Residents Concerned About Chicken Processing Plant in Village

STAMFORD – There were 20 people present for Tuesday’s monthly meeting of the Stamford Village Board, according to Village Clerk Jamison Hanway. They were concerned about a comment made last month by Mayor Robert Schneider regarding a chicken processing plant at the former Catskill Craftsman complex on West End Ave.

Village Code Enforcement Officer Rich Irwin explained nothing is formal at this point. The only thing the village has received is an application for a zoning permit which does not list what foods would be processed.

The area is zoned commercial so it is an allowable use provided it meets the village water usage law.

Once a site plan application is submitted, it would fall under the jurisdiction of the village planning board which would then follow the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) process. That process would involve public hearings.

Those present were concerned about notifications and asked that the public be informed by the posting of meeting agendas.