Farrell Homes Plans To Relocate To Brunswick
By Doug La Rocque
Butch Farrell, the owner of the Grafton based business appeared before the Brunswick Planning Board on Thursday evening, April 18, to present his plans to move his modular home operation to the intersection of State Route 7 and Carrolls Grove Road. The 3.5-acre site would be home to his sales lot, a garage for his construction equipment and an office building. Mr. Farrell said the lot would house five display models, and be landscaped to look like a small village.
The company is currently located on Route 2 in Grafton, but according to Mr. Farrell, he is planning the move for better visibility and because fully 50 percent of his business comes from the Brunswick area.
The Thursday night appearance before the Planning Board was simply to advise them of the pending application, and answer any preliminary questions they may have. An official Site Plan and Environmental Assessment Form must still be filed, and a public hearing conducted before the Board can give its blessings to the move. Mr. Farrell expects it will take about a year and a half to complete the relocation
Towns Still Talking
Negotiations between the Brunswick and North Greenbush Town Boards continue over issues raised by the proposed Sharpe Road housing development. 17 new homes are on the drawing board, but three are located in North Greenbush. The developer would like Brunswick to extend its water district to cover these homes, and the road, once built, would presumably be maintained by Brunswick. There is also the issue of fire protection. Brunswick Town Supervisor Phil Herrington tells The Eastwick Press, little progress was made toward resolving these issues at the last town board meeting, and until they are resolved, the Planning Board cannot proceed with the application.
Menemsha Lane Housing
The driveway sloping and line of sight issues that had been holding up progress on a proposed 6 lot major subdivision on Menemsha Lane have been resolved to the satisfaction of the Board and its engineer, Wayne Bonesteel, at least enough to allow for the scheduling of a public hearing. That is set for May 16 at 7 pm.
Other Action
The Board again heard from Surveyor Mark Danskin, on efforts to revive a subdivision first approved in 1998, but went by the wayside for a lack of proper filing at the time. The Board told Danskin a new application must be filed, and engineering and septic work from 1998 must first be updated before it can take any action. The issue was placed on the agenda for the next meeting.
The paperwork on a four lot minor subdivision at Bulson Road was considered complete enough that a public hearing was scheduled for May 16 as well, this one at 7:15 pm.