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Southern Ulster Times, Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Grants boost community center
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with assistance from Phil Bell of Bell
Engineering, developed the idea of having
two sections inside of the building – a
part for recreation and another portion
for a community room. After this plan
was advanced, the Town Board approved
a resolution to obtain the $250,000 that
Skartados had obtained. This will also be
done for the recent grants, with all of the
appropriate paperwork filed.
Upon accepting the checks in front
of the TOMVAC building, Lanzetta
recalled that the Town of Marlborough
Ambulance Corps served the community
well for nearly 40 years and at the end of
their service they donated the building to
the town.
After the Town Board voted 3-2 to
sell the building, residents voted
overwhelmingly to keep the building
in a public referendum. Lanzetta said
the design plans, “will meet the needs
of the people now and well into the
future. Thanks to our newly elected
representatives we are now closer to
making this vision a reality.”
Sen. Skoufis said, “we are here bearing
good news” that he and Jacobson obtained
Marlborough Supervisor Al Lanzetta (center) accepts checks totaling $550,000 from NYS Sen.
James Skoufis (L) and NYS Assemblyman Jonathan Jacobson that will be used to renovate
the TOMVAC building.
the remaining amount of money needed,
“to move this plan forward, make it a
reality and finally turn this building into
a community center...Certainly everyone,
whether you are young or old, will be
using the space. Everybody, I believe,
will be delighted to finally transform this
historic building into a viable, vibrant
space once again.”
Sen. Skoufis stressed that the total
of $800,000 will completely cover the
renovations and, “not a dime will come
from local taxpayers; all of this has come
from state funding.”
Assemblyman Jacobson said the
money may come sooner rather than
later because of the determination of
Supervisor Al Lanzetta.
“Al has been relentless in his advocacy
for this thing; he is the epitome of the
squeaky-wheel,”Jacobson said. “I win the
primary and he says congratulations you
know we need this community center
money. Then I win the election and he says
congratulations, we need this community
center money. Then it was New Year’s
and he said we need this money.”
Jacobson said Lanzetta believes this
project, “is necessary, the public wants it
and it’s a way to really be of service for all
the citizens of Marlborough. I am really
happy to be a part of this. The money will
cover the costs and we’re just thrilled to
be here to do it.”
P olice B lotter
Town of Lloyd
Parris N. Owens, 19, of Esopus,
was arrested and charged with felony
Possession of a Forged Instrument
2nd degree and Unlawful Possession
of Marijuana 2nd degree after the
vehicle he was operating was stopped
for traffic violations on Rte. 9W in
Highland. He was released on an
appearance ticket and is due in Town
Court Oct. 17.
John C. Dumont, 60, Homeless,
was arrested Oct. 10 and charged
with False Personation. Dumont
was also wanted on a bench warrant
for Petit Larceny from the Dutchess
Count Sheriff’s Office. Dumont was
arraigned before Town of Lloyd Judge
Elia and remanded to the Ulster
County Jail on $500 cash bail and is
due back in Town Court October 17.
Ulster County Sheriff
Members of the Ulster Regional
Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team
(URGENT) report the arrest of two
Highland residents for drug sales and
possession.
Casey A. Kurtz, 27, and Kyla
Knowlton-Romanelli, 30, both of
Highland, were arrested this past
Friday afternoon following a long-
term investigation into sales of heroin
laced with Fentanyl in the Town of
Lloyd.
Kurtz was charged with the felonies
of Criminal Sale of a Controlled
Substance in Third Degree and
Criminal Possession of a Controlled
Substance in the Third Degree.
Ms. Knowlton-Romanelli was also
charged with Criminal Possession of
a Controlled Substance in the Third
Degree.
After Kurtz was taken into
custody, Lloyd Town Police assisted
UREGNT with a probation check of
Ms. Knowlton-Romanelli’s room at
a motel in Highland, which yielded
over one half ounce of Fentanyl laced
heroin, known on the street as “Grey
Death”, packaged for sale. Also located
were packaging materials, commonly
used diluting agents, scales, a small
number of diverted pharmaceuticals
and a small quantity of marihuana.
Both were arraigned in the Town
of Lloyd Court and remanded to the
Ulster County Jail, Kurtz in lieu of
$50,000 cash bail or $100,000 secured
bond and Knowlton-Romanelli in lieu
of $15,000 cash bail or $30,000 secured
bond, to reappear on a later date.
The following agencies have
members assigned to URGENT:
Ulster County Sheriff’s Office, Ulster
County District Attorney’s Office,
Ulster County Probation, Town of
Plattekill Police, Village of Ellenville
Police, Town of Shandaken Police
and the United States Department of
Homeland Security Investigations.