AMENIA — A public hearing on the Cascade Creek subdivision application will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Amenia Town Hall on Route 22, beginning at 6 p.m. The hearing is convened by the Planning Board.
Hudson River Housing is proposing the project as a conservation subdivision, defining 26 residential lots to be used for workforce housing and two conservation parcels on a 24-acre site located on Cascade Road, across Route 22 from the Freshtown Shopping Plaza.
Zoning for the site is designated as Suburban Residential and the parcel lies within an Aquifer Overlay District. A portion of the site is located within a stream corridor.
Preliminary site plans detail 26 homes, modular in design, on quarter-acre lots.
The long environmental impact analysis phase of the project, underway since 2024, was completed in July this year, indicating no significant effects posed by the subdivision plans.
Concerns voiced by members of the Planning Board during the review process have included the effect of the subdivision on the town’s character. Other concerns about water capacity and drainage plans have continued. The subdivision would be served by a common water supply.
During discussions prior to determination that the subdivision would not significantly impact the environment, Attorney Alec Gladd of Fishkill, New York, based Cuddy Feder LLP, representing the developer, indicated that the fire department is asking for water storage capacity data that could only be answered within the site plan phase.
During the environmental review, Planning Board attorney Cassandra Britton had indicated that the issue of firefighting capacity can be raised again later in the process once the site can be tested for water availability.
