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Mid Hudson Times , Wednesday , December 28 , 2016

Plattekill bridge to be replaced in 2017

After lengthy consideration , the NYS Thruway Authority has decided to replace the Route 32 bridge that crosses over the Thruway just south of Church Street , in an ongoing effort to improve infrastructure in the region .

A public informational meeting has been scheduled for Monday , January 9 , at 6:30 p . m . at the Plattekill Elementary School on Route 32 . [ snow date is Thursday , January 12 at 6:30 p . m . same location ] Supervisor Joe Croce expects that representatives from the NYS Thruway Authority , the Department of Transportation , Ulster and Orange Counties and the Town of Plattekill will be attending “ so that we can address people ’ s concerns a little bit more directly .”

Croce said the Thruway Authority had initially been thinking about rehabilitating the bridge but ultimately decided replacement was the better option . Work is expected to start in June 2017 , after the school year , and

Continued from page 1 Balter Partners appeared before the Newburgh Town Council to explain investors had a case of cold feet .

Over the summer , Town of Newburgh Supervisor Gil Piaquadio told the Mid Hudson Times that Wilder Balter placed the land up for sale and a joint partnership was possible between the company and a new partner in the project .

When contacted by the Mid Hudson Times last week , Waterstone Retail Marketing Coordinator Brian Kaplan responded , “ We are currently in the process of purchasing the property and will be able to comment at would be completed the following December . He said the nearby elementary school had indicated that being disrupted just once at the start of the 2017-18 school year might be better than at two separate times while school is in session .

Croce said after much discussion a detour route has been determined , mindful that that besides cars , the chosen route would have to safely handle trucks and school busses . The appropriate signage will be posted .

“ Going south on Route 32 you would go right on Forest Road and then a left at the Route 300 traffic light and that would bring you out down by a Sunoco station , a deli , a restaurant , a new Dunkin Donuts where Route 300 meets Route 32 , by Union Avenue ,” he said . “ We felt those roads would be the best to use for the detour ,” adding that a driver traveling north would just reverse these directions .

Smaller shopping center to replace The Loop

a later date .”

The new shopping mall is anticipated to be 550,000 square feet , including a movie theater . “ It is bringing the right mix of destination anchors , specialty retailers , restaurants , cafes , and entertainment venues to an underserved Lower Hudson Valley market ” the Waterstone website states .

The website posts a factsheet that cites research highlighting “ a major retail void in the eastern Orange County area .”

Similar market research was presented by Wilder Balter during its bid to potential investors of The Loop . The shopping center was expected to house stores including BJ ’ s Wholesale Club , Dick ’ s Sporting Goods , Field & Stream and ShopRite , as well as restaurants and movie theaters .

Originally named the Marketplace and rechristened The Loop Hudson Valley about three years ago , the mall project dragged on for more than ten years , surviving a recession and a lawsuit filed by the adjacent Newburgh Mall .

Waterstone Retail operates several other “ ridgeconcept ” shopping centers , including ones in Rochester and Epping , New Hampshire . Both malls house Market Basket , Ulta Beauty and Marshall ’ s stores .

In Brief

Schneiderman wants to scrap anchorage plan

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman ’ s office has asked the US Secretary of Homeland Security to order the Coast Guard to withdraw plans to establish 10 new anchorages for 43 commercial vessels on the Hudson River between Yonkers and Kingston .

Scenic Hudson also made the same request of Homeland Secretary Jeh Johnson .

The state request came from Lemuel Srolovic , chief of the Attorney General ’ s Environmental Protection Bureau , who cited threats caused by the new anchorages to historic , ecological , scenic and recreational assets .

More than 28 municipalities in the Hudson Valley , including the Town of Newburgh , have gone on record calling for the proposal to be pulled .

Newburgh City Police investigate stabbing

City of Newburgh Police are investigating an alleged stabbing incident Monday evening .

Initial reports indicate a man with four stab wounds to his back was located at a lower Broadway convenience store . He was treated by EMS personnel as police investigated the incident .

No other information was immediately available .

New Windsor gets $ 80K in CDBG funds

The Town of New Windsor will receive $ 80,000 in funding to pay for a new culvert pipe along Silver Stream . The news came with an announcement by the Orange County Community Development Office of more than $ 1 million in Community Development Block Grant ( CDBG ) funding for projects around the county in 2017 .

The funds will pay for a full replacement of the culvert , which carries Silver Stream under Old Windsor Road . “ It ’ s too small ,” said town Supervisor George Green . “ It ’ s very old . It will eventually collapse .”

Green said construction of the new culvert would begin in 2018 .

“ The Community Development Block Grant program enables states and local governments to undertake a wide variety of activities intended to create suitable living environments , provide affordable housing and generate economic opportunities ,” the county Community Development Office stated in a press release last week .

“ During these times of fiscal restraint , we know every dollar is vital to strengthening our local communities ,” county Community Development Director Rich Mayfield said .