24- Public Hearing Notice

You are cordially invited:

January 14

5-7 PM

at the Woodstock Town Offices (45 Comeau Drive)

(Jan. 13 update: now, it's scheduled to be at the community center... see post #25 for details)

This is when and where the next public hearing on RUPCO's proposed project will happen. I received a letter notifying me of this public hearing because I am a "contiguous neighbor" of the proposed development.

Personally, I think everybody in town, or at least everybody living in the hamlet of Woodstock should receive notice of this public hearing, since it will mean an increase of the hamlet's population by something like 12%. That's a huge impact on life in town, in vehicle traffic, and in other ways as well. The addition of actual people AT the site seems to be ignored in this very narrow targeting of potential participants.

the planning board will also accept comments in writing up to the date of the public hearing. I don't know where to send emails, but I assume you can send letters to the planning board at 45 comeau drive, woodstock, ny 12498. Fax number is 845-679-8743.

In addition, if you would like to review the project plans, they are available on Monday and Thursday, 9-5, at the Planning Board Office, which is the smaller building behind the garage at the town offices, at 45 Comeau Drive. I believe there is also a copy of the latest set of plans in the town clerk's office, and that copy would be available in a little more of a user friendly window, but I won't swear to any of that. (As usual, please correct any inaccuracies in the comment area.)

What is interesting about this public hearing is that we will not be allowed to speak about the corner of Playhouse Lane and Route 212 because, although the project will send hundreds of cars per day through that intersection, it is not technically PART of the "site plan." It is, get this, part of the "environment" that the project will affect.

It's good to consider all sides of an issue, so if you would like more information from citizens who are interested in the potential negative effects of this project (because, face it, all of the positive effects, real and imagined, are going to be trumpeted by RUPCO,) there will be an organizational meeting this Sunday, Jan. 10, in the evening. To find out where this meeting is, and what time, please email me at this address by early afternoon Sunday:

sendrobinemailnow[atsign]yahoo.com

Please do not use this email address at any other time, since I usually just delete most messages without opening them.