DEIS Comments
Disclaimer
Public Hearing
On 6 Jun 2011, a public hearing on the HRVR DEIS was conducted at Ulster County Community College, from 4:00 p.m. until 11:05 p.m., with a break for dinner in the middle.
At this hearing, the DEC was soliciting comments on the substance of the DEIS; many speakers, however, chose to express general support for or concerns about the project, outside of the scope of the DEIS.
A transcript of the public hearing was made.
The listing below shows the names of speakers and the page numbers of the transcript on which their remarks appear, along with a brief listing of substantive topics, i.e. those related to material in the DEIS, that the speaker addressed.
Note that some speakers' names are incorrectly spelled in the transcript; this index corrects such errors where they have been detected.
- Alfandre, Rick p. 163-164 - LEED.
- Allred, Tim (NOT from HRVR) p. 229-234
- Beall, Chris (Save The Lakes) p. 203-211 - Land use and zoning, competence and experience.
- Bartczak, Andi Weiss p. 181-186 - Habitat loss, alternatives, rail trail
- Borenstein, Merle (Armadillo restaurant) p. 20-22.
- Brill, Ralph (Manitou Realty) p. 158-162 - Marketing study.
- Buhrmaster, Edward - Judge Buhrmaster was the Administrative Law Judge who conducted the public hearing.
His remarks were related to administration of the hearing.
He introduced each speaker and alerted the next-to-speak.
These introductions and occasional nudges encouraging speakers to complete their responses within the allotted time are not included in the page numbers.
p. 2-8 - Hearing introduction.
p. 103-111 - Dinner break announcement and repeat of hearing introduction.
p. 198-200 - Break announcement and hearing resumption.
Comments on purpose of hearing.
p. 225-226 - Focus on DEIS.
p. 269-277 - Wrapup, SEQRA review process, and invitation to submit written comments.
- Caruso, Marie (The Sierra Club) p. 153-158 - Scope requirements, hydrogeology, alternatives, community facilities, public access.
- Chipman, Carl (Supervisor, Town of Rochester) p. 22-26 - Jobs, rail trail.
- Colchamiro, Susan p. 38-41 - LEED, public access, healthy lifestyle, economic development.
- Constable, Sue p. 250-251
- Coyne, Victoria p.249-250
- Davenport, Bill p. 78-79
- Davenport, Tillie p. 79-80
- Dvorak, Sheila p. 237-240 - Zoning, public access
- Fiorentino, Peter (Save The Lakes) p. 143-148 - Solid waste disposal, governance, economic viability.
- Fishback-Crummins, Lee p. 218-219
- Flynn, Frank p. 9-10.
- Gallagher, March (Ulster County Planning Department) p. 133-137
- Garraghan, R. Able p. 264-266
- Garraghan, Nancy p.72-73
- Glazer, Richard p. 234-236
- Greene, Manna Jo p. 266-269 - Public access, affordable housing, overall size.
p. 275 - Question on review of omitted water information.
- Gruner, Gene p. 34-37 - Jobs.
- Grunwald, Gayle (Century House Historical Society) p. 81-85 - SHPPO review, Dietrich Werner history of Fourth and Fifth Binnewater Lakes.
- Hill, Edward p. 42-44
- Hill, Ed, Jr. p. 123-126
- Hill, Greg p. 241-242 - Traffic, zoning, overall size
- Hines, Kevin p. 219-221
- Hornbeck, Gina p. 243-247
- Iacovino, Tracy p. 195-198 - Alternatives, overall size
- Janeway, Willie (DEC Region 3 Director) p. 7 - Staff introductions.
- Kalmbach, Ann p. 66-69 - Overall size, wastewater discharge.
- Lanzarone, Richard (Alliance for Balanced Growth) p. 189-194
- Martello, Vincent p. 177-181
- Mathews, Judy and Rich p. 45-49
- Matteson, Lance (Ulster County Development Corporation) p. 117-123 - PILOT, tax exemptions
- Maylie, John p. 86-88 - Intersection at 213 and Binnewater Road.
