TIMES
WALLKILL VALLEY
Town to fortify
Route 208-84
interchange
By TED REMSNYDER
The Town of Montgomery is not only
poised to fix a bank of broken streets
lights at the intersection of State Route
208 and Interstate 84, but the Town
Board also took steps to fortify a small
stretch of 208 with the approval of a
$15,000 maintenance board at its August 4
meeting. The bond will cover road upkeep
on a tiny new patch of road on the way to
Walden. The modest bond will cover any
necessary road work at the site over the
next 24 months.
The construction on the roadway has
already been completed and the previous
exit way of the road has been replaced with
a patch of grass. “We changed the location
of the exit of the road,” Montgomery
Supervisor Michael Hayes said. “It used
to come out straight where there was
a wooden fence, so we just turned it to
where it’s more perpendicular to 208. The
money is for the next two years if there’s
an issue with it. It’s a performance bond,
so if there’s a problem with the road in
that time frame, the $15,000 is there to
defray the cost.”
The Thursday meeting featured a
light summertime agenda, with the initial
session only lasting 10 minutes before the
public comment portion of the evening.
But the board still managed to resolve a
handful of issues, including the approval
of a re-worded Intermunicipal Agreement
with Orange County pertaining to
an equipment deal. “There was some
equipment they were going to give to the
town, and the IMA had to have updated
language for the insurance agreement,”
Hayes said. “So we had to go back and have
the county insert the language because
it’s their document. Once we approve it,
we can sign it and give it back to them.”
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