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Update: 6.19.2026
Hello everyone,
We are reaching out with an important call to action regarding the 30 Cherrytown / Rav Tov / Pine Grove application.
The applicant submitted their Draft Scoping Document on May 29th, and what came out of the very brief meeting with the applicant's Attorney, Jeffrey Kaplan, on the evening of June 8th is that a Public Comment / Scoping Session has been scheduled for June 29th. This allows residents only 20-days to review the Draft Scope, consultant’s comments, and provide input on the Draft Scope. Then the board has just 1 month to provide a final scoping document to the applicant OR the scoping document reverts back to the one that the applicant has submitted.
On June 8th, shortly before the Planning Board meeting began, a Draft Scope and proposed Hydrological Study from the applicant was uploaded to municollab and are attached here for your consideration. These materials address issues such as groundwater, traffic, community character, visual impacts, historic resources, noise, and other topics identified by the Planning Board as potentially significant. This week initial comments were received by the Planning Board's engineer on the hydro study that the applicant submitted, it is attached below as well.
Given the volume and complexity of these materials, we believe residents should be afforded ample time to review and understand the information before the public hearing is closed.
We are asking community members to respectfully write to the Planning Board and request that the public hearing remain open beyond June 29th so that residents, neighboring property owners, and other interested parties have a meaningful opportunity to review and comment on the materials being submitted. please email: townofrochesteralliance@gmail.com to receive an email template that you may personalize, info on how and who to send it to, as well as the other documents referenced here.
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