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June 24, 2008, work session The owner of a roughly 64 acre parcel along Route 100 and Dell Avenue had an informal discussion with the board regarding a proposed 68 unit adult, age 55, community on the same site that had discussed last year for a different type of development. The property is planned for 4 acre zoning under the proposed master plan and would have to be rezoned to one of the town's senior citizen zones. The units would be sold as fee simple, i.e., they would not be condos, although two units would be attached to each other. Approximately 40 acres of the site would remain in open space. An adjoining site of roughly 30 acres with an existing home would be marketed separately. What the owner and her attorney, Al Capellini, wanted from the board was a general sense as to whether the board would look upon the project favorably if and when the sewer issue was resolved. The key issue controlling the future of the site is sewers. The owners have two options. If the proposed New Castle plan to divert sewage from two existing condo developments to Yonkers is approved by the county Board of Legislators, this site, which adjoins one of those developments (Random Farms) would be able to hook in. If that plan does not win approval (the owner and Supervisor Peters acknowledged that in conversations with New Castle officials they know that there are problems with the plan at the county level), the owners would consider joining with Random Farms to build a new plant serving the two developments. (Random Farms is currently under a DEC consent order to remediate its plant.) Indications from Councilman Campisi and Maratorano were that they would look favorably on the proposal if and when sewering became available. Councillman Bianco supported the owner pursuing the sewer issue but didn't want to commit himself on the actual proposal. He asked why the owner was considering age 55 and not age 62 as the cut-off. Mr. Capellini indicated that the proposal had several potential benefits to the town: 1) because the units were being sold as fee simple, they would generate more taxes than condos 2) there would be no children for the Yorktown School District 3) because of its location south of the reservoir, the residents would likely do their shopping in Millwood and Chappaqua so there would be little impact on traffic in the northern part of town. |