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CORTLANDT, N.Y. – A plan for a new development on the site of the Old Croton Egg Farm will be presented to the Cortlandt Town Planning Board Thursday evening. The plan preferred by the applicant includes lots for 27 new single family homes and a multi-use sports field developed for the town.
“This could really transform that whole neck of the woods,” said Cortlandt Town Board member Frank Farrell, referring to the property located off Croton Avenue in Cortlandt.
The current plan proposes 27 new single family homes arranged in a cluster to save the most open space. Each home would likely have a lot 20,000 square feet, so the homes have yard space.
The sports field would be developed and given to the town to maintain. The applicant building the homes would develop the sports field for the town, under the current plan, but the town would not be able to collect recreation fees from the field.
Current plans indicate that the field would be 220 feet by 360 feet, to accommodate soccer teams. The plan also has 89 parking spaces slated, although some town officials feel that is too many spaces.
The plan will almost certainly have changes before it is approved and the long process of undergoing a State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) has not yet been undertaken.
“We have an applicant who owned the property who said can we work together, which we applaud,” said Cortlandt Town Supervisor Linda Puglisi. The applicant recently finished a “charrette” process, where members of the community and town officials came together to have input on the plans.
The planning board meeting will be held in the Vincent F. Nyberg Room of the Cortlandt Town Hall, and will begin at 7 p.m.
Comments (1)
good afternoon Ms. Glenza,
I'm writing in response to your article on today's "The Daily Cortlandt" page.
While you report my remark about the project "this could really transform that whole
neck of the woods", I'm afraid you missed the meaning of my words.
I told the board that between the traffic island at the corner of Croton Ave. and Furnace
Dock Road, and the visible large roof of the Mines Press building; the removal of all the trees
and the installation of a large field, along with the driveway into the proposed project,
the area would be radically transformed from what we know it today. What is now pretty
much green and semi-rural, may be altered out of it's current character.
Supervisor Puglisi asked "good or bad?", to which I replied, "different,
very different".
My point was this project as contemplated will dramatically and irrevocably alter the
area, not necessarily for the better, hopefully not for the worse.
I would wish to consider a proposal that would provide the greatest buffer between the
project and Apple Hill Estates, and avoid a through road from the project to Apple Hill
Drive.
I would wish to consider tucking the field, if it must be built, away from Croton Avenue,
and provide more trees for screening, eliminating the proposed "dog park" if
necessary to achieve that.
I'm concerned my comment as reported may give the impression I am in favor of the project
and it's transformative nature!
As you reported, the project has many hurdles ahead, that will certainly result in changes and improvements to the current plan, hopefully resulting in a project acceptable to the applicant, and the Town at large.
Frank Farrell, Town Councilman, Town of Cortlandt