Lake Huntington campground proposal on hold

LINDA DROLLINGER 
Posted 10/19/16

LAKE HUNTINGTON, NY — At its September 29 monthly meeting, the Town of Cochecton Planning Board addressed three of the most contested topics to come before it in recent years: the Stanzoni Lake …

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Lake Huntington campground proposal on hold

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LAKE HUNTINGTON, NY — At its September 29 monthly meeting, the Town of Cochecton Planning Board addressed three of the most contested topics to come before it in recent years: the Stanzoni Lake Huntington campground proposal; the six-month moratorium on commercial solar installations; and follow-up on Cochecton Self Storage, LLC.


Chairman Earl Bertsch said the Lake Huntington campground proposal, submitted by engineer Tom Ward on behalf of property owner Robert Stanzoni, is on temporary hold. In addition to requesting modification of the original site plan submission to accommodate for significant alterations to entrance and exit routes, the board requires increased parking space and a change in sewer hookup sites.


Last spring, the town zoning board approved a plan modified to reflect the entrance and exit changes requested by the planning board. But the parking space and sewer hookup issues have yet to be incorporated into a revised site plan. Until that happens, the campground proposal is on hold.


A six-month moratorium on commercial solar farms has been put in place by the town board, to allow for development of ordinances governing them. After Bertsch told the board that language in the abandonment/decommissioning clause of the draft ordinance is a sticking point, fellow board member Neil Halloran said clauses in leaseholder agreements regarding equipment ownership can make for muddy legal waters. If the solar company owns outright solar panels and other equipment, it can usually be held liable for their removal and safe disposal. But if the solar company leases equipment from a third party, it may not have the same liability.


In review of past business, Bertsch reported that no appeals have been filed against Cochecton Self Storage, LLC, now open and operating. Vigorous opposition to permitting that business in an agricultural district had been voiced by an adjacent property homeowner. Noting that the appeals period has expired, Bertsch said, “I’ve heard no negative comments about the business. The people I’ve talked to are happy with the way it came out.”

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