2018_01_12 D_ and C_ Kent CommentsFrom: Dale Kent <drkent123@gmail.com>
Date: January 12, 2018 at 10:51:39 PM EST
To: "cbradbury@ryebrook.org" <cbradbury@ryebrook.org>
Cc: "cwkent123@gmail.com" <cwkent123@gmail.com>
Subject: 900 King Street Development
Dear Rye Brook Planning Board members,
As a homeowner in The Arbors with little children, we have grave concerns regarding the current
development plans for 900 King Street building. It is our understanding that there will be a meeting in the
near future to consider the issues that will need to be covered in the upcoming Environmental study. We
would respectfully request that the following items all be considered as a part of that study.
- Loss of vegetation (replacement without mature vegetation) -> erosion and runoff.
- Arbors retention basin (water runoff) affects during construction and with the new
development and loss of trees.
- Previous construction projects lead to increase in deer and other wildlife along
Arbor drive.
- Solid waste (Garbage) disposal
- Effect on the Arbors sewer and water systems.
- The entrance of Arbor drive (including the timing of the light) is not designed to
handle the increase in traffic.
- Arbor Drive traffic during construction and the need for an alternative access point
for construction vehicles.
- Traffic at school start and dismissal time (people cross over the double yellow line
into our turning lane to avoid cars waiting to enter the school)
- Electrical boxes – where will they be moved to? 1 services 900 one the Arbors.
- All electrical is along Arbor drive. If disruption occurs during construction or due
to increase demand from the new development, the entire Arbors will be without
power and in the winter that will lead to freezing pipes.
- If this lowers our home values, is that factored in to the revenue calculations
presented by the developer in their proposal?
- The additional cost of emergency vehicles for the police/fire officer is NOT
mentioned only the cost of the officer.
- School kids and Arbors residents during construction.. Blasting and Asbestos
removal are needed and construction is expected to last 3 years.
- How you keep kids safe as they walk around the Arbors and to/from
school.
- Rise in transient workers near the school could be dangerous.
- Could blasting affect the Tennessee gas lines that are throughout the property?
- Ensuring enough parking for the new development as there is no where else to
park.
- Parking for the school, especially during meet the teacher night, during
soccer/sports tournaments, and for the Arbors (on Halloween) as we all use 900
King as an overflow parking lot and there are hundreds of cars parked there for
these events.
Thank you for your consideration,
Dale & Caroline Kent
107 Brush Hollow Close
Rye Brook, NY 10573