BULL RUN FARM IS STILL AT RISK OF DEVELOPMENT

Can the Developer really get away with this?

  • Bulldoze the century-old Elderkin farmhouse, barn, and farm store buildings that create the rural character of the Mills Pond Road historic corridor.

  • Replace them with a massive 95-unit assisted living facility, sewage treatment plant, and parking lot.

  • Commercialize the historic Mills Pond Road corridor forever, permanently altering our quality of life, reducing the value of our homes, and creating a traffic nightmare.

Here’s What’s Happening:

The Developer has filed a lawsuit in federal court to force the Town of Smithtown to hold a public hearing and has asked the Court to direct the Town to approve the assisted living facility. This would allow the Developer to move forward in violation of the Town’s new Draft Comprehensive Plan.

How You Can Help Stop the Development

  1. Write, e-mail or call members of the Town Board and urge them to schedule a public hearing and to formally DENY the application
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Supervisor Edward Wehrheim
(631) 360-7600
supervisor@smithtownny.gov

Councilwoman Lynn Nowick
(631) 360-7621
lnowick@smithtownny.gov

 

Councilman Thomas Lohmann
(631) 360-7621
twlohmann@smithtownny.gov

Councilwoman Lisa Inzerillo
(631) 360-7621
linzerillo@smithtownny.gov

2. Attend upcoming Town Board meetings at 2PM on July 16 & August 13 at Town Hall to express your opposition to the project

Board meetings are held at 99 W. Main Street Victor, T. Liss Board Room – 2nd Floor Smithtown, NY 11787

Another assisted living facility or a peaceful farm?

THE FACTS

  • Because it is zoned for homes on one acre lots, the only use of the property that is
    permissible “as of right” is for single family homes
  • The developer’s application for a “special exception” to allow an assisted living facility in a residential zone DID NOT meet the requirements of the Town Code that existed at the time the application was submitted.
  • The Town Board cannot approve the application unless it finds “that the proposed location is appropriate…and gives due consideration to the character of the surrounding neighborhood” (Town Zoning Code Section 322-99 (A)
  • The Town’s Draft Comprehensive Plan recommends that such facilities NOT be allowed in residential neighborhoods
  • Suffolk County and the Peconic Land Trust want to purchase the property from the landowner to preserve Bull Run Farm as open space

Site Plan Aerial View

Site plan

PLEASE TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY AND URGE THE BOARD TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND FORMALLY DENY THE APPLICATION SO THAT THE DECISION IS NOT LEFT UP TO THE COURT

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The Coalition was established to promote public awareness, community  outreach and other activities intended to protect the unique rural-suburban character of the community, and to advocate for responsible actions by involved local governments to enact and administer appropriate land use policies and decisions consistent with its goals and objectives. The Coalition will  solicit financial contributions to fund these activities, and will collaborate with individual citizens, other community organizations and government agencies as necessary.

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