9/8/2015 - Dates Set for Additional Workshops on Melville Plan
Melville, NY – Dates have been set for the next three workshops seeking public input in the process leading to the formation of an integrated land use, circulation and infrastructure plan for the Melville Employment Center.
On Tuesday, September 29, a workshop considering the topics of land use and community facilities will be held at the Melville Fire Department Headquarters on Sweet Hollow Road.
On Wednesday, October 21, the topics will be circulation and transportation as the workshop moves to the cafeteria of West Hollow Middle School, 250 Old East Neck Road, Melville.
At both workshops, there will be a presentation followed by breakout tables for small discussion groups.
The third workshop will be held on Tuesday, November 17, at a location that has not yet been determined. The topic will be community design and aesthetics, and the format will be different: an “open house” style with large-scale visuals placed at different stations, followed by a discussion.
All of the workshops will be held from 7 to 9 p.m.
Persons wishing to attend are asked to register in advance by emailing melvilleplan@huntingtonny.gov, or by calling 631-351-3199.
The workshops will be conducted by the consultant team of BFJ Planning, Urbanomics and Parsons Brinckerhoff, which the Town hired earlier this year on the recommendation of its Melville Plan Advisory Committee. The committee -- composed of representatives of Melville area property owners, real estate brokers, community service providers and community groups -- selected the team after reviewing responses to a request for proposals issued last year. Under the terms of its contract with the Town, the consultant team must conduct up to five workshops as it puts together the plan over the course of the next year. The team held the first workshop June 2.
The broad mandate for the plan is to examine the many complex issues facing the Melville area and to define an action agenda for future development and redevelopment.
The committee has also been asking people who work in the Melville Employment Center to take an online survey, which they can access at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HMLJ87J.