understanding the process

PROCESS OVERVIEW

The Village has studied the Freightway site before, and those prior studies remain part of the public record. What is different this time is where we are starting.

We are not beginning with a developer proposal, a selected project, or an approval process already underway.

We are beginning with a Village-led environmental and planning review conducted before any developer is selected or any specific project is on the table. The GEIS process allows us to study a wide range of scenarios, evaluate real impacts, and define the standards and thresholds that must be met before any future consideration of the site moves forward.

Public participation is also being invited at the earliest possible stage, while the study itself is still being shaped.

This is Scarsdale driving its own process, on its own terms.

PROJECT TIMELINE

  • SPRING / SUMMER 2026

    PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT

    • Comment on GEIS Scoping Document (i.e., what is being analyzed)

    • Special meeting on potential impacts to School District – a beginning to the conversation

      See Upcoming Events below for more info

    GEIS PROCESS

    • BoT takes initial, procedural SEQRA actions

    • Publish draft GEIS Scoping Document for comment

  • FALL 2026

    PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT

    • Public meetings on technical analyses (e.g., traffic, visual character, parking, infrastructure, schools)

    • Public hearings on DGEIS

      See Upcoming Events below for more info

    GEIS PROCESS

    • BoT finalizes GEIS Scoping Document

    • Consultant team finalizes technical studies and BoT publishes DGEIS

  • WINTER '26-'27

    PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT

    • Public hearings on DGEIS

    • Public meetings on key technical issues

      See Upcoming Events below for more info

    GEIS PROCESS

    • Prepare FGEIS (responses to all public comments)

    • Update technical analyses as needed

  • MARCH 2027

    PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT

    • Next steps on potential Village Center project

    GEIS PROCESS

    • Publish FGEIS

    • Publish Statement of Findings, concluding SEQRA process

June 16, Board of Trustees Work Session

UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS, KEY TOPICS, AND INITIAL COMMUNITY INPUT

This meeting is intended to help you understand how the planning and environmental review process works, what topics will be studied and what data will be used for the analyses, and how community questions and priorities will be considered along the way.

The meeting will also include a focus on the potential impacts of redevelopment on the school district, including what information has already been gathered, what additional information is being reviewed, how school-related questions will be evaluated, and an opportunity for initial public input on the process and school-related topics before the summer. This is only the first time we will discuss potential impacts to the school district; many more opportunities will be available.

Public comments and questions will continue to be accepted throughout the summer through in-person sessions and online participation. The website and email updates will also serve as ongoing sources of information as the process moves forward.

IN PERSON: VILLAGE HALL, 7PM
Zoom: Call in Number: 1-929-436-2866: Meeting ID: 931 8370 3358

July 14, Board of Trustees Meeting

SEE HOW THE STUDY IS BEING DEFINED

The Village Board is expected to issue a Positive Declaration and formally circulate the draft GEIS Scope.

The draft GEIS Scope formally identifies the topics that will be studied as part of the environmental review as well as the methodologies that will be used for those studies. This Scope will build on the preliminary list of topics released at the end of May and will formally circulate the list to other governmental agencies for their comment.

July 28, Public Scoping Session 1

SHARE WHAT YOU THINK SHOULD BE CONSIDERED

You are invited to comment on the draft GEIS Scope and share the questions, concerns, topics, and local conditions you believe should be considered as part of the study.

This session may include general comments as well as discussion around specific topics.

August 11, Public Scoping Session 2

ADD YOUR VOICE BEFORE THE SCOPE IS FINALIZED

This second public scoping session provides another opportunity to comment on the draft GEIS Scope before it is finalized.

Your input can help ensure the study reflects the questions that matter most to the community and addresses the issues that need to be understood before future decisions are made.

Future Meetings

There will be more meetings throughout the Fall and Winter as noted in the Project Timeline. This website will be updated to reflect new dates as they are released. 

See Project Timeline above for more info

PAST MeetingS

May 28, 2026: LEARN WHAT IS BEGINNING

At this meeting, the Village Board began the NYS-mandated environmental review process by declaring its intent to serve as Lead Agency and circulating the required notice to involved and interested agencies. The Board also released an initial outline of the topics and methodologies that will guide the review, introduced the purpose of the planning effort and how it differs from previous efforts, and launched the project website with background information, documents, a video introduction, and an opportunity to share early feedback.

UPCOMING EVENTS