Yeshiva Construction Will Have to Wait in Narrowsburg

The Town of Tusten Planning Board met on the evening of March 24th to discuss the plans for a Jewish education center to be built. Yeshivas Novominsk is a private Jewish college based in Brooklyn, New York. The school’s plans to build another facility in Narrowsburg was met with caution at the meeting. Novominsk’s application was deemed insufficient to be permitted into Part II of the pre-construction process.

The Planning Board stated environmental concerns with the plans that Novominsk submitted. “It’s very early in the process,” said board member Peter Manning. “The drain fields are not indicated in the memo. In order to have a complete site plan the components need to be on the plan. Once local regulations are met. We have one side of completeness. The board can move to part II.”

Board members were clear in their stance that their number one obligation is to confirm the project has no adverse impacts on the environment. After the application goes for another review on April 26th, a declaration will be made about the environmental impact of the planned construction. Currently, a memo has been submitted by the planning committee to the applicant to review the parts of the application that need revising.

The board found the application incomplete and in need of an environmental assessment before any construction is to occur. No public comments were permitted for this particular meeting. 24 minutes after the meeting began, it was adjourned with a confirmation that the Yeshivas’ application would be reassessed at next month’s meeting.