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Vol. 16, No. 34
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AUGUST 21 - 27, 2019
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SERVING HIGHLAND, MARLBOROUGH AND PLATTEKILL
Lloyd fails to meet affordable housing code
By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
Previously, the Southern Ulster Times reported that
for years the Town of Lloyd has not required developers to
provide Affordable Housing units within their residential
projects as is stipulated in the Town Code.
Diminished
police fleet
Section 100-36 D of the code states that, “Ten percent
of the total number of residential units or lots in any
covered development shall be affordable to moderate-
income households and shall be located on the site of
the covered development.” The financial calculations
of affordability the town must meet are determined
by Ulster County. The failure of developers to meet
the code in Lloyd was because the Town Board, the
Planning Board, the Building Department Director and
the town’s Land Use attorney collectively did not compel
them to provide this type of housing when they received
approvals for their projects.
About five months ago the Town Board established
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5 projects on
Lloyd’s table
Late-summer magic
Marlborough considers
police car purchase
By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
Last week five development projects
made their way to the Lloyd Planning
Board’s desk for their consideration.
By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
In recent weeks, the Marlborough
Town Board and Police Chief Gerald
Cocozza have been discussing the
purchase of a new police car. Last week,
after Councilman Allan Koenig touched
upon the importance of public safety, the
board gave Cocozza permission to begin
looking into the availability and delivery
time for a new vehicle.
In a subsequent interview, Cocozza
said ideally his department needs 9
vehicles to cover all of the shifts, which
leaves one in reserve at the station ready
for use, but presently he has 6 patrol cars
and a seventh that is his vehicle. The
deficit occurred because one police car
was recently totaled in an accident and
another suffered a motor failure.
“It had 125,000 miles on it and it
overheated and it took out the motor,” he
said.
Cocozza said there is an eighthvehicle
that is the DARE car but it is not used on
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D & D Auto
The auto parts store is proposing to
construct a 30 ft by 120 ft, free-standing
storage building [3,600 sq/ft] on their
property, located at the intersection of
Route 9W and Woodside Place. They have
already been granted two area variances
by the Zoning Board that will allow a
maximum lot coverage of 67% and a rear
yard setback, with the understanding that
the face of the building along Woodside
Place would have features that are
consistent with the residential character
of the neighborhood. The building will be
29 ft in height, three windows set at 18 feet
high, shrubbery planted on this side and
no lighting.
Representative Patti Brooks said
she will be developing more detailed
landscaping and lighting plans before it
is sent up to the Ulster County Planning
Board for their review and comments.
She is hoping that the Planning Board
could set a Public Hearing on this project
for September.
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