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FOLK - Friends of the Longkill

Residents along and near Longkill Road in the Towns of Clifton Park and Ballston have banded together as FOLK, which stands for "Friends of the Longkill." This grassroots community group was originally formed to advocate for protection of important open space in the area, principally the 18.7 acres of woods and wetlands now proposed by Kain Development LLC of New Jersey for a conventional sprawl subdivision west of Longkill Road. The development is now called Kain Preserve.The land abuts Hearthside Drive and other, more than 30-year-old streets in the Country Knolls-Longkill neighborhood, and is located along the northern boundary of the Town of Clifton Park and Town of Ballston lines.

Communications during the planning phase

Lorensen's Letter to CP Planning Board, October 13, 2005

Lorensen's Letter to CP Planning Board, November 29, 2005

Lorensen's Letter to Corps of Engineers, December 12, 2005

Lorensen's Comments to CP Planning Board, December 13, 2005

Lorensen's Letter to CP Planning Board, February 14, 2006

Lorensen's Presentation to CP Planning Board, February 14, 2006

Petition to CP Planning Board, February 14, 2006 - 357 signatures in one week!

Lorensen's Letter to CP Planning Board, April 6, 2006

Lorensen's Outstanding Issues Presentation to CP Planning Board, April 11, 2006

Lorensen's Closing Remarks to the CP Planning Board, April 11, 2006

FOLK Letter to CP Open Space, Trails and Riverfront Committee, May 8, 2006

Lorensen's Letter to CP Planning Board, May 17, 2006

Lorensen's Closing Remarks to the CP Planning Board, June 13, 2006 These comments were never heard. Chairman Bulger refused to allow comments from the public other than one representative.

Clifton Park Planning Board Response to FOLK

Decision of the New York State Supreme Court Bad news. Our Article 78 against the Town of Clifton Park was rejected by Judge Nolan.

Clifton Park Planning Board and Town Board Minutes

Excerpts from the Town of Clifton Park Planning Board Minutes that concern the Kain Development, LLC Proposed 18-lot Subdivision on Longkill Road.

Clifton Park Planning Board Minutes, October 13, 2004

Clifton Park Planning Board Minutes, September 15, 2005

Clifton Park Planning Board Minutes, December 13, 2005

Clifton Park Planning Board Minutes, February 14, 2006

Clifton Park Town Board Minutes, February 27, 2006

Clifton Park Planning Board Minutes, April 11, 2006

Clifton Park Planning Board Minutes, June 13, 2006

Clifton Park Planning Board Minutes, June 12, 2007

News Stories

Community News February 14, 2006

Albany Times Union February 14, 2006

Albany Times Union February 22, 2006

Albany Times Union June 20, 2006

Community News June 30, 2006

Community News June 22, 2007

Project Notes

Stamped Plan

Stamped Plan Sheet 2 Revised

Videos

Stump Shredding February 2013

March 2013

December 2014

Sounds of Spring 2014

Tree Clearing Plans

Here is the tree inventory.

These are the approved tree clearing plans. The red dots denote trees to be removed.

Lot 4 - Dhara Court

  • Lot #4. Recently cleared. This lot has a significant grade drop from the road. The owners have asked to clear trees for play areas and a future pool. The approved tree clearing plan shows over fifteen trees (green) marked “to remain”. All of these trees have been removed. Code would require 45 trees to be planted. The easement area was cleared during the infrastructure phase and should be planted with replacement trees.

Lot 6 - Dhara Court

  • Lot #6: Under construction. The approved tree clearing plans shows over 20 trees marked (green)“trees to remain”. All of those trees were removed. Code would require almost 90 replacement trees. The 11 trees in the easement area were cleared during the infrastructure phase. This easement should be planted with replacement trees. Without prompting, the new home owners told me they “wished the builder had left more trees.”

Lot 8 - #2 Dhara Court

Lot 12 - #9 Yogi Court

Lot 15 - #14 Kain Terrace

Lot 16 - #12 Kain Terrace

Communications during the construction phase

Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Requests

Correspondence with Town

Lorensen's Letter regarding tree clearing code violations

Lorensen's presentation at the first meeting regarding 5 Dhara Court fence in Land Preservation Area

Lorensen's presentation at the second meeting regarding 5 Dhara Court fence in Land Preservation Area NOTE: The Board voted 6-1 against the proposal to build fences in the Land Preservation Area.

Lorensen's explanation of the Plot Plan confusion

Lorensen's presentation regarding Deed Restrictions NOTE: The presentation was not allowed because it did not address an agenda item. The presentation was sent to the Planning Board.

Abele Subdivision

Lorensen's Presentation to the Ballston Planning Board, December 2014

Ushers Woods

The site consists of three parcels owned by developers Larry Boni, Peter Belmonte, and Robert Van Patten through his company Country Club Acres. The plan calls for building 92 duplex rental units and 17 office and flex space buildings totaling 265,800-square-feet.

Additional Resources

Northway Church Proposal

Town of Clifton Park

Clifton Park Town Board

  • Supervisor
Phil Barrett pbarrett@cliftonpark.org
19 Thunderbird Drive
Ballston Lake, NY 12019
  • Deputy Supervisor
Lynda Walowit ly@cliftonpark.org
42 Hollandale Ln Apt H
Clifton Park, NY 12065
  • Council
Jim Romamo jromano@cliftonpark.org
14 Wishing Well Lane
Rexford, NY 12148
Amy Standaert astandaert@cliftonpark.org
30 Orchard Park Drive
Clifton Park, NY 12065
James Whalen jwhalen@cliftonpark.org
34 Aster Drive
Rexford, NY 12148-1521

Clifton Park Planning Board

Individual Members do not have email addresses. To contact all members use planning@cliftonpark.org

  • Rocco Ferraro, Chairman
14 Friar Tuck Ct
Clifton Park, NY 12065
  • Joel Koval, Vice Chairman
489 Waite Road
Rexford, NY 12148
  • Emad Andarawis, Board Member
67 Hubbs Rd
Ballston Lake, NY 12019
  • Denise M Bagramian, Board Member
1 Towline Road
Clifton Park NY 12065
  • Andrew Neubauer, Board Member
14 Lussier Drive
Clifton Park NY 12065
  • Eric Ophardt, Board Member
8 Daniel Lill Court
Clifton Park, NY 12065
  • Eric Prescott, Board Member
218 Woodin Road
Clifton Park, NY 12065
  • Jeff Jones, Alternate
3 Lincoln Town Drive
Clifton Park NY 12065

Mapping APPS

Saratoga GIS Application

Topo Map

Natural Resources

A number of species exist within the Longkill forest.

Wood Frog Listen

Wood Duck Listen

Peepers Listen

Wild Turkey Listen

Pileated Woodpecker Listen

Fisher cats

Other Resources

New York State SEQR