Southern Ulster Times Sep. 21 2016

TIMES SOUTHERN Marlborough exempts Bayside from supplemental document ULSTER Vol. 13, No 38 Chamber music 3 SEPTEMBER 21 - 27, 2016 3 ONE DOLLAR Dukes beat Burke Page 16 Page 44 SERVING HIGHLAND, MARLBOROUGH AND PLATTEKILL Helping hands UNICO’s 14th Clambake fundraiser helps the needy By MARK REYNOLDS [email protected] The Marlboro Town Board approved a resolution that will exempt the developer of the proposed Bayside residential project from having to submit a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement [SEIS]. Previously, the developer submitted an initial Draft Environmental Impact Statement [DEIS] in 2011. The board’s action last week paves the way for the developer to move ahead and assemble documentation that will become their Final Environmental Impact Statement [FEIS]. The project has undergone significant changes over the years, moving from 101, two bedroom units of townhouses multi-family housing consisting of 202 bedrooms to its present configuration of 104 units of mixed, two and three bedroom apartments for a total of 228 bedrooms. The number of structures on the 25 acre site has been reduced from 26 to 6, with a footprint that was 127,677 sq./ft. and has been scaled back to 66,420 sq./ ft. The residential population, however, will increase from 216 to 270 people, with school age children increasing from 17.8 to 20. The number of additional cars will also increase by two or three in the peak Continued on page 4 Besides clams, a variety of sausage dishes along with hamburgers and hot dogs were on the menu. By MARK REYNOLDS [email protected] On Sunday the Marlborough chapter of UNICO hosted their 14th annual Clambake fundraiser at the Benmarl winery. UNICO member Willy Biggin recalled that “somebody came up with the idea and it was such a big hit.” He WWW.SOUTHERNULSTERTIMES.COM said the money they raise is earmarked for the organization’s Community and Christmas funds. Biggin said the Community fund is Continued on page 5