Golf courses, homes proposed in Lloyd
Projects come as master plan revised
By Bond Brungard for the Poughkeepsie Journal April 1 , 2005

HIGHLAND -- Residents in the Town of Lloyd who once feared the roar of race cars could hear the ping of high-priced golf drivers instead if the town follows through on changes to its zoning laws.
Two developers are proposing projects with golf courses in the town. One, developer Kevin Challacombe, lost his bid to build a race track about four years ago on more than 500 acres because he couldn't get a special-use permit. The reason: his proposal did not constitute passive or light recreation laid out in the town code.
Now town officials say he wants to turn the parcel into 275 residential and senior housing units and a commercial nine-hole golf course, which would be permitted in the town code.
''It's the biggest parcel left in town,'' said Sandy Avampato, the administrative assistant for the town's planning and zoning board of appeals.
Challacombe could not be reached for comment. But his project would be one of a handful on a list that could come forward once the town board adopts a new master plan and follows through with the necessary code changes.
Plan is revised
The planning board has spent the last few years revising a master plan. Expected changes include the clustering of residential units and ''planned unit development,'' which allows for housing units and commercial enterprises.
The zoning change for planned unit development would allow Challacombe's project to be reviewed by the planning board. It would also pave the way for a project known as Revolutionary Ridge.
In 2003, developers for Revolutionary Ridge proposed building luxury homes, town houses and an 18-hole public golf course on a bluff above the Hudson River near the Town of Marlborough line. That project would also require a code change to planned unit development.
If these two courses are built, the town would have three golf facilities, including the current 27 holes at Apple Greens, about a mile south of Route 299 near Elting Corners.
''We'll have all ends covered,'' Supervisor Bob Shepard said.
The town board ap-proved the master plan this month, depending on how long it takes consultants to finish a final draft.
Other projects expected to surface, if the changes are adopted, include a senior housing project on Vineyard Avenue.
Lowe's has expressed interest in building a home center at the intersection of Route 299 and Elting Corner's Road. The store is a permitted use, and the review process for that project has already been initiated with the planning board.

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