- McGinty, Sara p. 251-254
- McIntyre, KJ (Birchez Associates) p. 137-140
- Metzger, Jennifer (Rosendale Environmental Commission) p. 140-143 - Sustainability, hydrogeology.
- Meyendorff, Mourka (Save The Lakes) p. 126-133 - Historical and archeological impacts, public access.
- Motel, Doug p. 214-218
- O'Connor, Joseph p. 222-225
- Peck, Ted (Tri-State) p. 96-103
- Porter, David p. 59-66 - Fiscal impact, jobs, traffic.
- Quilty, Kevin (Business Alliance of Kingston) p. 44-45
- Reiss, Warren (Save The Lakes) p. 10-17 - Scope not fully addressed, hydrogeology, permits not concurrent with DEIS.
- Resnick, Lisa p. 259-264 - Community character, rail trail, public access, species habitat, bats.
- Rubin, Paul p. 26-34 - Water supply, karst, wastewater discharge, site access.
- Rudnay, Miklos p. 148-152 - Stormwater pollution, entrance traffic, construction traffic.
- Ryan, Bob p. 73-75
- Safier, Harris (Metes & Bounds Realty) p. 75-78
- Schmidt, Albert p 89-90
- Schniedewind, Nancy (Save The Lakes) p. 53-59 - Alternatives, affordable housing, public access.
- Sorge, Reta p. 200-203 - Rail trail, public access, water supply, wastewater treatment.
- Sperber, Irwin (The Sierra Club) p. 170-177 - Overall size, construction impact, checkerboard development and habitat destruction.
- Steele, Joanne (The Sierra Club) p. 186-189 - Water usage, wastewater plant operation
- Sterer, Yuval p. 211-214
- Sterritt, Chickie (Rosendale Senior Citizens) p. 37-38 - Jobs, tax impact, water supply.
- Todd, Ward (UC Regional Chamber of Commerce) p. 17-19.
- Travers, Richard (Rondout Valley Business Association) p.85-86
- Trompeter, Tim (Save The Lakes) p. 90-96 - Construction impact, claims of negative impact, factual errors, unsupported assertions.
- Walsh, Brandon p. 247-249 - LEED, sustainability.
- Walsh, Jack p. 166-170
- Walsh, Joseph p. 226-228
- Walsh, Ken p. 111-116
- Weltsch, Deb p. 254-259 - Overall size, water supply, wastewater discharge, bats, hydrogeology, alternatives.
- Wilson, John p. 69-72
- Wykoff, Keri p. 49-53
Written comments
Following the public hearing, written comments were accepted from the public until 12 Jul 2011 and from Town officials until 21 Jul 2011 (the later deadline allowed for comments from town-hired consultants).
Those comments are listed below.
Some people who provided verbal comments at the public hearing also provided subsequent written comments.
Comments are listed by last name of the submitter or, for organizations, the first word in the Organization name (excluding A, An, and The).
Where individually-identified comments were combined into an organization submission, they are indexed under both the organization name and the names of individual submitters.
The general subject of substantive comments, i.e. those related to material in the DEIS, follows the submitter's name.
- Arold, Ryan M. [p. 8 of submission from Ulster County Development Corporation]
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Bartczak, Dr. Andi Weiss - Wastewater / sewage disposal, greenhouse gases.
- Beall, Chris [p.29-43 of submission from Save The Lakes] - Land use and zoning.
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Beall, Chris - Selected DEIS comments except Land Use & Zoning.
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Bell, Fred and Norma
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Brady, Sheila - Aesthetic resources (viewshed), traffic.
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Brill, Ralph
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Brinlee, Steven G.
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Castrogiovanni, Dr. A - Water supply, wastewater discharge, recreational open space, construction impact.
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Colchamiro, Susan and Matthew - LEED, public access, economic development.
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Christensen, Keith
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C.T. MALE ASSOCIATES, P.C. - Transportation and traffic, traffic study, community facilities and services, conceptual trail design & usage analysis.
