FSGEIS Hotel_Water Park_05-10-04 TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
742 Bay Road, Queensbury, NY. 12804-5902
May 17, 2004
Re: Great Escape Hotel and Indoor Water park
Final Supplemental GEIS
Dear Involved Agency:
The Town of Queensbury Planning Board in its role as Lead Agency for SEQRA
review of the proposed Great Escape Hotel and Indoor Water Park has
accepted the Final Supplemental Generic Impact Statement submitted by the
applicant as complete. Please find attached copies of:
■ March 10, 2004 Planning Board Resolution
■ Final Supplemental GEIS for the Great Escape Hotel and Indoor
Water Park
Sincerely,
Town of Queensbury
Christopher J. Round
Executive Director of Community Development
Distribution: TOQ Zoning Board of Appeals -w/o FS GEIS: John Collins
NYS DEC John Lemery, Esq.
NYS DOT Town Counsel
NYS DOH Twicwood Homeowner's Association
Supervisor Stec Planning Board Chairman
Warren County Planning Board
Glen Lake Protective
Association
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TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
742 Bay/ Roan, Queensbury, NY. 12804-5902
Queensbury Planning Board
Record of Resolution
Craig MacEwan, Chairman Chris Hunsinger, Secretary
TO: John Collins, Great Escape RE: Great Escape
P.O. Box 511 FSGEIS
Lake George, NY 12845
DATE:5/10/04
RESOLVED:
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING FINAL SUPPLEMENTAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT AS COMPLETE
INTRODUCED BY: Chris Hunsinger
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Larry Ringer
WHEREAS, the public comment period for the Supplemental Draft Generic
Environmental Statement ("SDGEIS"), which was prepared by Great Escape Theme
Park LLC ("Great Escape") and deemed complete by the Planning Board on February 1o,
2004, came to a close on April 8, 2004 following a 59-day public comment period that
included two public hearings held by the Planning Board on March 2, 2004 and March
25, 2004 and one public hearing overseen by the Town of Queensbury Zoning Board of
Appeals, an involved agency, on April 6, 2004.
WHEREAS, Great Escape submitted a proposed Final Supplemental Generic
Environmental Impact Statement ("FSGEIS") to members of the Planning Board on or
about April 30, 2004 for their review.
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742 Bay Road, Queensbury, NY. 12804-5902
WHEREAS, earlier drafts of the FSGEIS had been reviewed by the Board's
consultants, Chazen Engineering & Land Surveying Co., P.C. ("Chazen") and revised in
accordance with Chazen's preliminary comments.
WHEREAS, the Town Planning Staff and Chazen have recommended that the
Planning Board accept the FSGEIS as complete for distribution to the other involved
agencies for their review.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED, the Planning Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby accepts the
FSGEIS for the Great Escape as complete in accordance with the draft resolution
prepared by Staff with the following changes:
1. Page VI, on the right hand column at the end of the bottom paragraph, change
the work"can"to "should" cause, and
2. The language from Response No. 3708 be moved into Executive Summary
Section 5E6, and
3. On Page 3-75, the reference to a perc test is actually a performance evaluation
review and technique test,which is basically a construction schedule.
RESOLVED, the Planning Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby requests
that the FSGEIS be distributed to all involved agencies for their review in accordance
with SEQR.
Duly adopted this loth day of May 2004 by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Ringer, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Seguljic, Mr. Hunsinger, Mr. MacEwan
NOES: Mr. Vollaro, Mr. Sanford
Cc: Lemery,Greisler, The LA Group
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