Village Board Seeks Public Input on Master Plan Report

The next step in the Village of Farmingdale downtown revitalization plan is a public hearing on the environmental analysis of the area.

In compliance with the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), the village has conducted an environmental review of the proposed Downtown Master Plan, in a document called a Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement (DGEIS). The hearing is open to all residents and will take place on Monday, July 11 at 7 p.m. at .

In 2006, the village began a visioning process to revitalize the downtown area and in 2009 Trustees drafted a master plan document to guide development in Downtown Farmingdale over the next 25 years.

As the Downtown Master Plan was being drafted, New York State awarded a (BOA) Step 2 Nomination Study grant to the village, and for additional studies.

The DGEIS report has just been completed and is an environmental review of the proposed Downtown Master Plan that takes all aspects of downtown development into consideration. As part of the BOA Program, the DGEIS and BOA Nomination Study have been combined into one document to fulfill both requirements.

All Farmingdale residents are invited to provide comments at the public hearing regarding the proposed Downtown Master Plan DGEIS/BOA Nomination Study. The DGEIS/BOA Nomination Study is available in the gallery above, at www.farmingdalevillage.com and in hard copy at Village Hall and Farmingdale Public Library.

Written comments on the DGEIS/BOA Nomination Study will also be accepted until Friday, July 22 and can be sent either by mail or email to Brian Harty, Village Clerk at Village Hall, 361 Main Street, Farmingdale, NY 11735 or bharty@farmingdalevillage.com.