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Damon, Noelle - Ownership continuity, traffic, hydrogeology, stormwater management, solid waste, possible PILOT.
- Davenport, Kenneth [p. 6 of submission from Ulster County Development Corporation]
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Davenport, Matilda C.
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Davenport, William W.
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Dixon, Ted - Overall size, potential for negative fiscal impact.
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Dvorak, Sheila and Galione, Jay - Financial viability, alternatives, traffic, fiscal impact, public access, groundwater contamination.
- Dwyer, Valerie M. [p. 9 of submission from Ulster County Development Corporation]
- Eickman, John A. [p. 4 of submission from Ulster County Development Corporation]
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Fairchild, Mary - Low-wage employment, traffic, property tax impact, water supply, construction noise, stormwater management.
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Ferguson, Alexander - Groundwater, erosion during construction, dam impact, road damage, residence size, affordable housing, construction housing and waste, developer accountability, overall size.
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Ferguson, Megan - Hydrogeology, checks and balances.
- Fine, Ellen - Overall size, water usage, ridge homes adjacent to wetland.
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Finley, Katie - Water supply, wastewater.
- Fiorentino, Peter [p. 22-24 of submission from Save The Lakes] - Solid waste management.
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Fiorentino, Peter - Economic feasibility.
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Garfinkel, Carol
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Gast, Sarah and Fabrico, Stephen - Overall size, water supply.
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Gatherer, James - Hydrogeology.
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Gilgoff, Alice - Water supply, roads, rail trail.
- Gillette, Richard [p. 7 of submission from Ulster County Development Corporation]
- Greene, Manna Jo [p. 17-33 of submission from Town of Rosendale] - Comprehensive review of entire document.
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Heisig, Paul M. - Karst, hydrogeology.
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"nymhenderson@netzero.net" - Hydrology, construction traffic, noise, wildlife impacts.
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Hevessy, William R.
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Hill, Johanna - Public access, traffic, wildlife habitat, water.
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Hines, Kevin
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Horie, Ayumi and Whitlock, Robin - Traffic, water supply, bats, fiscal impact.
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Hornbeck, Gina
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Horowitz, Sue - Long-term responsibility and fiscal risk, water supply, road impact.
- Hudsonia LTD [p. 3-13 of submission from Town of Rosendale] - site biology, vernal and woodland pools, Jefferson and Blue-spotted salamanders, northern cricket frog, bog turtle, timber rattlesnake, birds of prey, bats, blue-eyed darner, flora survey and rare plants, trenching, blasting, cement kiln dust.
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Jacobson, Gary - Hydrogeology, construction traffic, affordable housing, economic sustainability.
- Johnson, Terry M. [p. 59 of submission from Town of Rosendale] - Water supply, wastewater disposal.
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Kalb, Jesse - Overall size, traffic, water supply, waste disposal.
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Kalmbach, Ann - Wastewater disposal, traffic, blasting, overall size.
- Keith, John S. [p. 9-22 of submission from The Sierra Club] - Public access, alternatives, traffic, rail trail, water demand and supply, wastewater treatment and discharge, stormwater management.
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Kellner, Tatana - Traffic, wastewater treatment and discharge, road maintenance, rail trail.
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Kuiper, Yvette D. - Geology.
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Landau, John - Overall size, water supply, wastewater discharge, rail trail, construction impacts.
- LaFrance, Shannon Martin, LLC [p. 39-58 of submission from Town of Rosendale] - Land use and zoning.
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LaTorre, John
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Lheron, Michelle - Stormwater management, traffic, noise, blasting impact, wetland, wildlife corridor, hydrogeology.
- Lowe, Jeffery K. [p. 2 of submission from Ulster County Development Corporation]
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Marcinik, Robert F. - Rail trail.
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Matthews, Rich and Judy
- McDonough, Pat [p. 1-2 of submission from Town of Rosendale] - construction PLA, local permanent jobs.
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Meyendorff, Mourka - public access, swimming, vague commitments.
