“We have two new developments that are under development right now. One is called Treybrook. We have 40 single-family homes that are built to date leaving about 34 lots still available in addition to about 82 townhomes that will be built in the next two years on the old Seneca Golf course,” Van Der Water states. “The owner of the golf course decided to sell it and then we had a developer come in and wanted to put in a new housing development.”This housing development,Van Der Water relays, consists of singleOther areas of the town’s Community Development grants in the past have addressed drainage issues specifically in the Seneca Knoll neighborhood which is one of the first neighborhoods in Van Buren. “This area is made up of either a first-time home buyer or empty nesters who want smaller houses and it is one big community separated by Route 48,” Van Der Water explains. “We can put some of this grant money toward drainage issues because it is one of the older neighborhoods. We want to make sure that these areas are being maintained accordingly.” HOUSING THE FUTURE OF VAN BUREN Although acknowledging that there is an ongoing housing shortage across the country, Van Der Water is determined to add housing stock that fits into the community design and does not impede the character of the community in which she and the residents take such pride. 5 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 07 VAN BUREN, NY
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