Project Tracker
Track active and closed projects before the Amenia Planning Board and Town Board.
Active and recently closed projects before the Amenia Planning Board and Town Board. Updated after each meeting from the AmeniaTV YouTube channel.
Planning Board — Open Projects
14 Main Street, Wassaic — Exterior Modifications
| Board | Planning Board | Status | Under Review |
| First Appearance | Jan 22, 2025 | Days Open | 546 days |
Update July 22, 2026: Town attorney found no encroachment onto the town road right-of-way, clearing a key hurdle. Variance questions (front porch) still to be resolved.
Cascade Creek Subdivision
| Board | Planning Board | Status | Under Review |
| First Appearance | Jan 8, 2025 | Days Open | 609 days |
Update July 22, 2026: SEQR negative declaration adopted 5–0. Plan scaled down to 26 lots (from 28) with a fire protection plan (individual sprinklers + two 6,000-gallon tanks) developed with the Amenia Fire District. Preliminary/final subdivision review, including well testing and final water storage design, still to come. Update Aug 20, 2026: Hudson River Housing received a $199,000 award for four affordable houses within the project. Update Aug 26, 2026: Applicant filed a supplemental submission (Aug 13) updating its preliminary plan; board attorney and engineer reviewing ahead of the Sept 9 meeting, no public hearing recommended yet. Update Sept 9, 2026: Full preliminary plat package submitted; board voted to schedule a public hearing for October 28, 2026, in the Town Hall auditorium.
Route 22 Residential Subdivision
| Board | Planning Board | Status | Under Review |
| First Appearance | Feb 25, 2026 | Days Open | 104 days |
Silo Ridge Development
| Board | Planning Board | Status | Under Review |
| First Appearance | Jan 8, 2025 | Days Open | 517 days |
Note: The Siland recreation facility site plan amendment was approved on March 11, 2026 (without court lighting). The Club Meadow Drive lot consolidation (5 lots → 4 lots) was conditionally approved on June 10, 2026.
Benson Road Solar Array (Jada Farms)
| Board | Planning Board | Status | Under Review |
| First Appearance | May 13, 2026 | Days Open | 27 days |
Ground-mounted solar array on Benson Road. Building permit was denied due to possible front-yard siting issue. Applicant is clarifying with the zoning enforcement officer; ZBA variance may be required.
Amenia Trails — Special Use Permit (Northern Red Oaks)
| Board | Town Board (special use permit) | Status | Under Review |
| First Appearance | Feb 19, 2026 | Days Open | 110 days |
Mountain biking and hiking trail network on approximately 470 acres off Old Route 22. Public hearing closed Feb 19 with strong public support. Dutchess Land Conservancy holds a conservation easement on 340 acres and supports the project. Decision pending.
Keene Stud Subdivision — Preliminary DEIS
| Board | Planning Board | Status | Under Review |
| First Appearance | Sep 15, 2021 | Days Open | ~1,748 days |
Update July 8, 2026: Board accepted the Draft EIS as complete for public review, conditioned on five revisions (applicant’s-opinion qualifier on visual-impact conclusions, technical corrections, watermarked/outdated conservation analysis appendix, community character red-lines, corrected unit count in Figure 6.5). Public hearing scheduled for Sept 23, 2026; written comments accepted through Oct 5, 2026. PDEIS submitted June 4, 2026 (1,127 pages).
Troutbeck — Phased Site Plan Development
| Board | Planning Board | Status | Under Review |
| First Appearance | Jan 8, 2025 | Days Open | 595 days |
Update July 22, 2026: Six-month site plan extension approved 5–0 for Phase 8 (pool renovation), pushing the building permit deadline to Jan 8, 2027. Resort's 11-phase redevelopment continues; three phases approved to date. Update Aug 26, 2026: A separate extension covering Phases 1–2 lapsed Aug 14; no further extension available under the zoning code. Applicant will resubmit as a site plan amendment (moving a septic absorption area into its correct phase), expected to get expedited review.
Town Board — Open Projects
108 Westerly Ridge — Conservation Donation
| Board | Town Board | Status | In Progress |
| First Appearance | Jul 23, 2026 | Days Open | 14 days |
Update Aug 6, 2026: Owner Carol Fleetton provided the town with the draft conservation easement; board agreed to proceed with review. No commitment to accept the donation has been made yet.
Route 44 Sidewalk
| Board | Town Board | Status | In Progress |
| First Appearance | Jan 2, 2025 | Days Open | 623 days |
Update Aug 6, 2026: No significant progress reported; still in the hands of attorneys, the bonding company, the project engineer, and DOT. Town will issue another RFP. Update Sep 17, 2026: Resolution 78 authorized a new bid solicitation; $150,000 bonding-company check received. Bids due Oct 8 (2 p.m.), bid opening Oct 8 (2:30 p.m.), award expected by Oct 22.
Highway Garage Construction
| Board | Town Board | Status | In Progress |
| First Appearance | Dec 18, 2025 | Days Open | 273 days |
Update Aug 6, 2026: Resolution 66 awarded the general construction, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical work contract, following the July 17 bid opening and July 22 bidder interviews. Update Sep 17, 2026: Salt shed funding shortfall identified — lowest bid ~$1.7M vs. $600K grant; town needs ~$315,000 from fund balance, resolution expected next meeting.
