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FEBRUARY 17 - 23, 2016
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The City of Newburgh has set the
wheels in motion to demolish ten vacant,
city-owned buildings in the East End.
“It has been determined that the buildings are structurally unsafe and pose a
threat to public safety,” a state environmental assessment form for the project
states.
Vacant buildings due for demolition
include three buildings on Johnston
Street, two on Third St. and another two
on Liberty St. Others include 191 South
St, 68 Campbell Street and 161 Lander St.
The Newburgh City Council passed
two resolutions moving the demolition
project forward at its regular meeting on
Feb. 8. Following the State Environmental
Quality Review Act (SEQRA) process, the
council declared the city’s intent to serve
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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
City plans demolitions of vacant buildings
By SHANTAL RILEY
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as lead agency to demolish several buildings in the East End Historic District.
The city assumed lead agency status to
demolish the remainder of the dilapidated structures.
At a council work session earlier this
month, City of Newburgh Engineer Jason
Morris explained that, on average, it costs
about $80,000 to demolish a vacant city
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Birthday Celebration
Orange RAPP hosts
Pilgrim Pipeline forum
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
Christine Cloutier
Frank Cecala with the rammer sponge (on left), Robert Rasmussen is putting the worm in the cannon to start cleaning process and 2nd
Gunner Al Florio is priming the cannon, Sunday, during a President’s Weekend celebration at Washington’s Headquarters. More photos on
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Pipeline
foes gather
“This whole pipeline is a threat, primarily to our water,” Sandra Kissam said.
Kissam addressed an audience gathered
at Newburgh Town Hall in opposition to
the proposed Pilgrim Pipeline - a 178-milelong, double pipeline expected to transport
crude and refined oil products between
Linden, N.J. and Albany.
The open meeting was hosted by Orange
Residents Against Pilgrim Pipeline (RAPP),
a local offshoot of the Coalition Against
Pilgrim Pipeline. The forum was attended
by about 100 people last Thursday.
“They want to connect to the river,”
said Kissam, pointing to a large map that
showed a dotted path representing the
route of the pipeline, poised to cut through
six New York counties including Orange
and Ulster.
Kissam noted two lateral lines branching off of the pipeline, proposed to follow
alongside the New York State Thruway. On
the map, the northernmost lateral headed
east at the Orange-Ulster County border,
straight toward the Danskammer power
plant on the Hudson River.
“Why do they want to build out here?”
Kissam asked, noting the lateral was situated very close to the Delaware Aqueduct
tap water treatment plant on Lattintown
Road.
Kissam, RAPP’s acting chair, pointed out
that the southern lateral headed directly
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