UTICA, N.Y. — The Utica Planning Board, at its Feb. 20 meeting, unanimously voted to deem the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (DGEIS) complete for the re-use alternatives for the former St. Elizabeth Medical Center campus, the city said. The DGEIS evaluated the potential for a host of environmental impacts resulting from the four proposed redevelopment […]
UTICA, N.Y. — The Utica Planning Board, at its Feb. 20 meeting, unanimously voted to deem the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (DGEIS) complete for the re-use alternatives for the former St. Elizabeth Medical Center campus, the city said.
The DGEIS evaluated the potential for a host of environmental impacts resulting from the four proposed redevelopment scenarios for the former hospital, which closed in October 2023 when Mohawk Valley Health System moved into the new Wynn Hospital in downtown Utica.
The planning board is now inviting public comment on the DGEIS with a public hearing set for 4:30 p.m. on March 20 in the common council chambers at Utica City Hall.
“Public input has been critical at every step along this reuse planning process, and it continues to be as we evaluate the potential impacts,” Mayor Michael P. Galime said in a statement. “While an important step was cleared by the planning board, I look forward to reaching the point in the coming months at which the property can be marketed as its redevelopment represents a considerable expansion of the city’s tax base.”
Proposed reuse ideas for the property include single-family homes, townhouses, multi-family buildings and retail space, or a historic adaptive reuse with multiple forms of housing and retail space.
The planning board also voted to approve an extended public comment period of 60 days on the DGEIS, which is the maximum permitted under the state’s Environmental Quality Review Act.
Information about the project is
available on the city’s website.
