HomeMy WebLinkAboutNorthwind FEIS Notice of Completion
Joe Martens
Commissioner
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Environmental Permits, Region One
SUNY @ Stony Brook, 50 Circle Road, Stony Brook, New York 11790
Phone: (631) 444-0403 FAX: (631) 444-0360
State Environmental Quality Review
Notice of Completion of Final EIS
Lead Agency: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Address: Region 1 Headquarters
SUNY @ Stony Brook
50 Circle Road
Stony Brook, NY 11790-3409
Application I.D. #1-4738-03637/00001 Date: April 14, 2011
Applicant: KACE LI, LLC
PO Box 67, 755 Main Road
Greenport, NY 11944
Permit(s) Applied for: 1- Article 24 Freshwater Wetlands
This notice is issued pursuant to 6NYCRR Part 617 of the implementing regulations pertaining to
Article 8 (State Environmental Quality Review Act) of the Environmental Conservation Law.
A Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), dated April, 2011, has been completed and
accepted by the Department of Environmental Conservation, as lead agency, for the proposed
action described below. Written comments on the FEIS will be accepted by the contact person,
listed below, until April 29, 2011.
Title of Action: Proposed Annexation by the Village of Greenport of Approximately 17.2 Acres of
Land (SCTM #1000-40-03-01) in the Town of Southold and the Subsequent Development and
Construction of a Residential Project Known as Northwind Village.
Description of Action: The proposed project involves the annexation by the Village of Greenport
of a 17.2 acre parcel currently located in the Town of Southold adjacent to the northwest border of
the Village. Once annexed, the site is proposed to be developed with a 128-unit mixed-income
affordable housing development, consisting of one-, two-, and three bedroom homeownership
units, access roadway, driveways, common areas, and landscaping. The proposed project will
create 64 affordable units (50% of the total units) as defined by Suffolk County, which will be
subject to price, sale, resale, and ownership controls – collectively known as “affordability”
restrictions.
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Location: The property is located on the south side of Suffolk County Route 48 (North Road),
approximately 1,600 feet east of Chapel Lane in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, SCTM
#1000-40-03-01.
Type of Action: Type 1 Action
Potential Environmental Impacts: The action will involve construction and related
disturbance in the adjacent area of a regulated freshwater wetland associated with Moores
Drain/Pipes Creek and Cove, a large freshwater and marine system which discharges to
Peconic Bay, part of a Federally-designated National Estuary. The FEIS examines the
potential adverse impacts of the proposed action on these resources. In addition, the FEIS
assesses the potential adverse impacts of the action on the ecology of the area, including
impacts to threatened and endangered species, geology, soils, topography, water resources,
land use and zoning, community character, community services, transportation, cultural
resources, the use and conservation of energy and the production, disposal of solid waste,
and recreation. The consistency of the project with the Town of Southold’s comprehensive
planning studies and the Local Waterfront Revitalization Programs of both the Town of
Southold and the Village of Greenport are also examined in the FEIS.
The FEIS discusses potential cumulative impacts of the project such as those which could
result to the aquifer and public water supply system of the North Fork, the Greenport
Wastewater Treatment Facility, and to the Moore’s Wood deep forest habitat. Proposed
mitigation measures, the potential impacts of alternatives to the proposed action, and
unavoidable adverse impacts are also described in the FEIS.
Availability of the FEIS:
Online: http://www.vhb.com/northwindvillage/feis
A hard copy of the Final EIS is available for public examination at the offices of the
agency contact and at the following public libraries:
Agency Contact:
Sherri Aicher
NYSDEC, Division of Environmental Permits
SUNY @ Stony Brook
50 Circle Road
Stony Brook, NY 11790-3409
(631) 444-0403
slaicher@gw.dec.state.ny.us
Floyd Memorial Library Greenport
539 First St.
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Greenport, NY 11944
631-477-0660
flydlib@suffolk.lib.ny.us
Southold Free Library
P.O. Box 697
53705 Main Road
Southold, NY 11971
(631) 765-2077
sohdlib@suffolk.lib.ny.us
Copies of this Notice Sent to:
Applicant: KACE LI, LLC
Department of Environmental Conservation Central Office, Division of Environmental Permits,
625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-1750
New York State Department of Transportation
Town of Southold, attention Supervisor, Town Attorney, Planning Department
Village of Greenport, attention Mayor, Village Attorney, Planning Director
Village of Greenport Sewer District
Suffolk County Department of Health Services
Suffolk County Department of Public Works
Suffolk County Planning Commission
Suffolk County Water Authority
Peconic Estuary Program
North Fork Environmental Council
Environmental Notice Bulletin