Swan Lake, NY - DEC Orders Review On Construction To Protect Eagles
Swan Lake - Each afternoon, eagles fly over Kelly Bridge Road. Now, the state Department of Environmental Conservation has decided that AJM at Swan Lake Estates, the developer for a proposed 21-lot project on 120 acres here, could adversely affect the eagles. The DEC has ordered a full environmental review and a mitigation plan to protect the eagles.
In 2005, the project sailed through approvals as the Liberty Town Board and Planning Board ruled it would have no major affect on the environment.
In June, the DEC says, mud ran into Swan Lake because a contractor AJM hired to build the road into Swan Lake Estates didn't set up silt fences or retention ponds for erosion. The DEC says AJM also failed to get storm-water permits. AJM paid $12,500 in civil penalties.
In December, the DEC named itself lead agency overseeing approvals, said spokeswoman Wendy Rosenbach, largely due to the eagles. Now, they've ordered a full environmental impact statement.
The developer said the DEC is doing the right thing, and he's donated 31 acres where the eagles nest to the Delaware Highlands Conservancy.
In 2005, the project sailed through approvals as the Liberty Town Board and Planning Board ruled it would have no major affect on the environment.
In June, the DEC says, mud ran into Swan Lake because a contractor AJM hired to build the road into Swan Lake Estates didn't set up silt fences or retention ponds for erosion. The DEC says AJM also failed to get storm-water permits. AJM paid $12,500 in civil penalties.
In December, the DEC named itself lead agency overseeing approvals, said spokeswoman Wendy Rosenbach, largely due to the eagles. Now, they've ordered a full environmental impact statement.
The developer said the DEC is doing the right thing, and he's donated 31 acres where the eagles nest to the Delaware Highlands Conservancy.
posted by VOS IZ NEIAS @ 4/21/2006 08:47:00 AM
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