Planning Board amends SEQR to allow Curtis Industrial Park asphalt plant to produce up to 200,000 tons per year

John O’Hearn, counsel for Dolomite Products, told the Planning Board the company seeks to increase the plant’s annual production cap from 100,000 to 200,000 tons per year without physical expansion of the facility; the change requires amendment of the 2016 SEQR findings because that approval contained operating limitations tied to the finding statement.

David Straw of JMT summarized the technical review the applicant submitted: because hourly throughput is limited by the plant’s processing capacity (engineers used a seven‑minute truck processing assumption for modeling and validated field times of about 10–17 minutes), hourly truck volumes are unlikely to rise even if production is spread across fuller days. On emissions, Straw said the drum mix plant type and the reduced annual production relative to the original 450,000‑tpy study both support the conclusion that hourly emissions will remain within previously studied levels; he told the Board that "DEC is in receipt of that and they have completed their technical review. They have made no comments and have provided them with a draft permit" to account for higher annual production.

Board counsel Andrew Clark said he reviewed the SEQR consistency analysis and engineering comments found no outstanding issues. Vice Chairman Michael Zuritis moved to amend the SEQR findings to permit up to 200,000 tons per year; Mr. Peter DiLorenzo seconded, and the motion carried. Mr. Zuritis then moved to reaffirm the existing site plan concurrent with the amended SEQR findings; Mr. Anthony Long seconded and the Board approved that motion as well.