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Mid Hudson Times, Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Maloney announces $2 million for addiction treatment
Representative Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18)
announced a $1,999,614 investment from the Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Access: Supports
for Living, Inc. (ASFL) in Orange County. The investment,
funded through HHS’ Center for Mental Health Services
and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, will help
promote the treatment of mental and behavioral health
for 12,000 people in the Hudson Valley. Access: Supports
for Living is in the process of being certified as a
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC),
an organization designed to streamline and improve the
way that states deliver behavioral health services for
Medicaid beneficiaries.
“Orange County has the highest opioid overdose death
rate in the State of New York – we need all the help we
can get to fight addiction and other mental health issues
that are hurting our communities,” said Rep. Maloney.
“This investment will ensure literally thousands of
people get the help they need to get healthy again.”
“The team at Access: Supports for Living is thrilled
to receive this award that will substantially increase
access to mental health and substance abuse services for
community members when they need it, close to home,”
said Amy Anderson-Winchell, LCSW, President and CEO
of Access: Supports for Living. “The integrated model,
which includes the collaborative work of providers
across Orange County, will eliminate existing gaps in
behavioral health care, helping fight the opioid crisis,
and promote recovery and wellness for more than 12,000
people in the Hudson Valley. We thank Congressman
Maloney for his steadfast support of behavioral health
treatment providers and the people we serve in the
Hudson Valley.”
Access: Supports For Living will, collaboratively with
other providers in the community, use the funding to
directly support adults and children seeking behavioral
health services in Orange County. Originally founded in
1963, Access has grown to a more than $90 million non-
profit serving over 10,000 people each year across the
Hudson Valley. Services include behavioral health care,
support for people with intellectual and developmental
disabilities, and support for families and children with
a range of needs, including interaction with the child
welfare system.
CCBHCs have shown tremendous results in improving
access to mental and behavioral health treatment and
addiction treatment. By providing a comprehensive
range of mental health services to vulnerable individuals
regardless of their ability to pay or location of residence,
CCBHCs significantly improve the quality of community
mental health and addiction services.
Habitat dedicates 95th house
On Saturday, December 15, Habitat for Humanity
of Greater Newburgh dedicated 25 Johnston Street.
Sponsored by PresbyBuild, this is Habitat Newburgh’s
95th home.
Lumber from the 2017 Rockefeller Center® Christmas
tree is built into the walls of this house. The iconic tree
will live on as a part of this beautifully rehabbed home.
Volunteers transformed this building from a dilapidated
shell into a wonderful house; now this family will
transform it from a house into a home.
“The Rockefeller Center® Christmas tree brings joy
and light to millions, and now it is shining that light
on Habitat for Humanity’s work in this community,”
says Habitat Newburgh Executive Director Matthew
Arbolino, “We are so grateful to be the recipients of this
special gift. This house means that homebuyer Lakisha
and her children will be able to build strength, stability,
and self-reliance through affordable homeownership.”
In a more than decade-long tradition, Tishman Speyer,
the owner and manager of Rockefeller Center, has
donated lumber from the tree to Habitat for Humanity.
This is the fourth time that this holiday symbol has
become part of a Habitat home in Newburgh.
At the dedication ceremony, the many supporters and
volunteers who helped build the house were present as
the keys were presented to the soon-to-be homeowner
Lakisha Atkins and family.
DoD agrees to remediate air base
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only looking to cover their own liabilities.”
On Friday, Senator Chuck Schumer announced the
Department of Defense will be taking responsibility for
Recreation Pond with the installation of a $2 to $3 million
dollar remediation plan.
Army Corps Engineers are expected to visit Newburgh
in January to create a plan for remediation and the
installation of stormwater filtration equipment. The
stormwater filtration is expected to start running within
three to six months.
“I am so pleased after years of foot dragging the
DOD and ANGB are moving in a positive direction
and commencing plans to implement long-awaited and
desperately needed interim remedial measures around
Stewart Air National Guard Base,” said Schumer. “No
resident of Newburgh should have to worry that they
will be harmed by the water they drink, nor should
contaminated water continue flowing off base over two
years since its discovery.”
The PFOS contamination is the primary source of
concern for many, in Ciaravino’s closing comments he
refers to documents revealing contaminations other than
PFOS dating back to 1998.
“At the end of the day there is no reason anyone should
ever drink water from Washington Lake,” said Ciaravino
in his closing statement to City Council.
In reference to the documents released by the city,
Public Affairs Superintendent for the New York Air
National Guard, Sara Pastorello, maintains that all
contracted work and surveys done for the base are
accessible by the public.
I n B rief
IDA seeks to fill board vacancies
The City of Newburgh Industrial Development
Agency has two vacancies and one pending vacancy
on its seven-member Board of Directors.
In making the announcement, Agency Chairman,
Joshua L. Smith noted that “Only city residents may
serve on the Agency’s board.” Interested citizens
are asked to visit “Board of Directors Duties and
Responsibilities” on the Agency’s website at www.
cityofnewburgh-ny.gov/industrial-development-
agency, under the Policies & Bylaws section.
Members of the Agency are not compensated,
must attend monthly meetings, and review Agency
business prior to a meeting. New members are
required to participate in a state-sponsored
educational webinar, as well as become familiar
with the Agency’s by-laws and all applicable state
laws and mandated policies.
Any resident interested in serving and sharing
their talents, thoughts, and ideas, is asked to send
a resume and letter of interest to Joshua L. Smith,
Chair of the IDA Board, at ida@cityofnewburgh-
ny.gov or mail to City of Newburgh Industrial
Development Agency, 83 Broadway, 3rd Flr.,
Newburgh NY 12550.
Selected candidates will meet with the Agency’s
Governance Committee to discuss various aspects
of the Agency and their interest in serving on
the Board. Following the briefing, the Agency will
present its recommendations to the City Council for
their review and appointment.
Applicants may also direct any questions to the
Agency’s Executive Director at ida@cityofnewburgh-
ny.gov, deadline to apply is December 31, 2018.
New Windsor hotel
seeks tax exemption
The Orange County Industrial Development
Agency last week adopted an initial resolutions for
the creation of a Fairfield Inn by Marriot on the
campus of New York Stewart International Airport
in New Windsor.
Airport Properties VIII, LLC seeks a 10-year
PILOT, a sales tax exemption of $424,411 and a
mortgage recording tax exemption of $73,063 for
the creation of a Fairfield Inn by Marriot in New
Windsor, NY. The four-story, 83-room hotel would be
open for operation in the spring of 2020. If financial
assistance from the IDA is granted, the project
would create a total of 23 jobs – 19 full-time positions
and four part-time positions.
In a letter accompanying Airport Properties VIII,
LLC’s application, Edmond J. Harrison, General
Manager at New York Stewart International Airport,
reported that its passenger traffic increased 61
percent since last year. The project for a proposed
hotel also received support from Orange County
Tourism Director Amanda Dana, noting the
airport’s positive economic impact and the county’s
deficit compared to its visitor growth and increased
tourism spending.