Schodack Planning Board · SPB #2025-24 · Sunset Road, Castleton
Planning Board – March 2, 2026
Keller Park lacrosse complex, Sunset Road · Agenda item 4
What happened
- The application was deemed incomplete, 7–0, and sent back to engineering to address the Town engineer's Feb. 23 review letter.
- The Chair repeatedly clarified this was public comment – not the public hearing.
- No special permit was granted, and no public hearing was scheduled.
- The meeting where the zoning use-classification argument went on the public record.
What was discussed
- The classification argument (raised in public comment): calling this a "membership club, civic, social, fraternal" use is "a stretch"; a sportsman's club is prohibited in the residential zone, and a recreation facility is a better fit but also not allowed. "Are you the Elks or the Rotary – or are you a sports club?"
- Traffic study (Creighton Manning) relayed by the engineer: a claimed 3-second added delay at Rte 9&20, 1 second on Sunset Road – met with skepticism.
- Scope changes: the concession stand (and its well) were pulled; the playing fields are natural grass, with the turf being the box rink.
- The undeveloped 20+ acres: "is there a master plan – no," but "something is going on the 20 acres… not sure what" – neighbors flagged this as phasing.
- Neighbor concerns: road safety at the Rte 9&20 corner, farmland/"misrepresentation" on the application, and compatibility with the residential zone.
Who appeared
Steve Hart Hart Engineering – for the applicant
John Keller property owner
Five neighbors also spoke during public comment – all opposed.
Summarized by neighbors from the Town's public meeting video and official minutes. Names and quotes are as captured and may contain minor errors; the Town's official minutes are the authoritative record.