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NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION FIRST-PLACE AWARD FOR GENERAL EXCELLENCE, 2016
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Vol. 29, No 37
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SEPTEMBER 13 -19, 2017
City of Newburgh residents shared
conflicting opinions on a proposed
amendment to a local law that requires
city department heads to live within the
city limits.
The proposed amendment to the law
addresses concerns regarding fairness
of the rule as it pertains to existing city
employees in the direct line of promotion
to department-head positions and how
the law might affect the recruitment of
new employees.
“You want the very best person for
all the city positions you can get,” said
Drew Kartiganer, sharing his opinion at
a public hearing held on Monday night.
The amendment would do two things,
said city Corporation Counsel Michelle
Kelson. It would enlarge the exemption
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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
City revisits residency requirement law
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
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categories for an employee of the city
who “could be considered in the line
of promotion for a municipal-officer
position.” It would also allow waivers to
be considered on a “case-by-case basis”
for potential appointees.
The residency law exempts a department
head already in their positions as of the
law adoption date of January, 2015. “Do
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N ewburgh remembers 9-11
Erosion a
concern for
Lafayette
Ridge
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
Carl Aiello
City of Newburgh Firefighters salute the flag, Monday morning, during the annual 9-11 Memorial Service. Monday marked the 16th anniversary
of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 that approximately 3,000 people, including 343 firefighters who died at New York’s World Trade
Center.
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Developers appeared before the New
Windsor Planning Board last month to
present changes to a plan to build an
apartment complex on an 11.6-acre site,
east of Route 9W in the Plum Point area off
Lafayette Drive.
Lafayette Ridge Apartments are slated
to house 62 one, two and three-bedroom
rentals near the Hudson River. Among
other features, the development is expected
to include three, 20-unit buildings, a
smaller building with two units, parking,
playground and a gazebo area. A forced
sewer main is planned to connect the
development to the town sewer system.
Speaking before the New Windsor
Planning Board in May, property owner
Steve Michalski described the apartment
complex as “higher-end rentals, targeting
people that want to be in Cornwall School
District.” When built, one-bedroom units
will likely start out at about $1,500 per
month, he said.
At a planning board meeting on Aug. 9,
however, town officials expressed concern
over the potential for erosion at the sloped
site.
“We recommend an appropriate
retaining wall be provided to cause
stability in the fill on the roadway parking
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