Water District Infrastructure
| Board | Town Board | Status | In Progress |
| First Appearance | Jan 2, 2025 | Days Open | 623 days |
Lovell Road pump house under construction; concrete poured March 2026. Pump house delivery expected October/November 2026. Water tower rehabilitation planned for 2027. New water rates took effect Q2 2026. Update Aug 6, 2026: Resolution 67 formally authorized the MuniLink billing/metering contract ($12,000 one-time + $7,800/year), following the board's informal support on July 9. Update Aug 20, 2026: La Valle Road module unit expected Oct/Nov, on budget. Midway Road leak (coupling failure) repaired. Washington Court well production dropped roughly in half; being investigated. One of two fracked wells still not back online. Update Sep 17, 2026: Well 4 pump replaced (now 56 gpm). Well 5 found non-functional (iron contamination) and abandoned rather than pay $250K for a new filtration building. District exploring service-area expansion north to Cascade Creek.
Fountain Square Renovation
| Board | Town Board | Status | In Progress |
| First Appearance | Sep 17, 2026 | Days Open | 0 days |
Resolution 77 approved a contract with landscape architecture firm Aspect 120 to plan a renovation of Fountain Square (broken bricks, damaged light poles, irrigation). Councilperson Vicki Doyle named town liaison to the project.
Habitat for Humanity — Depot Hill Road
| Board | Town Board | Status | In Progress |
| First Appearance | Feb 19, 2026 | Days Open | 110 days |
SEQR negative declaration adopted March 19, 2026. Parcel sale to Habitat for Humanity of Dutchess County. Funding secured; construction expected to begin August 2026. Update Aug 20, 2026: Habitat for Humanity of Dutchess County received a $185,000 award for the home; the property has closed and construction is hoped to begin by year's end.
Rail Trail Deck Sealing (Train Station to Wassaic)
| Board | Town Board | Status | In Progress |
| First Appearance | Aug 6, 2026 | Days Open | 0 days |
Warping, untreated deck boards need sealing/repair. Unclear whether county or town is responsible; DEC wetlands permitting likely required. Town investigating with county parks department.
Animal Control — Humane Law Enforcement Authority
| Board | Town Board | Status | In Progress |
| First Appearance | Aug 20, 2026 | Days Open | 0 days |
Board discussing amending the town's constable law to give DCO Kenneth Wallace humane law enforcement authority, following his briefing on county-wide animal cruelty enforcement gaps. Town attorney to draft amendment.
EV Charging Station Reimbursement
| Board | Town Board | Status | In Progress |
| First Appearance | Aug 20, 2026 | Days Open | 0 days |
State contract received to begin reimbursement for Rail Trail parking lot EV charging costs. Quarterly usage reporting required; nobody yet assigned to track/submit.
Recently Closed Projects
Smoking and Vaping Local Law
| Board | Town Board | Status | Adopted |
| Application Date | Jul 9, 2026 | Closed Date | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Total Days in Review | 70 days |
Resolution 76 formally adopted the local law prohibiting smoking and vaping of tobacco and cannabis products on town property, following a public hearing that drew no public comment.
Emergency Operations Plan Update
| Board | Town Board | Status | Adopted |
| Application Date | Aug 6, 2026 | Closed Date | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Total Days in Review | 14 days |
Resolution 69 formally adopted the town's updated 2026 Emergency Operations Plan. Board considering an emergency operations center in the town boardroom for the 2027 budget.
275 Main Street — Historic Building Facade
| Board | Planning Board | Status | Approved |
| Application Date | Jan 22, 2025 | Closed Date | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Total Days in Review | 546 days |
Approved 4–1. Window and facade replacement found consistent with the historic district; conditions include escrow fee payment and a historically-appropriate paint color palette.
Silo Ridge Club Meadow — Lot Consolidation (Club Meadow Drive)
| Board | Planning Board | Status | Conditionally Approved |
| Application Date | Apr 22, 2026 | Closed Date | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Total Days in Review | 49 days |
Five existing lots on Club Meadow Drive (Silo Ridge Ventures CP LLC) consolidated to four lots, each gaining a few thousand square feet. Conditions include merger deed approval and health department sign-off.
Tower Hill Subdivision — Lot Line Alteration
| Board | Planning Board | Status | Approved |
| Application Date | Apr 22, 2026 | Closed Date | May 27, 2026 |
| Total Days in Review | 35 days |
Siland Recreation Facility — Site Plan Amendment
| Board | Planning Board | Status | Approved |
| Application Date | Feb 25, 2026 | Closed Date | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Total Days in Review | 14 days |
Site plan reconfiguration (parking, drainage, fieldhouse shape). Proposed court lighting was withdrawn by applicant; any future lighting would require a new special use permit amendment.
Laurel Brook — 11-Lot Line Alteration
| Board | Planning Board | Status | Approved |
| Closed Date | Mar 11, 2026 |
This tracker is updated automatically after each board meeting. If you believe any information is inaccurate, please contact us.