The Town Board voted to block the Southpointe Development project at the final hearing. We will monitor the public record to ensure that this decision remains binding for the land in question.
November 7, 2019
Final supporters
We, the undersigned, ask the Town Board of Grand Island, NY to stop the Southpointe Development. We know that this development is not a "done deal" and that the Board has the ability to protect the forest and wetlands on the 284-acre property. The community is virtually unanimous in its opposition to this project, and we call on the Board to hear our mandate and take the following steps:
(1) The Town Board needs to go on record opposing this project
(2) The Town Board needs to deny any requests for extension of the sewer district
(3) The Town of Grand Island needs to require a State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) supplemental and comprehensive Environmental Impact Statement of the project and site
(4) The Town Board needs to commission studies of the impacts of this project, including a four-season ecological baseline study of the Spicer Creek tributary system; a comprehensive traffic study to assess congestion, air quality impacts, and the potential to degrade future business opportunities on the Island; ambient light and noise studies to determine potential effects on wildlife and the surrounding community; and an assessment of the impact on our volunteer fire company’s ability to respond to emergencies, as well as the ability of off-Island first responders to meet our emergency needs given the expected population increase and the risk assessment and emergency care needs of the target population for the proposed Southpointe Development
JUSTIFICATION
Because we live on an island, the ecosystem is fragile and changes to it affect the land, water, air, birds, and other wildlife who live on the Island and around us. Grand Island has been called the “jewel of the Niagara,” and is such an important ecological location that the Niagara River Corridor, within which Grand Island resides, has been designated a Globally Significant Important Bird Area and is recognized as one of the most important and threatened bird habitats on Earth.
Grand Island recently engaged in a long-range planning process to define its cultural, social, and economic vision for the future. During the development of the master plan (or comprehensive plan, as it is sometimes called) the public was repeatedly polled in order to get a sense of what we want as a community. And the message was clear: we want to stop large-scale development and protect green spaces and the character of our Island. The Southpointe Development is inconsistent with our goals, our plans, our health and wellness, and our responsibility to protect and enhance our environment for future generations!
The people of Grand Island have successfully opposed this project for more than twenty years! We collectively recognize that it has the potential to change our community, our quality of life, our access to critical services, and our ecosystem, and we call on the Board to listen to the community and reject this development!
Updates
September 2, 2019
The reach of this petition has shifted our position with the Town Board and forced a formal acknowledgment of our concerns. I am currently finalizing a letter to the planning department to demand the initiation of a comprehensive environmental impact statement.
Reached 100 supporters
September 2, 2019
77 Comments
We cannot continue to build the island up without putting consideration into the infrastructure. The wait to get on the bridge to come home from work is a disaster since the tolls were taken out and a new traffic pattern developed. Let's correct and prepare for additional traffic before encouraging additional traffic.
Grand Island is VERY important in mainteaining the balance of The Eco System. . . such a large project as this, would skew EVERYTHING! Flora & fauna!
Life Long Island resident. I am whole heartedly against this project. There’s been too much building and cutting and wildlife habitat destruction on the island already. Keep this town the quiet, unique and semi rural place that makes it so wonderful. No. More. Building
This project is a nightmare for all living things on Grand Island, and will destroy existing neighborhoods, while adding pollutants to our environment. I challenge the owner to be a Hero and create a Preserve to save this unique and diverse piece of land!
I’ve lived on the Island for over 21 years, and It’s already gotten to be a nightmare trying to get off and back on the Island, I can’t imagine how it would be with 200+ more houses!
No more Deforestation. The proposed project comes with 50 percent of deforestation. The Eco system of Grand Island will be devastated
No more large apartment complex ‘s, the traffic is getting worse every year.
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The Town Board voted to block the Southpointe Development project at the final hearing. We will monitor the public record to ensure that this decision remains binding for the land in question.
November 7, 2019
Final supporters
We, the undersigned, ask the Town Board of Grand Island, NY to stop the Southpointe Development. We know that this development is not a "done deal" and that the Board has the ability to protect the forest and wetlands on the 284-acre property. The community is virtually unanimous in its opposition to this project, and we call on the Board to hear our mandate and take the following steps:
(1) The Town Board needs to go on record opposing this project
(2) The Town Board needs to deny any requests for extension of the sewer district
(3) The Town of Grand Island needs to require a State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) supplemental and comprehensive Environmental Impact Statement of the project and site
(4) The Town Board needs to commission studies of the impacts of this project, including a four-season ecological baseline study of the Spicer Creek tributary system; a comprehensive traffic study to assess congestion, air quality impacts, and the potential to degrade future business opportunities on the Island; ambient light and noise studies to determine potential effects on wildlife and the surrounding community; and an assessment of the impact on our volunteer fire company’s ability to respond to emergencies, as well as the ability of off-Island first responders to meet our emergency needs given the expected population increase and the risk assessment and emergency care needs of the target population for the proposed Southpointe Development
JUSTIFICATION
Because we live on an island, the ecosystem is fragile and changes to it affect the land, water, air, birds, and other wildlife who live on the Island and around us. Grand Island has been called the “jewel of the Niagara,” and is such an important ecological location that the Niagara River Corridor, within which Grand Island resides, has been designated a Globally Significant Important Bird Area and is recognized as one of the most important and threatened bird habitats on Earth.
Grand Island recently engaged in a long-range planning process to define its cultural, social, and economic vision for the future. During the development of the master plan (or comprehensive plan, as it is sometimes called) the public was repeatedly polled in order to get a sense of what we want as a community. And the message was clear: we want to stop large-scale development and protect green spaces and the character of our Island. The Southpointe Development is inconsistent with our goals, our plans, our health and wellness, and our responsibility to protect and enhance our environment for future generations!
The people of Grand Island have successfully opposed this project for more than twenty years! We collectively recognize that it has the potential to change our community, our quality of life, our access to critical services, and our ecosystem, and we call on the Board to listen to the community and reject this development!
Updates
September 2, 2019
The reach of this petition has shifted our position with the Town Board and forced a formal acknowledgment of our concerns. I am currently finalizing a letter to the planning department to demand the initiation of a comprehensive environmental impact statement.
Reached 100 supporters
September 2, 2019
77 Comments
No more mega developments - I also believe it is a conflict of interest to have the planning board composed of developers!
We cannot continue to build the island up without putting consideration into the infrastructure. The wait to get on the bridge to come home from work is a disaster since the tolls were taken out and a new traffic pattern developed. Let's correct and prepare for additional traffic before encouraging additional traffic.
Grand Island is VERY important in mainteaining the balance of The Eco System. . . such a large project as this, would skew EVERYTHING! Flora & fauna!
Life Long Island resident. I am whole heartedly against this project. There’s been too much building and cutting and wildlife habitat destruction on the island already. Keep this town the quiet, unique and semi rural place that makes it so wonderful. No. More. Building
This project is a nightmare for all living things on Grand Island, and will destroy existing neighborhoods, while adding pollutants to our environment. I challenge the owner to be a Hero and create a Preserve to save this unique and diverse piece of land!
I’ve lived on the Island for over 21 years, and It’s already gotten to be a nightmare trying to get off and back on the Island, I can’t imagine how it would be with 200+ more houses!
No more Deforestation. The proposed project comes with 50 percent of deforestation. The Eco system of Grand Island will be devastated
No more large apartment complex ‘s, the traffic is getting worse every year.
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No more mega developments - I also believe it is a conflict of interest to have the planning board composed of developers!