Unofficial summary. This is a community summary of the town's official minutes, provided so the record is searchable and readable. It condenses the meeting and may omit detail. Some private individuals’ personal details have been left out. The official signed PDF is the complete record of authority.
The Planning Board of the Town of Schaghticoke met on August 5, 2026 at the Town Hall, 290 Northline Drive, Melrose. In the absence of Chairman Frank Alessandrini, Tom Martin acted as chairman. Members Clow, Hale, Klotz, Ragone and Reynolds sat; Town Attorney David Brennan was present.
Public hearing: ProLine Power equipment storage (Tax Map #32.-3-47)
The hearing opened at 7:01 p.m. on ProLine Power’s special use permit and site plan review for an existing business, ProLine Equipment Storage, at 1506 NY Route 40 in the Highway Commercial district. Applicant Deanna Rohloff described a crusher-run pad at the southerly property line, behind Lot #3 of the subdivision, to hold the vehicles, equipment and storage units already on the property; no office, building, or water.
Rich Geddis of Meadowview Drive asked about ownership of the lots, whether transformers would be stored (urging indoor storage if so), lighting plans, and how the business had operated two to three years without a special use permit; he added that “they” have been good neighbors. Ms. Rohloff said the compliance concerns had been flagged and rectified. Ben Akin of Main Street questioned how the use fits the zoning code and asked about setbacks; Attorney Brennan replied the use is compliant in a Highway Commercial district. Ms. Rohloff also corrected a statement from the July meeting: the well serving the Outpost 40 restaurant is not contaminated and is county health department approved.
The hearing closed at 7:15 p.m. Motion: Reynolds · Second: Ragone · Ayes: All · Nays: None.
Later in the meeting the board approved the special use permit and site plan review. Ms. Rohloff added that access will be from Route 40 through an existing gate, lighting will be 18 feet high and downward-facing, and the storage is temporary, lasting until the completion of the job; landscape screening was discussed but the site has no water to sustain plantings. Motion: Ragone · Second: Clow · Ayes: Clow, Hale, Klotz, Martin, Ragone, Reynolds · Nays: None.
Dollar General: conditional final approval, 4–1 (Tax Map #32.-3-29)
Vince Ragone recused himself from this item, being interested in bidding on the project.
Andrew Masullo of Lansing Engineering and Chris McCune of Foundry Real Estate Development presented the 10,600-square-foot Dollar General proposed for a 1.95± acre lot, part of a three-lot subdivision of an 8.17± acre parcel at East Schaghticoke Road and Route 40; Lots #1 and #3 remain with owner Brian Rohloff. The store will have its own well and septic, with county health department oversight and, per the applicant, water use well below a household’s, requiring no hydrological study. A “Turn Left Only” sign at the exit will direct trucks toward the Routes 40/67 traffic light. Lighting will shut off an hour after closing, with spacing adjusted and added vegetative screening along Lot #1.
The architecture drew the board’s scrutiny. Peter Klotz said a flat roof does not meet the Zoning Code’s Section V, which calls for gabled roofs; the applicant answered that only 30% of the roof is flat and the design is pitched for rain and snow. Elizabeth Hale said the design does not quite reflect the town’s rural nature, suggesting horizontal clapboards and more generous trim in keeping with the town’s Greek Revival stock, and requested a signage mock-up. A virtual workshop was set for the following week with the applicant’s team, Attorney Brennan, and members Klotz and Hale to work through the “final brushwork.”
The board issued a negative SEQR declaration and conditional final approval, contingent upon architectural details such as siding, signage and detailed entrance drawings. Motion: Clow · Second: Reynolds · Ayes: Clow, Hale, Martin, Reynolds · Nays: Klotz. Final drawings may be approved at the September meeting.
Dog grooming & daycare: hearing scheduled (100 Eastover Road)
Land surveyor Jacob Keasbey, with applicant Megan Foxvog present, updated the board on the proposed dog grooming and doggie daycare at the Scriven building, 100 Eastover Road. He reported the ZBA’s interpretation that the use is a “personal service shop,” allowable in a Hamlet District, said the neighborhood was agreeable, and requested a public hearing for the special use permit and site plan review. The board scheduled it for the September meeting. Motion: Ragone · Second: Clow · Ayes: All · Nays: None.
Two subdivision pre-filing conferences
Monast (Tax Map #30.-3-11.11). Gerald Monast proposed subdividing about 2.5 acres from a 7± acre River Road parcel, on the Hudson River side of the road and 100 feet from the flood plain, for a 1,000-square-foot dwelling. Perc tests are done and acceptable. A September public hearing was scheduled. Motion: Ragone · Second: Reynolds · Ayes: All · Nays: None.
Madigan (Tax Map #42.-1-12). Thomas Madigan proposed a 4.29± acre building lot from a 70± acre parcel, its first subdivision. A September public hearing was scheduled. Motion: Ragone · Second: Clow · Ayes: All · Nays: None.
The meeting adjourned at 9:12 p.m.
A date note: these draft minutes place the September hearings at a “September 4, 2026” meeting, but the board’s published hearing notices and the town’s meeting calendar set them for Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. — see our notices board. This summary is unofficial; the town’s PDF is the record.
Approved minutes: the town replaced its draft with the approved version (accepted at the September 2, 2026 meeting), and the link above points to that copy.
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