Cochecton moves to protect its roads

By TOM KANE

LAKE HUNTINGTON — The Town of Cochecton Board held a special meeting last week and passed an order to limit the tonnage allowed on a select number of its town roads.

The tonnage limit of 10 ton was imposed on Fred White, Chalk, Hoffman, Tyler and Daub Roads.

“We expect that a large number of heavy trailer truck will be hauling crusher stone and blacktop for the construction of roads in the Weiden Lake project and we’re afraid of what that will do to our roads,” said town supervisor Sal Indelicato.

The Weiden Lake Estates project, which has 2.5 miles of road, has already laid down gravel. A layer of crusher and a layer of black top will be needed to complete the surface, said Allan Lord, acquisitions manager for Sumner of New York, the developers of the project.

Sumner approached Cochecton because the county posted limitations on two bridges near the site in the Town of Tusten that ithad intended to use.

“We offered to give them a bond that would be used to repair the roads after the project was completed,” Lord said.

 “If they impose a 10 ton limit, none of the home owners in the project would be able to do any work on their properties,” he said. “A simple dump truck is over 10 tons.”

Sumner representatives met last Monday with Cochecton officials but nothing was resolved.

Weiden Lake Estates is located off CR 23 in the Town of Tusten on property formerly by the Weiden family.