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General News: Small Turnout at Public Hearing
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| Eileen Regan addressed the planning board. |
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| Attorney Jacobowitz and a drawing of the planned development. |
July 08, 2008
A public hearing on an environmental review of Cornwall Commons, a planned adult community, was held with little fanfare on Monday night by the Cornwall planning board.
The project includes plans to build 490 housing units on 159 acres just west of Route 9W in Cornwall.
Attorney Gerald Jacobowitz, who represents Joe Amato, the developer, addressed the board first, noting that it has been seven years since the project was first introduced and that it had already been the subject of numerous public hearings.
When it was the public’s turn, Dan Rohe, a former member of the Cornwall town board, spoke first and forcefully in favor of Cornwall Commons, calling it a quality project that brings a lot to the community.
Two members of the public questioned aspects of the proposed project.
Simon Gruber, a Cornwall-on-Hudson resident and environmentalist, urged the board to do more to protect the trees in the area. He called for a tree design that would mitigate the visual impact of clearing the hillside for the development.
Eileen Regan, a realtor in Cornwall, questioned the economics of a large development for seniors when the housing market is depressed. “It’s a beautiful project,” Regan said, “but I’m not sure that seniors can afford it. They can’t sell their houses now.” She also asked the board if the developer would be able to offer the units to the general population if the seniors aren’t buying.
At the end of the hearing, attorney Jacobowitz responded to Regan’s concern, noting that the housing market will be different once the project is completed. “It’s not good business to build houses that will sit idle,” he noted. “This project will be so well done there will be a market for that.”
Amato said that the project has been designed with a lot of green space and he said that plans call for 1,100 trees to be planted, along with 4-500 shrubs around the houses.
The public has ten more days to submit comments in writing to the planning board. After that time, formal responses will be submitted by the developer.
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