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MID
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Vol. 30, No. 39
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SEPTEMBER 26 - OCTOBER 2, 2018
Open
Studios A touch
of Greece
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ONE DOLLAR
SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
Police and firefighters uprooted
City’s
City scrambles to find solutions for failing public buildings Comptroller
resigns
By KATELYN CORDERO
[email protected]
Public buildings in the city of
Newburgh seem to be falling apart as
the city scrambles to find solutions for
the various issues plaguing the West End
Fire Station, the Public Safety Building
and the Department of Public Works
buildings.
The West End fire station was deemed
uninhabitable due to a study conducted
by Quest Environmental. The building
was evacuated over the weekend with the
City Manager Michael Ciaravino, Acting
Chief Terry Ahlers and Assistant Chief
William Horton searching for a suitable
location for the station.
According to Ciaravino in his update
at City Hall Monday night, the station is
looking to share space with the Good Will
Fire District at their new facility on South
Plank Road, just over the city line. The
plan is for housing trailers to be placed
outside the building for firefighters
temporarily until a permanent solution
could be found.
Unfortunately the West End Fire
Station was one of three buildings under
question. The Public Safety Building has
been tested for mold, if the tests are found
positive it can be a potentially large price
tag for the city.
A
representative
from
Quest
Continued on page 5
Reaching for the sky
Brian Wolfe
Kite enthusiasts gathered on the grounds of Washington’s Headquarters Saturday for the annual “Kites Over the Hudson.” More photos on
page 34.
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By KATELYN CORDERO
[email protected]
In the midst of budget season the
comptroller has officially resigned
sending the city council into a frenzy to
fill the void left in the place of Katie Mack.
The position has not been filled which
means City Manager Michael Ciaravino
has turned to an outside consultant and
the City Auditor to finish the budget by
the end of the budget season.
“Katie Mack’s diligence and work
capacity to clean up the books is greatly
appreciated,” said Ciaravino. “I am
silting with the city auditor and have
met with a consultant to consider where
we go from here.”
Ciaravino declined to comment on the
reason for Mack’s sudden resignation at
Monday night’s City Council meeting at
City Hall. He assured the council that
the budget will continue to take place
regardless of the setbacks created by
Mack’s absence.
The consultant will not be considered
an acting comptroller but will be an
advisor to get the budget finished in time.
The City Council agreed that although
with the resignation there are going
to be greater obstacles in an already
challenging situation to make the budget
work, everything will work out in the
end.
“The city of Newburgh is stronger
than any elected official or any appointed
officials,” said Councilman Jonathan
Jacobson. “While it seems we are having
ups and downs we are stronger than
one blip concerning who our department
heads or elected officials are.”