Melville, NY – New dates and locations have been set for the next two 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 Monday, November 9, the topics will be circulation and transportation at the workshop now scheduled for 7-9 p.m. at the Melville Fire Department, 531 Sweet Hollow Road Melville. This replaces the workshop originally scheduled for October 21. There will be a presentation followed by breakout tables for small discussion groups.
On December 1, also from 7-9 p.m. at West Hollow Middle School, 250 Old East Neck Road, Melville, 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. This replaces the workshop originally scheduled for November 17.
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 two workshops June 2 and September 29.
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 had asked people who work in the Melville Employment Center to take an online survey. That survey has been replaced by a new online survey, which seeks input from Melville residents. Persons wishing to participate can access that survey here.