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Residents press town on who owns NEMA and why zoning is changing
Summary
Several citizens asked who owns the New York Military Academy property and why the plan proposes changing its zoning; speakers urged the board to verify ownership, applicant intent and to pursue open‑space funding to protect green space.
Multiple residents raised questions about the ownership and intended use of the New York Military Academy (NEMA) site after the plan proposes changes to its zoning. Greg Belliono asked repeatedly, "Who owns NEMA?" and urged the town to do due diligence and contact any identified owners to clarify proposals before altering the site's zoning.
Speakers linked ownership questions to concerns that changing the PCD (planned commercial development) designation to highway commercial (HC) could make residential development easier, and urged the town to consider county open‑space grant programs as a conservation tool. The county legislator also recommended stronger implementation language supporting applications to the county open‑space fund.
