WOODBURY – The State DEC has granted the Village of Woodbury lead agency status for the pending annexation application of Ace Farm. Landowners petitioned to move the property from Woodbury to Kiryas Joel earlier this year.

This means the Village of Woodbury will be responsible for the proposal’s review of environmental impacts. State Senator James Skoufis (D, Cornwall) wrote to the DEC in June, urging them to grant Woodbury lead agency status. Kiryas Joel submitted a competing application to administer the environmental review.

“I worked with local partners towards this outcome and fully expect a rigorous evaluation to now get underway,” Skoufis said.

This petition seeks to move roughly 197 acres of land with significant value for the Town and Village of Woodbury out of these municipali

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