Residents submit petition, urge Planning Board to reject Red‑Dee Ridge Farm event venue

Residents near Stairs Road urged the Town of Perth Planning Board on Jan. 27 to halt plans to convert Red‑Dee Ridge Farm into an outdoor event venue, presenting a petition and detailing safety and quality‑of‑life concerns.

Theresa DeBiere‑Craig, who submitted the petition, told the board she had circulated a petition and "mentioned several concerns with the project such as traffic, pedestrians, noise, and lack of signage on town roads, livestock, and wildlife." The petition text appended to the meeting record asks that the project "be denied approval to move forward in our residential community." The petition lists multiple Stairs Road and Royal Coachman Drive residents and was submitted as part of the public‑comment record.

Other residents echoed traffic‑safety concerns. Ron Craig showed a photograph of a local car crash and warned about blind corners on Stairs Road. Amy Zawisa said she lives at the corner of Stairs and Calderwood Roads and raised similar traffic and visibility concerns. Peter Watrobski said he heard noise coming from the property during summer 2024; Paul Priamo noted some past activity at the parcel that may have resembled a bed‑and‑breakfast but that no approval for such a use was on record.

Planning staff and board members described the procedural limits of the board at this stage. Aaron Enfield said the town has not received a formal application and instructed residents that noise complaints should be directed to the Sheriff's Department; Supervisor Greg Fagan noted the town has a noise ordinance. Board members said conceptual materials were reviewed in October 2024 but that no complete application had been forwarded by the Code Enforcement Officer for formal review. Bob Gordon said he would follow up with the CEO.

The board did not take any regulatory action on the project during the meeting; public comment was recorded and the petition placed in the meeting record. Any formal application would require completeness review by the code enforcement officer and subsequent review by the board and possibly referrals or public hearings.