TIMES
WALLKILL VALLEY
Vol. 33, No 51 3 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2015
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A proposed goat farm on East Searsville
Road may soon be able to construct a 100foot wind turbine under an exemption
granted by state law.
According to Town of Montgomery
Zoning Board of Appeals, if the turbine is
for a farming operation, the proposal does
not need their approval, or the planning
board’s approval. Instead, the applicant
gets to skip the usual process and go
straight to the building inspector.
Neighbors of the project made their
opinions quite clear during the public
hearing on Monday.
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Windmill fate rests with inspector
By RACHEL COLEMAN
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“We don’t want it there, period,” said
Jeff Donnellon, of East Searsville Road,
adding that by allowing one couple in the
neighborhood to build a 100-foot tower,
the zoning board was not looking out for
the “greater good” of the community.
A variety of concerns have been
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The magic of model trains
GARY M. AYD
Robert Sandbothe displays his model train collection, Saturday, at Walden’s Josephine-Louise Public Library. For many of us, the trains help
rekindle childhood memories. Story on page 2.
Walden
strengthens
parking laws
By TED REMSNYDER
Motorists considering illegally parking in a handicapped spot or fire zone in
the Village of Walden better think twice
after the Board of Trustees took the first
step in strengthening the village’s parking laws at its bi-monthly meeting on Dec.
15th. The board unanimously adopted a
local law last Tuesday that will allow easier enforcement of handicapped parking
regulations by village police. State law
currently makes it difficult for police to
target small strip malls and give out tickets for parking in a handicapped space or
designated fire zone.
The law passed by the board aims
to close that loophole. “Presently, the
Village Code could be interpreted to
address handicapped parking on only
certain specific public streets,” the new
legislation, which is effective immediately, reads. “This Local Law gives the
Village of Walden Police Department the
authority to enforce handicapped parking
violations in circumstances wherever a
designated handicapped parking space is
required by law.” The first conviction for
parking illegally in a handicapped spot
will earn the offender a maximum fine
of $100 or a 15-day prison stint, with the
penalties escalating from there for repeat
abusers of the law.
The board also discussed the possibility of adopting a local law that would
allow for simpler enforcement of fire zone
parking infractions, but small changes
to the law required an additional public comment session at the board’s next
meeting on Jan. 5th before the law could
be passed. Deputy Mayor Sean Hoffman,
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