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approximately 24,000 linear feet of streams and upland buffers areas; offsite mitigation of
wetlands, streams and buffer habitats located in the Whitney Creek watershed; and the
preservation of over 640 acres of common open areas for use as potential recreational areas.
SEQRA Process
To commence the SEQRA process, in December 2009, GCEDC issued notices to all then known
involved or interested agencies to solicit Lead Agency status for the Project pursuant to SEQRA.
No objections to GCEDC serving as Lead Agency were made by any interested or involved
agency, and on January 26, 2010, GCEDC accepted Lead Agency status for the coordinated
SEQRA review of the Project.
Based on the information contained in the Full Environmental Assessment Form and in
accordance with 6 N.Y.C.R.R. § 617.12, GCEDC issued a Positive Declaration having determined
that the Project may have a potential significant adverse impact on the environment requiring
the preparation of a generic environmental impact statement.
On April 14, 2011, GCEDC accepted the DGEIS as complete pursuant to the requirements of
SEQRA. Copies of the DGEIS were then distributed to all of the involved and interested
agencies and made available for public review at the Town of Alabama Town Hall, the Haxton
Memorial Library in the Village of Oakfield, and GCEDC’s offices. A copy of the DGEIS (with
appendices) was also posted on the website, www.gcedc.com. A notice of completion of the
DGEIS and a notice of public hearing appeared in The Daily News on April 25, 26 and 27, 2011,
and the Environmental Notice Bulletin on April 27, 2011. A notice of the extension of the public
comment period to June 23, 2011 appeared in The Daily News on May 17, 18, and 19, 2011.
A public comment period on the DGEIS was commenced on April 21, 2011, and extended
through June 23, 2011. A public hearing was also held on the DGEIS on May 12, 2011 at 7:00
p.m. in the Town of Alabama Fire Hall. Additionally, comments received after the end of the
public comment period were accepted and responded to within the FGEIS.
The FGEIS was issued by GCEDC on January 19, 2012, and a notice of completion of the FGEIS
was forwarded to the Environmental Notice Bulletin for publication on January 20, 2012.
GCEDC issued its Statement of Findings on March 1, 2012 approving the Project.
Date Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement Accepted: January 19, 2012
FACTS AND CONCLUSIONS IN THE FGEIS RELIED UPON TO SUPPORT THE DECISION
Project Alternatives Considered
Section 617.9(b)(5)(v) of the SEQRA regulations requires that an environmental impact
statement contain a description and evaluation of the range of reasonable alternatives to the
action that are feasible, considering the objectives and capabilities of the Project Sponsor.
Although it is not necessary to consider all possible alternatives, those that achieve the same or
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