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Planning board adopts final scoping document for environmental review
Summary
After reviewing a red-line draft that added water, sewer and transportation detail, the board voted to adopt the final scoping document so the applicant can proceed with required studies and complete the draft Environmental Impact Statement process.
The Fallsburg Planning Board voted to adopt a final scoping document that will guide the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process for the pending application. Planning staff (S3) summarized red-line changes made in response to prior board and public comments, emphasizing added sections on water and sewer systems, transportation, and site-specific technical analyses.
Chair S1 moved the adoption for final scope and the board voice-voted in favor. Staff advised that once the scoping document is adopted the applicant must complete the required studies and submit technical appendices for engineering review; failure to act would leave the applicant's original, less-detailed scope as the default. The board noted that adoption allows the applicant to begin more detailed studies and that the board retains discretion to request additional information during review.
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