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ENB Region 3 – Route 311/84

Putnam County

Applicant:

Town of Patterson

Town Hall

PO Box 470

Patterson, NY 12563

Facility:

Rte 311/I-84 Interchange

NYS Rte 311/I-84 Interchange

Patterson, NY

Application ID:

3-3724-00240/00001

Permit(s) Applied for:

Article 24 Freshwater Wetlands

Section 401 – Clean Water Act Water Quality Certification

Project is Located:

Patterson, Putnam County

Project Description:

The Town proposes traffic improvements at the I-84/Route 311 interchange. The improvements include road and lane widening for turning lanes, the installation of signals and drainage modifications. Project activities will take place within the 100-foot adjacent area of NYS DEC Freshwater Wetland CL-14, Class II.

Availability of Application Documents:

Filed application documents, and Department draft permits where applicable, are available for inspection during normal business hours at the address of the contact person. To ensure timely service at the time of inspection, it is recommended that an appointment be made with the contact person.

State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) Determination:

Project is an Unlisted Action and will not have a significant impact on the environment. A Negative Declaration is on file. A coordinated review was not performed.

SEQR Lead Agency: None Designated

State Historic Preservation Act (SHPA) Determination:

Cultural resource lists and map have been checked. No registered, [...]

Developer Camarda Wants Your Tax Dollars

“P.L.I. LLC, (Camarda) a limited liability company with offices at 1699 Rte.6 has requested that the Industrial Development Agency provide financing for the Company in the form of tax-exemption/or taxable industrial development revenue bonds in an aggregate amount not to exceed Thirty-Three Million to be used to finance a certain project consisting of the following: [...]

News That Matters – Wednesday, January 19, 2011

And while we’re down there, guess who is trying to get the state to do his road widening work for him on Route 6? You guessed it! Mike Griffin! Nah, Paul Camarda is, that’s who. And is anyone surprised? Why are we spending county tax dollars doing the business for an out-of-state developer with deeper pockets than the county? Why are we spending any man-hours at all on this? [...]

News That Matters – Friday, November 19, 2010 – Things To Do Edition

Affordable Art Show 10AM – 4PM (repeats tomorrow, Sunday November 21.) If you are shopping for high-quality, unique and affordable gifts or if you simply want to furnish your home with new art, Arts on the Lake may have what you’re looking for. AotL is proud to announce its first Affordable Art Show to be held at the Center on Saturday, November 20th and Sunday, November 21st from 10:00-4:00. [...]

News That Matters – Monday, November 15, 2010 – The Anniversary Edition

Early maps show Philipstown being more recatngularish from when it was divvied up among the Philipse Family. The 1892 USGS map shows the current westernmost line of Kent, the line that runs along the Philisptown Pike (Route 301) AND the *old* town line as well. That line is missing from the 1941 map which has the current town lines in position. [...]

County Legislature Kills Corporate Welfare Try. Again.

Well, folks, this part of the battle is over again. Again. But this being Putnam County where one-party government will do what it pleases – even if it says something else – this whole thing can come roaring back once again so let’s not let our guard down. Ever. [...]

News That Matters – Wednesday, June 23, 2010

We need to watch the county legislature rather closely these days. With a brewing scandal over the use of their official letterhead for personal purposes continuing to rile people, many wonder if Vincent Tamagna has the support of his fellows to continue on with his position as Chair of that body. While no one is perfect and everyone has skeletons in their closet, (including you and me), this incident, following closely on the heels of the disastrous Tilly Foster contract (see here, here, here and here), should be enough to shake them from their complacency, take notice and take action. [...]

Just When You Thought…. Redux

While banks are foreclosing on homes across the region, that $3.7 million could go a long way towards helping distressed homeowners and if the County Legislature wants to dole out the bucks they could at least help those folks. Or open a full time walk-in health and dental clinic. Or heck, even free the tank they’ve got in a cage at the county park. I mean, really… if the Legislature insists on spending that money on something other than the general fund, at least spend it in a way that would benefit the residents of this county and not a resident of Ridgefield, Connecticut. [...]

News That Matters – Monday, June 21, 2010

Sometimes it seems we’re living in a world that even Franz Kafka could not have envisioned and that Philip K. Dick has never had even in wildest nightmares. The Russian bureaucracy of Kafka’s day has nothing on Putnam County today. For just when you think it’s safe to go on about your lives our elected officials do something so outrageous that you want to take the entire lot and have them locked in stocks along Lake Gleneida. Just such an event took place last week when a letter from Vincent Tamagna, written on official Legislative stationary, ended up as an insert in the Putnam County News and Reporter. (Link) [...]

Just when you thought it’s safe to trust the Legislature again….

Sources say that the County Legislature, led by Philipstown’s Vincent Tamagna, and the Physical Services Committee which is headed up by Kent’s Richard Othmer, is now actively working with the State DOT to get them to pay for the road improvements developer Paul Camarda had promised to make on his own dime. Apparently the $3.7 million is a make-or-break deal for him and that without someone footing the bill Patterson Crossing may be mortally wounded. [...]