Wallkill Valley Times Aug. 28 2019

Vol. 37, No. 35 3 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2019 3 ONE DOLLAR Panther preview Master showman Page 32 Page 16 w w w .W V T I M ESON L I N E . c om Galaxy proposes Montgomery warehouse By LAURA FITZGERALD [email protected] Galaxy Limited presented plans for Galaxy Montgomery North—a proposed 240,000-square-foot warehouse between Baron and Bracken Road—to the Town of Montgomery Planning Board on Tuesday night. The 33-acre parcel would include 240,000 square feet of warehouse space, 12,000 square feet of office space, 168 employee parking spaces and stormwater management facilities, according to planning board documents. About 9 acres of the site will be impervious surfaces. The property is the northernmost property on the 754-acre Galaxy Limited Holdings site and the only parcel north of Interstate 84. The interstate marks the southern boundary of the site. Ross Winglovitz, Principal Engineer with Engineering and Surveying Properties, P.C, said the site has space for 37 truck loading docks on the east side of the building, however the applicant is unsure if he will build the maximum docks available. The building will sit on the western portion of the site, while the eastern portion will remain as federal wetlands. Winglovtiz said the applicant has not identified an end user at this point. Vehicular access to the site will be Continued on page 4 Backpack giveaway Town, Walden pursue annexation of Amthor property By TED REMSNYDER The Walden Village Board and the Town of Montgomery Board came together last Tuesday night in Walden prior to the Village Board’s regularly scheduled meeting to discuss the possible annexation of the Amthor property on Route 52 into the village. The joint meeting saw both boards gather on a crowded dais to discuss the matter, and at the end of the session both boards voted to close the public hearing on the issue. Each board now has 90 days to sign off on the annexation for the measure to go through. Montgomery Supervisor Rodney Winchell noted during the meeting that the annexation could be beneficial for both parties. “What is good for the village is also good for the town, and what’s good for the town is also good for all of our villages,” he said. The East End Bus Lines company is now operating out of the historic site, and the property owners Laura Fitzgerald Children receive backpacks at the 11th annual Backpack Giveaway, held last Saturday in Walden at Woosters Grove Park. Story on page 2. Continued on page 29 SERVING CRAWFORD, GARDINER, MAYBROOK, MONTGOMERY, PINE BUSH, SHAWANGUNK, WALDEN AND WALLKILL