Cazenovia Pilot

A Wrench in the Crossing?

Petitions submitted in opposition to a zone change at the site of the proposed Chenango Crossing development continue to represent a possible legal and procedural challenge to the approval of that change. A protest petition, if properly filed and signed by at least 20 percent of the parcel's neighbors (defined in various ways in the article) would require a super-marjority vote of at least four trustees. Adding to the suspense is the possibility that trustee David Vredenburgh, a surveyor, is considering recusing himself from the vote due to work he's done for the developer on the Chenango Crossing site. If Vredenburgh abstains, a unanimous vote from the remaining trustees would then be required to approve the zone change.