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Vol. 16, No. 28
JULY 10 - 16, 2019
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SERVING HIGHLAND, MARLBOROUGH AND PLATTEKILL
Listening tour
County Executive makes a stop in Marlborough
By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
Recently nearly 170 Lloyd residents of
Highland Hills living near two proposed
subdivision projects, known as ‘The
Views” and “The Villages,” off of Route
9W, signed and sent three petitions to Dave
Barton, Director of the Lloyd Building
Department. The petition highlights their
concerns about safety, traffic congestion,
the impacts upon infrastructure and the
environment and the financial burden
these projects pose to their neighborhood.
“We are opposed to these projects
because they will not only disturb our
neighborhood but put our families and
children at risk,” they wrote.
The residents pointed out that
by signing the petitions and, “their
willingness to circulate them are proof
that there are many people questioning
the positive impact of these projects.”
The signatories also want the town
to install Children At Play signs and
lower the speed limit to 30 mph on Mayer
Drive, Salk Drive, Roy Lane, Apple Lane,
Hudson Lane and South Gate Road.
They pointed out that, “we do not have
sidewalks or consistent street lighting
and are concerned for the safety of our
families. The current speed limit impacts
our quality of life due to property damage
such as mailboxes being hit, telephone
poles being run into, pedestrians, runners
and cyclists who must be in the road are in
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Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan paid a visit to the Marlborough Town Board to listen to their concerns and to the public.
By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
On Monday evening Ulster County
Executive Pat Ryan stopped by the
Marlborough Town Board on a sort of
‘listening tour’ that will take him to all
of the towns in the county in the coming
months.
Ryan said as a public servant, it is
critically important to be accountable to
the people he serves.
“It means showing up and listening
and engaging and trying to understand
what’s really happening on the ground,”
he said. “The goal is not for me to talk but
to hopefully hear from you all [about]
what’s on your mind, concerns that are
important to you, whether specific to
Marlborough, or in the county and more
broadly if there is a way that I can help.”
Members of the Town Board jumped
at the invitation, peppering Ryan with a
list if items in town that need attention.
Supervisor Al Lanzetta asked about the
narrow sidewalk from Stewarts down to
Main Street and resurfacing and paving
of Dock Road, both in Milton. He also
touched upon the Route 9W/Western
Avenue corridor and the county pushing
snow off Western Avenue, “a little too
fast.” Councilman Ed Molinelli pointed
out that flooding on Route 9W by Milton
Turnpike is a jurisdictional problem,
in part, because a county road crosses
a state road. He said this is hazardous
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to motorists and needs to be fixed.
Councilman Scott Corcoran suggested
erecting a Welcome To Ulster County
sign, along with a listing of offerings
in the area, right at Marlborough’s
southern border.
“We don’t have nothing there and
we’re the first town. We’re always left to
have to do what we have to do,” he said.
Ryan agreed, pointing out that
Marlborough has many positive
attributes that show off Ulster County.
“I think you represent all of the
awesome things about our county.
You’ve got the river, the agricultural
and farming, the vineyards, and the
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