Amy’s Kitchen and Science of the Soul

In addition preparing the SEQRA Environmental Impact Statement, AKRF facilitated the environmental permitting process with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and New York State Department of Environmental Protection.

Of particular concern on this site were potential impacts to the northern long-eared and Indiana bat species. We prepared a bat biological assessment with specialized acoustical surveying and mitigation measures to avoid impacts to these species and the need for an Incidental Take Permit.

Our permitting experts also coordinated with Orange County to ensure the necessary water and sewer lines could be installed under a future bicycle/pedestrian path in an old, non-functioning railroad bed before the trail was built, but after the County had already cleared the tree line.

Another challenge involved coordinating the transfer of eight acres of land from a secure state psychiatric facility to allow for the construction of an access road to an otherwise land-locked parcel, which would also provide sufficient buffer-distance to the hospital buildings themselves.