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Miller, Chester and Swirsky, Madeleine and Post, Sheryl and Runk, Sherry - Water supply, traffic.
- Minissali, Richard 'F-stop" [p. 14-16 of submission from Town of Rosendale] - Performance bond, bats, tax structure, water supply, wastewater disposal, LEED certification, affordable housing, local jobs, POA, resort operator, solid waste, fire and police infrastructure, biofuel, conservation resort.
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Morganstern, Mark - Economics.
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Morrow, Maureen - Fiscal impact, community character, living-wage jobs, restrictive covenants, alternatives.
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Moscowitz, Dr. Richard - Wastewater, traffic, water supply.
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Moyer, David - Archeological preservation.
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Moyer, Don and Peggy
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Moyer, Marian - Overall size.
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Mullan, Jennifer
- Mullin Associates Inc. [p. 34-38 of submission from Town of Rosendale] - Fiscal impact analysis, growth inducing aspects and cumulative impacts, fiscal impacts and market feasibility.
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Murphy, Richard and Gillian
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Noreen, Phyllis
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Okorofsky, Laurel - Water supply, wastewater disposal.
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OLeary, Ellen
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Osheyack, Dan and Moran, Joseph - Overall size, marketing plan, experience and credibility of the applicant.
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Patrik, Marilyn and Gary - Water supply, wastewater disposal, traffic, wildlife habitat, property tax.
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Patton, Miriam - Water supply, unwritten promises.
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Perlman, Philip - Wastewater.
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Perry, Pete - Economic development.
- Pfeiffer, Darlene [p. 3 of submission from Ulster County Development Corporation]
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Piombino, Barbara - Water supply, wastewater disposal.
- Porter, David, Ph.D. [p. 7-18 of submission from
Save The Lakes] - Fiscal impacts, traffic impacts, community facilities and services.
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Pryslopski, Chris - Long-term responsibility, rail trail, zoning, economic feasibility, external costs, timeshare, public access, vague commitments.
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Raphael, Mark - Community facilities and services, public access, swimming, parkland, economic viability.
- Reiss, Warren P. Esq. [p. 1-4 of submission from Save The Lakes] - DEIS adequacy, water supply, wastewater discharge, PILOT, affordable housing, traffic, zoning, Indiana bat.
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Renewage LLC (Steven Gruber) - Wastewater treatment system technology
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Resnick, Lisa - Rail trail, day-use cost, hotel height, bats, habitat loss.
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Rodier, Megan
- Rubin, Paul [p. 5-6 of submission from Save The Lakes] - Water supply, wastewater disposal (summary, see next item for detail).
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Rubin, Paul - Water supply, wastewater disposal.
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Rubin, Paul - Timber rattlesnake, Northern cricket frog, Indian bat, groundwater flow direction.
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Rubin, Paul - Expansion of Williams Lake surface area.
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Rubin, Paul - Water supply, wastewater discharge, site access.
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Rudnay, Miklos - Erosion and sediment control plan, stormwater pretreatment, deep sump as pretreatment technique, traffic.
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Rudnay, Miklos - SWPPP completeness, lagoon residence time and flushing rate, lagoon soil tests, lagoon vs. water quality standards.
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Rural Ulster Preservation Company (Guy Thomas Kempe)
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Russell, Paul - Overall size, construction impact, hydrogeology, water supply, wastewater discharge.
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Ryan, Robert J. Jr. - Ulster Tomorrow Plan.
- Save The Lakes
- Beall, Chris [p.29-43] - Land use and zoning.
- Fiorentino, Peter [p. 22-24] - Solid waste management.
- Porter, David, Ph.D. [p. 7-18] - Fiscal impacts, traffic impacts, community facilities and services.
- Reiss, Warren P. Esq. [p. 1-4] - DEIS adequacy, water supply, wastewater discharge, PILOT, affordable housing, traffic, zoning, Indiana bat.
- Rubin, Paul [p. 5-6] - Water supply, wastewater disposal (summary, see Rubin's individual submission for detail).
- Schniedewind, Nancy [p. 19-21] - Alternatives.
