On Monday evening, the Village of Owego Board voted down a zoning change request for the proposed development site by Two Plus Four Construction. The vote for the zoning change failed, with a 6-1 vote against the project.
With a full board in attendance, all voted “No”, with Fran VanHousen rendering a “Yes” vote.
Back in September, the developers of Pelly Acres, a 40-unit affordable housing project proposed by Two Plus Four Construction and Lakewood Development, requested a zoning change on the property located on Owego’s south side, and at Montrose Turnpike and nearby the Halstead Development.
The developers were not in attendance at Monday’s meeting, so it is unclear at the time of this reporting if they will move forward with the project anyhow, with a need to sub-divide per current zoning.
You can read more on this story in Sunday’s print edition of The Owego Pennysaver Press.
May be just me, but the wording in paragraph 1 may lead some people to believe its a closed book now that the council voted. However, they voted no to a zone change, not no to the project. The project may or may not continue but can certainly legally move ahead under r2 rules.
Kathy, thank you for your input. We will be working this week to find out whether the developers will move ahead with the project, anyhow. You are correct, however, it was the zoning change that was voted down; now it is up to the developers. We have heard of additional costs of up to $800,000 to sub-divide, if they choose to do so. In a prior meeting, however, the developers stated that they would not move ahead if the zoning does not change. This story will be updated prior to Sunday’s print edition.