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The following article ran in the March 12, 2000, issue of the Daily Messenger and is reprinted here with permission. Drumlins development put
on hold
The village sewer system can't
handle such a large complex at this time.
By
KRIS DREESSEN VICTOR
- Lack of sewer capacity has put a developer's plans to build 154 upscale
apartments in The Drumlins on indefinite hold. The
village sewer system can't handle waste water from such a large project at this
time, said village Mayor Tom Walker. While the village upgraded sewer facilities
about a year and a half ago, operations are still in the start-up phase, he
said. “…
At the present time we've been operating under a consent order with the DEC
(state Department of Environmental Conservation) trying to get the plant to put
out an outflow that meets standards consistently," Walker said. The
village has until fall to meet standards, but even then it's not clear whether
the village could handle waste water from the proposed complex, Walker said.
An engineering study may be required to determine the capability, he
added. Until
the problems are resolved, the town of Victor is putting The Pioneer Corp.'s
application, on hold, said Supervisor Jack Richter. "We
won't consider this proposal again unless and when an agreement with the village
is reached" to handle waste water, Richter said. Pioneer
co-owner Dana Hoffmann was unable to be reached for comment. Pioneer had planned
to build the complex on 49 acres off Rawson Road in the town, but the complex
would be linked to village sewer facilities.
The apartments, renting from $800 to about $1,200 each per month, would
be located between two tracts of single-family homes in a subdivision that also
has 55 townhomes. The
plan has been met with opposition from residents in The Drumlins and nearby
areas. Richter
said the town attorney is working with Pioneer's attorney on a tentative
agreement that will officially put the application on hold until an agreement is
made between Pioneer and the village on sewage.
Pioneer did not want to withdraw the application, he said. The
postponement comes after Walker sent Pioneer's attorney a letter earlier this
month that outlined the village's inability to accept the complex's sewage. The Town Board was to discuss and vote on whether Pioneer's proposal is "reasonably similar” to a townhome project that was originally proposed for the area, but that vote is also on hold.
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