tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post4667266329845060402..comments2024-03-28T11:21:19.200-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: When a Stop-Work Order Doesn't Stop WorkCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-39294789359654441712017-08-05T16:47:01.546-04:002017-08-05T16:47:01.546-04:00Gossips, do you mean just like the Colarusso bulkh...Gossips, do you mean just like the Colarusso bulkhead required a consistency review?<br /><br />Okay, that's slightly different because the City must still conduct its own consistency review for the bulkhead, whereas the State signed off on the project's "consistency" with the coastal guidelines in February 2016:<br /><br />"According to the information submitted, it appears that this activity may be authorized under Army Corps of Engineers' Nationwide Permit numbers 3 and 13. ... no further consistency review is required ..."<br /><br />But wait, didn't the State's SEQR review for the bulkhead overlap with some of the same themes you'd find in a consistency review? It's unavoidable, unless none of the State agencies are any good.<br /><br />You be the judge. The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation concluded its SEQR review for the bulkhead with a genuine reply to public comments which warned of an expansion plan (a SEQR issue):<br /><br />"Some commenters questioned whether the bank stabilization and bulkhead replacement was part of a larger project, or expansion and whether these repairs were segmented from part of a larger project. ... The applicant has not applied for, or received approval for, an expansion of their facility, and the Department is not aware of any plans for expansion at Colarusso’s Hudson River dock location."<br /><br />They weren't aware of any expansion plans, full stop.<br /><br />Rest assured, The State of New York has the shotcrete situation under control.<br />unheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.com