Town of Newburgh considers Miller Environmental Group site

By Lina Wu
Posted 1/15/20

Miller Environmental Group presented its initial site plan to the Town of Newburgh Planning Board at last Thursday’s planning board meeting.

According to its website, Miller Environmental …

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Miller Environmental Group presented its initial site plan to the Town of Newburgh Planning Board at last Thursday’s planning board meeting.

According to its website, Miller Environmental Group works to service the utility, transportation, and petrochemical industries. The organization does disaster response, spill remediation, and industrial cleaning.

The site will be located at 77 Stewart Avenue. The application submitted was the 27th application of 2019. Included in the plan are two new prefabricated steel buildings. One building will be over the tank vault. While another building will have a foundation for drum containment and drum storage.

There are “a number of area variances required,” said Planning Board Chairman John P. Ewasutyn. “We’re not in the position to quote those. You’ll [Milller Environmental Group] have to return [at a later date] to list those.”

According to Town Engineer Pat Hines, numerous variances exist because of the location of existing buildings around the site. Hines mentioned that one of the project’s structures may be encroaching on a residential lot. Hines emphasized code issues need to be addressed.

The board suggested that the group submit a written explanation of the historical context of the project and how it’s used in the site for the zoning board of amendments [ZBA].

“The plan needs to be looked at and it needs a lot of written explanations, “said Planning Board Member Frank S. Galli.

It was posed more than once that the application lacks context of what the site will be used for. Some members didn’t even know what Miller Environmental Group seeks to achieve.

“I was concerned about what this plan was,” said Planning Board Member Stephanie DeLuca “What it is used for.”

Next steps for the project include cleaning up flaws, and potential issues in the initial site plan. The project will receive architectural review. In addition, the board requires the role of lead agency.