T IMES
MID
HUDSON
Vol. 30, No. 43
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OCTOBER 24 - 30, 2018
Newburgh City Hall was charged with
high energy Monday night as the City
Council sat down to vote on the fate of 2
Montgomery Street, the Dutch Reformed
Church and City Club.
The resolution rejected all proposals
received for the redevelopment of the
property.
The vote included four in favor,
Councilwoman
Hilary
Rayford,
Councilman
Jonathan
Jacobson,
Councilman Anthony Grice and
Councilwoman Patty Sofokles. Mayor
Torrance Harvey and Councilwoman
Romona Monteverde abstained from the
vote. Councilwoman Karen Mejia was the
sole member of the council who stood
by the project with a resounding “no” as
her vote.
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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
Alembic project officially nixed
By KATELYN CORDERO
[email protected]
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The vote left a sting for supporters
of the project as councilwoman Rayford
jumped up clapping with joy when the
decision went in her favor.
The project proposed would have
created a mixed housing development on
the riverfront property at 2 Montgomery
Street. Opponents of the deal asked for a
property that will generate more revenue
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H arvest F est
New
Windsor
residents
stage tax
protest
By WAYNE A. HALL
Kristen Haight
St. Francis Church hosted a fall harvest fair last Saturday. More photos on page 24.
WWW.MIDHUDSONTIMES.COM
More than 45 New Windsor town home
owners and their friends showed up
Saturday outside New Windsor’s town
hall complex armed with signs protesting
the town’s proposed $39.55 million 2019
preliminary budget that’s an eight
percent spending increase in spending.
The proposed 2019 spending plan a 9.7
percent increase that would add $184.91
to the property tax bill for a typical home
assessed at $40,000.
Town hall demonstration organizer
Betty Ann Yaris said the town’s budget
increase is “unacceptable” and she urged
residents to show up for the town’s public
hearing on the budget at 7 p.m. on Nov. 7.
“I urge voters to turn out for for the
Nov. 7 public meeting to voice their
dissatisfaction with this budget,” said
homeowner and protest organizer Yaris.
“It’s unacceptable.”
“I can’t afford this budget,” added New
Windsor resident Mary Decunzo, one of
the homeowners gathered to protest the
town proposed spending plan at the town
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