Blue Point Brewing Company is seeking a special permit from Patchogue Village forĀ a possibleĀ move from River Avenue to the much larger Briarcliffe building at 222 West Main Street.
TheĀ property ā long the site of a lace mill ā is still zoned industrial, soĀ Blue Point needs the special permit to conduct any operations beyond production, such as retail or a restaurant,Ā explained Mayor Paul Pontieri.
The Village Board set a public hearing Monday night forĀ Oct. 11 to consider the special permit application.
Pontieri notedĀ that Blue Point’s move to West Main is far from certain.
“This is all part of their due diligence,” he said. “There have been no signed contracts.Ā There has been nothing more than them making sure, before they make their decision, that they can do the things they want to do.”
“The assumption can be that it’s going to happen, but the fact is it hasn’t,” he added.
Last month, theĀ Village Board agreed to be the lead government agency coordinating the state environmental review process as Blue Point explores the move.
Related to that, the board on Monday night voted to hire L.K. McLean Associates to conduct a traffic study for theĀ potential brewery move, for $25,000.
Pontieri said the money would come from the developer, and not the village.
The current brewery ā which was established in a boatyardĀ in 1998ā was purchased in 2014 by the brewers of Budweiser and Bud Light,Ā Anheuser-Busch InBev.
Under plans reported by greaterpatchogue.com last year, Blue Point Brewing was looking to replace its current tasting room with a new one to the east of the current location.
But that was beforeĀ Briarcliffe College administrators announced in December the college would be closing its doors by 2018.
The large, brick building also houses Floās Luncheonette and Mr. Dās Ultimate Fitness.
prior coverage:
http://patchogue.greaterlongisland.com/2016/08/groundwork-laid-possible-blue-point-brewery-move-west-main/
