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Vol. 31, No. 37
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SEPTEMBER 11 - 17, 2019
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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
Final Farewell
By MALLIKA RAO
The Town of Newburgh Planning
Board held long discussions about an
upcoming BJ’s Wholesale Club during its
first meeting of the month in September.
BJ’s Wholesale Club is expected to
be located on the intersection between
Route 17 K and Auto Park Place.
In the discussion of the project’s
development, a couple of critical
questions arose.
The first was the issue of placing a
traffic light at the four-way intersection
of Route 17 K where BJ’s Wholesale Club
is set to be built.
The U.S. Department of Transportation
sent out their comments on the site plan,
which provided an alternative to the
traffic light being built, according to Ken
Wersted, the traffic consultant of the
town planning board.
“Based on these comments, I would
believe that the alternative of having a
left turn restricted on 17 K would be their
preferred plan,” he said.
One resident weighed in on the matter.
“I go into Auto Park Place every day,
and you don’t realize how much traffic
is there,” he said, “so I can’t imagine
making a left to go westbound from BJ’s.”
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Bob McCormick
A police honor guard salutes as the body of Senator William Larkin is carried outside St. Thomas of Canterbury Church last Thursday. The
retired State Senator passed away on August 31.
City tables Facilities Master Plan
By LINA WU
[email protected]
At last Thursday’s City Council
planning meeting, Robert Mitchell of
Mitchell Associates Architects presented
his initial plan for doing a needs
assessment of city-run buildings. With
the help of city staff, Mitchell developed
a $98,500, seven-week proposal titled the
Facilities Master Plan. His plan focused
on seven major buildings in the city,
including the likes of: City Hall, the police
headquarters, the fire department and
more.
Councilwoman Karen Mejia suggested
in order for it to be a correct master plan,
all city- run properties should be focused
on. Mejia explained the wastewater
treatment plant, and the courthouse
on Broadway should be focused upon.
Mitchell redesigned his plan to include
all properties. The plan’s cost changed to
$107,400.
At Monday’s City Council meeting,
the plan was brought up in a resolution
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to authorize the City Manager to accept
a proposal and execute an agreement
with Mitchell Associates Architects. The
resolution was tabled for a later date.
The $107,400 plan would amend
Resolution No. 364-2018, the 2019 city
budget to transfer funds from health
insurance to executive office-consultant
services. Councilman Anthony Grice
and Councilwoman Hillary Rayford
brought up concerns over the plan being
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