In a surprising flip-flop, the Town Planning Board reversed its position on Segment B on September 2. The planning board (who was very much in favor (as recent as two weeks ago) did not vote September 2 to send the same recommendation to the Town Board that they have done on two previous occasions; that being to downgrade the first 500 feet of segment B from major arterial to commercial and to leave the remaining 480 feet as single family residential.

Instead, the planning board voted 4-3 to send this project to the TEQR committee for a traffic, environmental and quality review study under the scenario that a 300 foot buffer would need to be applied to the East of the project (Kippen Dr.) but not to the North or South.  This would mean that 180 feet of the single family residential portion of segment B would be rezoned major arterial. If the TEQR committee comes back with a negative declaration (meaning that they have no problems with the plan) this will make it much easier for Bella Vista and Wegmans to move forward with their site plans.

ClarenceFIRST will be submitting our report regarding the issues to the TEQR committee this week. The report will be available online soon.

ClarenceFIRST has been VERY active this summer following this issue as it has been moving throught the process all summer.