ABANDONMENT: Dunn Road ABSTRACTS: GENERAL FUND ...

30(5
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
JULY 21, 1993
TOWN HALL
7:30 P.M.
Peter Schreier, 7643 Back Creek Road: I have concerns about the
rezoning and questions that I hope can be ansv/ered. Hr. Dake is
this a two (2) person operation or do you have other employoes on
site who are helping to split and cut wood?
Greg Dake, 7825 Back Creek Road:
operation
This is two (2) person
Peter Schreier: Town Board, after reading the recommendation from
the Planning Board on of which was a two (2) year limit, if this is
approved what happens after the two (2) year limit, will it be
automatically renewed, up for review or how is that handled?
Supervisor Kennedy: When the Planning Board made their
recommendation they were under the impression that you could grant
a "Special Use Permit" established under certain co.iditions and
they listed the conditions that thought would be imposed if in fact
this operation were to continue. ' It was the consensus of the" Town
Attorney after receipt of this letter froin the Planning Board that
"Special Use Permits" are only utilized in the Town of Boston for
certain applied applications. V'v'e returned this application to the
Planning Board indicating that it was our understanding from
consultations with Legal Council that it did not come under the
framework of a "Special Use Permit" and the only way that this
operation could continue was if the property were rezoned.
Peter Schreier:
on this?
If it is rezoned there will be no time limitation
Supervisor Kennedy: No there would not be. A.ad it covers a
multitude of other operations also that would be included under
this M-1 zoning.
Peter Schreier: I certainly have empathy for the Dake's based on
the economic situation from 1987, is there a time limit v;here you
can foresee that you will have repurchased the property and then
ceased this extended operation?
Greg Dake: That v/ill be fourteen (14) years frora nov/.
Peter Schreier: In the environmental assessment I read that you
already have a D.E.C. permit for graveling in eighteen r.iie creek.
To v/hat extent does this affect the lumbering or for what purpose
is that permit?
Greg Dake: That permit allows me to when I v/ish to take gravel
from the creek bed. We don't use it very often. That has nothing
to do with this.
Peter Schreier: In the last couple of weeks I have looked around
Boston and agree v/ith some of my neighbors that there are other
properties in commercial zoning that are available for sale in the
Tov/n of Boston. Living in a residential area I have concerns for
the safety of the neighborhood and the children. It is a jogging
path, bicycle and v/alking path for kids. There is a huge inpact of
pedestrians on that road because of the playgrounds and the nature
of it being an off commercial type of use. I have great concern of
someone being injured. Finally, I have fear that if you make an
exception you are opening up a pandoras' box and I v/orr-/ about
that.
My recommendation would be that the Dake's continue the business,
but in a zoned area that v/ould allov/ it and not to expose the Tov/n
of Boston to continue their open zoning changes- Thank you.
Ceil Novak: I an mainly concerned about the safety factors. I
would like to ask the Tov/n Clerk hcv/ nany people received notices?
Town Clerk Shenk: Thirty-one (31).
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