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Mid Hudson Times, Wednesday, May 15, 2019
City approves fees for municipal ID cards
By KATELYN CORDERO
[email protected]
The Newburgh city council unanimously approved
fees for municipal Identification cards and a resolution
in support of the New York State “Protect our Courts”
legislation. The municipal ID program will roll out in the
coming months, Mayor Torrance Harvey is hoping to get
the system in place by the first week in July.
The cards will be given to any city of Newburgh
resident with proof of residency and proof of identity,
which can be a foreign issued document. Members of
the organization Nobody Leaves Mid Hudson asked
the counsel for updates after residents were offered
municipal IDs from people pretending to be city officials.
Corporate Counsel, Michelle Kelson was quick to
inform the council that the equipment to make the cards
is no ready or installed. Residents will be notified when
the city is ready to distribute cards.
“The City of Newburgh is not ready to issue is today
Please do not give your money away to anyone outside
city hall. If they approach you on the street they are not
from the city hall. The only place you can obtain those
IDs is here in city hall. Please tell residents to be patient
and hold on to your money,” said Kelson.
They will cost $15 for adults 18 and over, $7 for
anyone under 18, over 62, a veteran, or disabled person.
There is an opportunity for the city clerk to waive a fee
if residents are incapable of paying. There is also a $5
replacement free.
The municipal ID cards are just the beginning in an
effort to give undocumented immigrants access to drivers
licenses in New York State. The Newburgh city council
passed unanimously on Monday night the “Protect our
Courts” resolution. The resolution supports legislation
in New York State to protect undocumented immigrants
from getting arrested by immigration officers inside a
courthouse or when en route to a courthouse.
Councilwoman Karen Mejia talked about how even
in a welcoming city like Newburgh residents are still
vulnerable to ICE officials.
“This goes beyond the walls of the court, on Tuesday
ICE agents were in the City of Newburgh, they picked
up a City of Newburgh resident on Dupont so the
harassment and chase are occurring even outside of
city walls,” said Mejia. “I think individuals and the
community need to know what the rights are and they
need to know what the interactions with ICE are.”
Narcotics seizure yields cocaine
On May 13 the U.S. Postal Service intercepted a
suspicious package addressed to a property in the
City of Newburgh. The City of Newburgh Police
Department was notified and watched Randy
Montero, 31, of the Town of New Windsor picking
up the package and enter a vehicle.
Montero was driven by Melvin Santana-Ramirez,
33, also from New Winsor. The two were detained and
brought to the City of Newburgh Police Department.
Officers found 531 grams of cocaine in the package.
Montero was charged with 1st and 3rd-degree
criminal possession of a controlled substance.
Santana-Ramirez was charged with 3rd-degree
aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle,
for driving with a suspended license.
According to Sgt Christopher Lahar the
department was assisted by the Orange County
Sherriff’s Office, the United States Postal Service,
Drug Enforcement Administration, and the FBI led
Hudson Valley Safe Streets Task Force.
- Katelyn Cordero
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