Still waiting on the PAC

BETHEL — The Gerry Foundation (GF) requested an extension on the delivery date of the Final General Environmental Impact Statement (FGEIS) for its proposed Bethel Performing Arts Center (PAC) at the June 21 meeting of the Bethel Town Board. The board granted the extension. The FGEIS was originally due by the end of June.

The FGEIS, a finalized form of the draft environmental impact statement delivered last month to the town, is the next step in the process of bringing the PAC off the drawing board and into reality. With a delivery date of late July, final work on the project may not see final approval until October of this year. This takes into account the required review time between submissions.

In its request, GF’s legal counsel cited the “complexity and volume” of feedback received, as the main reason for requesting the extension.