Woodbury, NY - Development Gets New Vote

Woodbury, NY - Bill Brodsky's proposed 451-home development and the zoning changes enacted to move it forward will go back before the Town Board next week, with all eyes on the board member who voted against them seven months ago.

A state judge ruled last week that the board voted prematurely on the proposals in November, forcing a second vote on an explosive issue that dominated town politics for a year and led to the unseating of then-Supervisor Sheila Conroy. she and her allies said the project offered Woodbury abundant benefits, including 120 acres of open space and expensive improvements to a nearby sewage treatment plant.

But critics - including now-town Supervisor John Burke, who defeated Conroy on Nov. 8 - denounced the proposal as "high-density housing" and a misguided effort to prevent Kiryas Joel developers from getting the land.

Brodsky's firm issued a statement arguing that the project's benefits outweigh "any of the negatives" and expressed hope for a "favorable outcome."