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» Falcon Group's Sherman Ave. Subdivision Application Denied by Planning Board

Fri, May 11, 2012 • Sherman Avenue

PEPA has learned that the applicant (Falcon Group) has filed an Article 78 , a special proceeding which allows for the challenge or review of administrative action in court. When an applicant disagrees with an agency decision, they can appeal the decision to the New York courts. They can do so by bringing an "Article 78 Proceeding." It is named after the section of New York law that sets out the rules for this kind of case: Article 78 of… Read More

» The Falcon Group Subdivision - Sherman Avenue Application

Thu, Feb 23, 2012 • Sherman Avenue

Mark your calendar to attend the Planning Board Meeting on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 7:30 PM Sherman Avenue application is the first item on the agenda of this upcoming meeting. Please attend, your continued participation is essential in sending a message of forceful opposition against this ill-conceived application that destroys 14 acres of open space, encroaches on residential neighborhoods and could set a precedent for future steep slope development throughout Harrison. It appears based upon language stated in the… Read More

» Falcon Group, Parcel B and Zoning Amendment

Fri, Jan 27, 2012 • Sherman Avenue

Falcon Group – Sherman Avenue Application PEPA’s recent letter to the Town raises serious issues about the Application's Stormwater Management Facilities Maintenance plan as well as Errors in the Stormwater Management Analysis. Read the letter here. Parcel B Office Building Application As a follow up to the Planning Board’s site visit at Parcel B this month, PEPA sent the following letter recapping recently discovered issues relating to the Town Code that were brought to the Planning Board’s attention in August… Read More

» SEQRA Comment Period Nearing Its End

Wed, Dec 14, 2011 • Sherman Avenue

The SEQRA review comment period for the Sherman Avenue Subdivison proposed by the Falcon Group is ending on Friday the 16th of December 2011. If you have not submitted your remarks, concerns and questions to the Town Village Harrison Planning Board we urge you to do so. Please send your comments before 5PM Friday, December 16, 2011 to the attention: Rosemarie Cusumano, Planning & Zoning Secretary Fax: 914-835-7491 E-Mail rcusumano@harrison-ny.gov Read More

» Planning Board to Prepare Statement on SEQR Findings

Wed, Nov 30, 2011 • Sherman Avenue

The second public hearing on the Sherman Avenue Subdivision Proposal’s FEIS occurred and was closed on November 29, 2011. However the written comment period remains open, and remarks, concerns and questions can be submitted to the Town Village Harrison Planning Board to the attention of Rosemarie Cusumano, Planning & Zoning Board Secretary, via email: RoeCusumano@harrison-ny.gov until December 16, 2011. PEPA applauds the Planning Board for voluntarily opting to hold the recent public hearings on the FEIS; thereby promoting discussion and… Read More

» Falcon Group Sherman Avenue Proposal Update

Mon, Nov 21, 2011 • Sherman Avenue

Let's continue to work together to prevent the Sherman Avenue Proposal that disturbs a very large portion, including wetlands and steep slopes, of the 14 acre site along the Mamaroneck River. Don't miss the Public Hearing for the Falcon Group's Application & FEIS on Tuesday, November 29th, 7:00pm, Municipal Building, Harrison, NY. Your attendance is essential to defeat this application. PEPA's environmental consultant will be making a professional presentation at the upcoming public hearing; raising serious problems and technical deficiencies… Read More

» Falcon Group/Sherman Ave Application

Wed, Oct 19, 2011 • Sherman Avenue

PEPA has combined forces with the HMRA (Harrison Mamaroneck River Association) and the Brae Burn Neighborhood Group to fight the Falcon Group’s Sherman Avenue Subdivision Application under the PEPA umbrella. The Applicant (Falcon Group) is continuing their efforts to build 13 homes on extremely steep slopes and wetland buffers along the Mamaroneck River. We are opposed to this plan that destroys 14 acres of open space, encroaches on a residential neighborhood and could set a precedent for future steep slope… Read More