Decision on Site Plan for Hudson Wellness Project Near
The Cortlandt Planning Board is close to rendering a decision on the site plan for a proposed luxury drug and alcohol rehabilitation specialty hospital that has been closely scrutinized for the last eight years.
Last week, planners closed a public hearing on the Hudson Ridge Education and Wellness Center to utilize a 48-acre site on Quaker Ridge Road to serve up to 52 patients, down from 92 that was originally sought in 2015.
The property is near Teatown Lake Reservation, a 1,000-acre nonprofit nature preserve and environmental education center with 15 miles of hiking trails and a two-acre island refuge.
Over time, the application has caught the attention of officials and residents in Ossining and New Castle. New Castle officials have been concerned about increased water and sewer use in the area, and Glendale Road being used by vehicles traveling to the site.
The former Hudson Institute site encompasses 20 acres in Cortlandt and 28 acres in New Castle.
Last April, the Planning Board voted 6-1 to issue a negative declaration under the state Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) stating the project should not have significant adverse environmental impacts. The decision allowed Hudson Wellness Center to avoid preparing a lengthy and costly Environmental Impact Statement.
On Sept. 27, 2022, the Zoning Board of Appeals granted a variance since Town Code requires hospitals in residential zones to be on state roads. Quaker Ridge Road is not a state road. MORE AT Decision on Site Plan for Hudson Wellness Project Near (theexaminernews.com)
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