Features: Dec. 17, 2001

Institute Presents Plan for Easing Construction Impact

Planning Commission Welcomes Public Comment Through Jan. 3

In action taken Thursday, Dec. 13, the Troy City Planning Commission unanimously accepted Rensselaer's Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement (FGEIS) and deemed it to be complete and ready for formal agency response.

The document provides responses to the comments made during the public review phase and details what the Institute will do to mitigate impacts such as traffic, parking, stormwater runoff, emissions, etc.

"This action does not mean that the commission agrees with everything that's in this document," said Planning Commission Chair William Rourke. "It means that the issues have been addressed by Rensselaer and the document is ready for final action by the commission."

The Planning Commission agreed to accept comment from the general public through Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002.

Following public review, the commission will make a final determination on the FGEIS and will detail what additional mitigation of environmental impacts, if any, will be required by the city.

A copy of the FGEIS is available for review at the Visitor's Information Center and at the office of Campus Planning and Facilities Design in the Service Building.