This is disapointing. The proposer is going to provide construction jobs to build the fecility and perhaps with the added sq footage hire a few more people. So we put up a roadblock on alleged environmental concerns?

The "proposer" may provide construction jobs. Construction jobs however are temporary in nature with no guarantee that the construction workers will be from the Cornwall community. The additional warehouse space can only increase the heavy truck traffic that already plagues the surrounding neighborhood, day and night as a continual flow of tractor-trailers bring their heavy cargos to abrupt stops and starts on Route 32 at the facility entrance. Anyone who lives within earshot of the facility knows this perpetual racket all too well and is forced to live with it. Local government support of expansion in this facility could only serve to increase the volume of noise, truck traffic and chaos for local residents surrounding the facility, negatively effecting their quality of life and reducing their real property value. At what point do the interests of private property owners become subordinate to the interests of a warehouse business?

Th think the location serves well. Right behind the facility is the largest highway in the State of New York and Route 32 is no stranger to trucks traveling through the area. With that said John you do have several good points about Northern 9W. I guess There needs to be a balance with Industrual, commercial and residential in Cornwall, something to help offset taxes, create jobs etc.

The noise created by the constant coming and going of commercial freight, from the existing warehouse facility is no reason to make a bad situation worse by a huge expansion of the facility, so an industrial developer can increase profits, especially if you are one of the private property owners that must put up with the noise and potential devaluation of your own property. It?s easy to suggest that there needs to be a balance between industrial, commercial and residential development in Cornwall. Especially if your property is ensconced in a quiet area. But for people living in areas bordering commercial/industrial property its not that simple. Industrial/commercial developers have well established track records of bringing large projects to local communities for profit, only to leave residents with unfinished projects or improvements to the local infrastructure that must be paid for by taxpayers in order to remedy the very problems created by the projects. Balance is an easy concept, especially if you're not the pivot point.

Joe,
I do understand the concerns of neighboring residences. It is conjecture that this development will leave behind a legacy of problems such as those in other areas of other projects. with that said, if it were my house, next to this site, I would be angry also. There should be a study conducted to fully evaluate your concerns and transparency on the part of the business to justify the expansion.