Proposed Drainage District #4 - Hoag Lane
Description
A proposed town drainage district for a new subdivision, with the developer paying ~$400,000 for infrastructure and district homeowners paying maintenance. The board sent questions back to the Planning Board.
Impact summary
If formed, the town would own and maintain the subdivision's drainage ponds and bill lot owners annually; neighbors fear flooding and town liability.
Applicant
- Address
- Hoag Lane, Town of Manlius, NY
At a glance
- Hearings
- 4
- Public comments
- 24
- Total mentions
- 4
Last vote · Town Board
Last discussed Apr 22, 2026.
Meeting timeline (4)
Town Board - Apr 22, 2026
A drainage district tied to a 16-home subdivision, with the developer paying about $400,000 for drainage infrastructure. The board sent it back to the Planning Board with questions about possible violations of conditions and whether an HOA should be used instead.
Town Board - Apr 8, 2026
The developer requested formation of a drainage district covering 16 unbuilt parcels in his subdivision so the town maintains the retention basin, with costs assessed only to those lots. The board heard testimony and put off the vote until the next meeting.
Town Board - Mar 25, 2026
A continued public hearing on forming Drainage District #4 for the Hoag Lane subdivision, with 16 future lots paying $400 each for retention pond maintenance. Neighbors raised noise, buffer, and runoff complaints.
Town Board - Mar 11, 2026
The drainage district formation required by the Planning Board's conditional subdivision approval went to public hearing; residents raised flooding, liability and compliance concerns, and the hearing was held open to March 25.
Related issues (2)
Hoag Lane Drainage Violations
A development on Hoag Lane has caused serious drainage problems — silt, flooding, brown water. The town is paying for emergency repairs but set up a mechanism to charge costs back to the developer, who is under a stop-work order with a court summons possible and a trial date in September.
Hoag Lane Drainage District
The town is deciding whether to form a drainage district for the Woodland Hills subdivision — meaning the town, not an HOA, would own and maintain the drainage ponds and charge subdivision lot owners annually. Residents worry about flooding, liability, and whether the developer followed the approval's conditions.
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