The Facts: Lennar Campus Drive Project

🎯 Our Primary Goal

Our immediate and most critical objective is to compel the Village Board to issue a Positive Declaration regarding the Lennar Campus Drive proposal. This declaration will legally mandate that the developer conduct a full, independent Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

Right now, the developer is attempting to use a "two-step" rezoning maneuver to bypass our neighborhood protections without properly studying the massive infrastructural and environmental threats this project poses. We must demand transparency and rigorous expert analysis before any approvals are granted.

🚨 The Core Concerns: What You Need to Know

The developer's Environmental Assessment Form (EAF) and supporting documents are riddled with missing data, manipulative baselines, and technical loopholes that leave our community vulnerable. Here are the primary issues we are fighting:

• The "Excavation & Blasting" Loophole The developer checked "No" to excavation on their EAF by classifying the carving out of 102 townhomes as mere "general site preparation". This technicality conveniently bypassed questions about whether they will use disruptive rock blasting, despite the EAF admitting the site features exposed bedrock at zero feet of depth and severe 15-35% steep slopes.
• Unverified Water & Sewer Capacity The project will pump 33,660 gallons of residential wastewater into our aging pipes every day (a 234% increase over historical baseline). Yet, on the EAF, the developer marked the capacity of our public water and wastewater treatment plants as "TBD". By failing to provide a peak-hour downstream analysis, they are risking municipal pipe failures that taxpayers will be forced to fix.
• Severe Traffic Impact & Intersection Safety The EAF minimizes the projected traffic increase by comparing the proposed 102 townhomes to a fully occupied office building, despite the current site being vacant for years. In reality, the developer plans to barricade Manville Lane for emergency access only, forcing roughly 900 new daily trips (including modern gig/delivery drivers) out of a single chokepoint onto Bedford Road. Bedford Road is a documented crash hotspot that already handles 532 vehicles during peak hours.
• Flooding & Destroying Old-Growth Trees The developer plans to add 6.5 acres of impervious surfaces and build a massive 31,000-cubic-foot stormwater detention basin on a hillside carrying a "SEVERE" erosion hazard rating. The EAF admits that runoff will flow to adjacent properties, effectively using the existing ponds at the Foxwood Condominiums as a release valve. Furthermore, the Village Planning Commission is highly concerned this basin will destroy large, old-growth trees and undisturbed streams.
• The "Private HOA Road" Financial Trap The developer claims the 3,000 linear feet of new internal roads will cost the Village nothing because a private Homeowners Association (HOA) will maintain them. However, if the HOA goes bankrupt or cannot afford massive capital repaving on these steep slopes, the 102 voting households could petition the Village to take over the roads—permanently shifting the liabilities for snow plowing, salting, and paving onto Pleasantville taxpayers.
• Out of Scale & Lacking Housing Diversity The Planning Commission has warned that due to the severe topography, the proposed townhomes will appear to be four stories tall, completely out of character with Pleasantville. Furthermore, roughly 80% of the units are priced over $1 million, entirely failing to meet the Village's goals for housing diversity or dedicated senior housing.
• A Multi-Million Dollar School Burden Rezoning this property from commercial to a residential Planned Unit Development permanently trades a zero-burden commercial tax base for a massive educational liability. The project is estimated to add 41 to 52 new students, costing the school district up to $1.1 million annually.