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General News: School Board Opposes Woodbury Zoning Change
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| Anthony Incanno told the school board his concerns about the impact of Legacy Ridge. |
April 01, 2008
The Cornwall school board passed a resolution on Monday opposing a zoning change in Woodbury that would allow the Legacy Ridge housing developer to build 287 new homes instead of 155.
The new homes would be in the Cornwall school district and the board’s resolution says that the anticipated increase in the student population would have an impact on the district, which already has space limitations. The resolution will be delivered to the Village of Woodbury trustees before they vote on the zoning change on April 7.
In addition to the resolution, the board members agreed to meet with officials from the Town of Cornwall and the village of Cornwall-on-Hudson to discuss a joint effort to limit the impact the Legacy Ridge development could have on the area. In discussion, the school board members endorsed the idea of joining the municipalities in pursuing legal action, called an Article 78, to challenge Woodbury’s adoption of a final environmental impact statement.
The school board members are taking these steps in order to have a voice in the move by the neighboring community of Woodbury. School board member David Carnright said that the Legacy Ridge development was a win-win situation for Woodbury. “They reap the tax benefits and we get the children,” he told the board at the meeting on Monday evening.
Cornwall town supervisor Kevin Quigley and Cornwall-on-Hudson mayor Joe Gross were present and spoke at the meeting, along with village trustee-elects, Barbara Gosda and Rick Gioia.
Several board members questioned the formula the developers are using to project the future student population who will live in the four-bedroom homes proposed for Legacy Ridge, suggesting that the estimate of 1.1 child per household is low.
School board president Brendan Coyne noted that the board’s action came after Anthony Incanno pressed them to take action, presenting documents that raised many issues about the impact of Legacy Ridge on the district.
After board members said they were interested in pursuing Article 78, Incanno told the board that he is encouraged. “Once they see that we are serious maybe they will back off, “ Incannon said, shrugging, “It’s a long shot.”
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This doesn't make sense to me. Why would this development be built if Woodbury and Cornwall has space limitations? The environment there would totally be changed forever. I guess money is more important. This also makes me wonder who made the dividing lines for school districts for other developments in the area, like Skyline and Valley Forge?
posted by RyanBregaudit on 04/02/08 at 4:00 PM
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