TIMES
MID
HUDSON
Vol. 28, No 39
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SEPTEMBER 28 - OCTOBER 4, 2016
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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
....action following public outcry over shooting death
Street lights and surveillance cameras
were at the top of the agenda at a work
session of the Newburgh City Council last
Thursday. “Two cameras are up, they are
functioning, they are good to go,” said city
Comptroller Katie Mack.
She was talking about the wireless
camera project, aimed at mounting new
video cameras to help ensure safety
on City of Newburgh streets. Another
camera remains unmounted due to the
replacement of utility poles by Central
Hudson Gas and Electric Corp., said
Mack.
“We have to coordinate in-house to
get the weather heads on,” she said,
after which time Central Hudson will
be contacted to power the camera up.
Camera-system vendor A+ Technology
and Security Solutions will then need to
align the wireless signals, Mack said.
The good news is that a $152,000 Project
Safe Neighborhoods grant was approved
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Skateboard
park
on hold
Funds reallocated to video
surveillance cameras
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
Perfect weather for kites
Carl Aiello
Washington’s Headquarters held its annual “Kites Over the Hudson” Day on Saturday, giving out free kites to local kids and offering the
services of a kite hospital should any of them become tangled. More photos on page 24
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ONE DOLLAR
Open
studios
Lights, cameras....
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
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A long-awaited skateboard park has
been put on hold after the Newburgh
City Council voted to reallocate funding
for the park to pay for video surveillance
cameras.
“What we’re doing right now
is fashioning everything that was
‘skateboard park’ for the cameras,” said
City Manager Michael Ciaravino at a
council meeting at City Hall on Monday.
The decision came amid calls for
upgraded surveillance cameras and
working street lights to improve city
safety. The city’s lack of adequate street
lighting and need for additional video
surveillance became apparent following
the shooting death of 18-year-old Keyshan
Gayle, who was standing near an unlit
street corner when he was shot on Aug.
30.
The council voted to reject all bids
related to the skate park, planned at
Delano Hitch Park, including a $564,300
bid from one contractor. “Rejecting
these bids does not mean rejecting the
skateboard park,” said Councilwoman
Genie Abrams.
Councilwoman Karen Mejia said the
city is committed to ensuring safety and
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