- Trompeter, Tim [p. 25-28] - Noise and air resources, greenhouse gas emissions, unavoidable adverse impacts, irreversible and irretrievable Commitment of resources, growth inducing aspects and cumulative impacts.
- Schniedewind, Nancy [p. 19-21 of submission from Save The Lakes] - Alternatives.
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Sellitti, Kathy - Park alternative.
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Shann, William - Hydrogeology, overall size, highway impact, water supply, wastewater disposal, lack of plan specifics.
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Shawangunk Ridge Biodiversity Partnership (Cara Lee, John Thompson, Tom Sarro, Maureen Morrow, Spider Barbour) - Incomplete with regard to Scope, property management, karst, Indiana bat, Northern cricket frog, vernal pools, rare plants, restrictive covenants, conservation easements, alternatives.
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Sickler, Roberta - Public access
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Sierra Club, The (Marie Caruso, Joanne Steele) - Water supply, wastewater disposal, public access, alternatives, consistency with Comprehensive Plan.
- Keith, John S. [p. 9-22] - Public access, alternatives, traffic, rail trail, water demand and supply, wastewater treatment and discharge, stormwater management.
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Stamm, Emily - Wastewater discharge.
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Sterer, Lisa - Overall size, complete information, water supply, wildlife habitat.
- Tiano, John [p. 5 of submission from Ulster County Development Corporation]
- Town of Rosendale
- Greene, Manna Jo [p. 17-33] - Comprehensive review of entire document.
- Hudsonia LTD [p. 3-13] - site biology, vernal and woodland pools, Jefferson and Blue-spotted salamanders, northern cricket frog, bog turtle, timber rattlesnake, birds of prey, bats, blue-eyed darner, flora survey and rare plants, trenching, blasting, cement kiln dust.
- Johnson, Terry M. [p. 59] - Water supply, wastewater disposal.
- LaFrance, Shannon Martin, LLC [p. 39-58] - Land use and zoning.
- McDonough, Pat [p. 1-2] - construction PLA, local permanent jobs.
- Minissali, Richard 'F-stop" [p. 14-16] - Performance bond, bats, tax structure, water supply, wastewater disposal, LEED certification, affordable housing, local jobs, POA, resort operator, solid waste, fire and police infrastructure, biofuel, conservation resort.
- Mullin Associates Inc. [p. 34-38] - Fiscal impact analysis, growth inducing aspects and cumulative impacts, fiscal impacts and market feasibility.
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Town of Rosendale Environmental Commission - Soils and topography, surface water resources, groundwater resources, wastewater/sewage disposal, terrestrial and aquatic ecology, greenhouse gas emissions, alternatives.
- Trompeter, Tim [p. 25-28 of submission from Save The Lakes] - Noise and air resources, greenhouse gas emissions, unavoidable adverse impacts, irreversible and irretrievable Commitment of resources, growth inducing aspects and cumulative impacts.
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Tucker, F. Michael - Jobs, economics.
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Tuel, William G., Jr. - traffic intersection identification.
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Tully, Jeannine and Martin - Jobs, economics.
- Ulster County Development Corporation
- Arold, Ryan M. [p. 8]
- Davenport, Kenneth [p. 6]
- Dwyer, Valerie M. [p. 9]
- Eickman, John A. [p. 4]
- Gillette, Richard [p. 7]
- Lowe, Jeffery K. [p. 2]
- Pfeiffer, Darlene [p. 3]
- Tiano, John [p. 5]
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Ulster County Office of the Comptroller (Elliott Auerbach) - Economic benefit.
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Ulster County Planning Board (March Gallagher) - Rail trail, zoning.
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Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce (Francis P. Flynn)
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Wallkill Valley Land Trust (Christine DeBoer) - Rail trail.
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Wallkill Valley Rail Trail (Ruth Elwell) - Rail trail.
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Walsh, Ken
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Wiegert, Louie - Hydrogeology.
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Wonderly, Drew
Last updated 13 Mar 2012.
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