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SEQRA NOTICE
NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF DEIS
PUBLIC HEARING AND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON DEIS
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON ZONING AMENDMENT
WATCHTOWER AUDIO/VISUAL PRODUCTION CENTER
Name of Action: The Watchtower Audio/Video Production Center (the “Action”).
Location: Town of Ramapo, Rockland County, NY (242 acres)
Town of Tuxedo, Orange County, NY (7 acres)
Property generally adjacent to Sterling Mine Road
Project Sponsor: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc.
Lead Agency: Town Board of the Town of Ramapo
SEQR Status: Type 1
The DEIS has been filed and circulated to interested/involved agencies and others who have request it. The DEIS is available for review at www.ramapo.org/watchtower.
NOTICE OF SEQRA PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The Town Board will receive written public comment until June 21, 2021. Comments may be submitted to the Town Clerk at the address below or by email no later than 4:00 PM on that date. In particular, involved agencies should provide comments reflecting their concerns, jurisdictions and any necessary environmental analysis required for the EIS to be adequate to support their SEQRA findings.
NOTICE OF SEQRA HEARING: The Town Board has accepted the Project Sponsor’s DEIS as complete for purposes of commencing public review. The Board has scheduled a SEQR public hearing on May 26, 2021 at 7:00 PM. Due to the ongoing Covid Pandemic and the constraints on public gathering, the Board will conduct the SEQRA hearing during a remote meeting via the Zoom platform to allow the applicant to provide an overview of the proposed project and the DEIS, and to receive questions and comments from the public for purposes of preparing a Final Environmental Impact Statement. The Board invites the public in general, and involved/interested agencies in particular, to provide written comments during the public comment period.
PROCEDURE FOR WATCHTOWER PUBLIC HEARINGS
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT on that date, the Board will also conduct
1. Pursuant to Town Law 272-a, a public hearing on the proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment, as described in Chapter 2 of the DEIS, and;
2. Pursuant to the Municipal Home Rule Law and Chapter 376 of the Town Code, a public hearing on the proposed Zoning Amendment, as described in DEIS Appendix C.
Contact information
Email: TownofRamapoClerk@ramapo-ny.gov [Subject: Watchtower DEIS comments]
Regular Mail: Town Clerk, Town of Ramapo Town Hall, 237 State Route 59, Suffern, NY 10901
Fax: (845) 357-8513
Dated: May 10, 2021
BY ORDER OF THE SUPERVISOR
Watchtower Audio/Video Production Center SEQRA Documents
INSTRUCTIONS TO ENTER THE PUBLIC MEETING: If you have a computer, tablet or smartphone, you can register, login and see the video and audio of the live session. You can access the Meeting by downloading the ZOOM application and be ready to hear and/or watch the Meeting when the Meeting starts. You may join the ZOOM Meeting by proceeding as follows:
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