwater plan with catch basins during the building permit process, and including a shared maintenance agreement for the driveway. The recorded vote was AYES from Chair Hutchinson and Board Members Adamczyk, Cortese, Leland and Santa Croce; no opposing votes were recorded and two members were absent.
The approval requires those conditions to be satisfied during permit review; the board noted there will be private responsibility for laterals and homeowner obligations spelled out in maintenance agreements.
