SOUTHERN ULSTER
TIMES
Marlborough struggles with signage issues
By MARK REYNOLDS mreynolds @ tcnewspapers . com
Vol . 14 , No 7 3
FEBRUARY 15 - 21 , 2017 3 ONE DOLLAR
Huskies trying to turn a page
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Piano & violin
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SERVING HIGHLAND , MARLBOROUGH AND PLATTEKILL
Home brewed
Hudson Ale Works opens in Highland
Last week the Marlborough Planning Board continued their public hearing on the Gas Service Mart at 1147 Rte . 9W . The project is being proposed on the site of the old Dickie ’ s Diner and calls for a 4,800 sq ./ ft . structure that will include a Dunkin ’ Donuts with a drive-thru , a convenience store along with five fuel pumps and a canopy .
Signage on the site is one item that has received significant attention . Presently under the town ’ s sign code a 4 ft . x 8 ft . sign is allowed every 250 feet . Town attorney Ron Blass indicated that the applicant is going before the Zoning Board of Appeals to “ obtain whatever variances are necessary for [ a ] sign plan .” Initially the applicant was seeking approval for a 22-foot freestanding sign on a pole , but the Ulster County Planning Board [ UCPB ] came out against this , stating this is “ inconsistent ” with their policies on signage “ and is unlikely to match the town ’ s currently in development design standards .” Blass pointed out that on Feb . 1 the developer submitted a modified signage package consisting of a monument sign , three signs on the façade of the building , an accessory menu board and standardized illuminated directory signs for traffic control . The developer ’ s attorney Leo Napior confirmed the submittal , adding Continued on page 4
Partners Neil Trapani ( L ) and Josh Zimmermann stand inside their craft beer brewery , the Hudson Ale Works , located in the hamlet of Highland .
By MARK REYNOLDS mreynolds @ tcnewspapers . com
In a mere six words partners Neil and Adam Trapani and Josh Zimmermann
have described their Hudson Ale Works business perfectly - as a locally owned , small batch craft brewery . After a twoyear renovation period that stripped everything down to the studs , the trio
transformed what had previously been a cabinet shop , a machine shop and even a laundry service , into a unique brewery . They opened their doors at
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