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THURSDAY , JANUARY 12
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said . “ It ’ s an ongoing thing that keeps happening over there with the explosions . There ’ s a bunch of kids over there . The guy that owns Iron Sword is from West Point . Real nice guy and his kids are nice , but there ’ s just no guidance with the kids and they ’ re there all hours of the night .”
McMann noted that the construction company hasn ’ t been responsive to the community ’ s concerns . “ My property borderlines theirs , and where they ’ re doing this is 150 , 200 feet from my garage ,” McMann said . “ I just want it to stop before somebody gets hurt . My grandkids ’ sand pile is not even 70 feet from where they ’ re doing that . God forbid if he was riding his four-wheeler or something . We complained about this shooting awhile ago and they were going to stop . They said , ‘ Would it make us better neighbors if we stopped ?’ We told them it would make them better neighbors . Next day , they ’ re out there popping off all over again . Now it ’ s 10 p . m . and you ’ ll see the lights out there in the field and they ’ re shooting out there .”
Joe Sauter , who also lives on Route 300 near the range , was also stunned by the force of the explosion . “ I came out of my chair ,” he said . “ I was on the back porch looking to see if someone ’ s house blew up from a propane explosion . It was ridiculous .” Thursday ’ s meeting was the first occasion the range issue has been brought to the Town Board . “ This was the first time some board members even heard about it ,” Supervisor John Valk said . “ I wasn ’ t home this weekend , so I didn ’ t hear about it until Tuesday morning . The Police Chief said they ’ ve had numerous calls out there .”
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While a bill is currently in the State Legislature that could further regulate Tannerite targets , Valk believes another state agency could handle the Iron Sword gun range problem . “ I think the DEC ( Department of Environmental Conservation ) could get involved because they ’ re discharging firearms too close to houses ,” he said . “ We will look at their Special Use Permit and see if there ’ s something there that violates the code . It ’ s unfortunate that we have to do that , but they don ’ t realize they could actually hurt somebody , and it ’ s becoming a public safety issue .” State law stipulates that residents are not allowed to discharge firearms within 500 feet of a neighbor ’ s property . McMann , who saw a cloud of smoke rising from the scene after the explosion , hopes the problem will be put to rest soon . “ I just want it to stop ,” he said . “ I have a camera in my vehicle that will go back 10 seconds if you ’ re in an accident and record it . My truck was outside and the explosion shook that , so the camera came on . People were calling in from 10 miles away .”
During the meeting , the board approved a plan to lease-purchase a 2017 Ford Police Interceptor Utility vehicle to fill out the department ’ s fleet of six cruisers . The group approved a three-year financing plan through M & T Bank to purchase the police truck for $ 40,478 . “ We budgeted for 2017 to replace one vehicle ,” Valk said . “ We ’ ve done that for the last four years , made a lease-purchase . After the third payment , we own it .”
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Vision of Wallkill
The Jan . 5 meeting began in festive fashion as the Vision of Wallkill organization handed out its third annual
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Sparkle & Shine Wallkill awards to a number of local families and shops for standout holiday decorations . The Conboy family won the coveted Community Favorite Award , which was decided by approximately 90 public votes . The VOW judges also gave the Boyd family the Children ’ s Delight Prize , and the Wilkie family received the Contemporary Display ribbon . Supervisor Valk ’ s family took home the Traditional Display prize .
The awards were established two years ago to honor the most creative local decorations . “ It was in the spirit of the community , to bring the community together ,” Vision of Wallkill organizers Donna Myer said . We wanted to give the community something nice to do , both businesses and residences .”
The Countryside Cafe and Wallkill Wine & Liquor both earned spots on VOW ’ s business honorable mention list , while Rob ’ s Pizza came in third and Sweet Dreams Ice Cream Shoppe finished second in the business category . In the three years that the contest has been running , local stores have upped their decorations game in hopes of securing bragging rights and a spot on VOW ’ s list . “ We wanted to create a little bit of competition among the businesses too ,” organizer Paul Mader said . “ They ’ ve stepped up also , decorating the community for the holidays . It ’ s become a competition for a lot of them .”
The first-place winner in the business category was My Father Sam ’ s Barber Shop , and the proprietor received a trophy that ’ ll be displayed at the store until next January .“ They keep the trophy for a year , then we have to ask to get it back ,” Myer said with a laugh . “ They reluctantly give it back . It ’ s like the Stanley Cup .”
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