Vol. 37, No. 3 3 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2019
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Sailfish hearing draws concerned residents
By LAURA FITZGERALD
[email protected]
Town of Montgomery residents
brought up numerous concerns, including
impacts on stormwater run-off, traffic
and wildlife, at two special meetings for
Project Sailfish.
Located near Interstate-84 (I-84) and
the intersections of NYS Route 17K and
747, the $75 million project will turn 188
acres of vacant land into an approximately
1-million-square-foot warehouse with
more than 1,000 car parking spaces and
225 truck trailer spaces. The application
was submitted on behalf of Bluewater
Industrial Partners.
The project also includes a new
wastewater treatment plant (WWTP).
Ownership of the plant will be transferred
to the town after construction, allowing
for the expansion of the facility for future
projects.
The treatment plant will be designed
to treat raw sewage and will discharge
the effluent to surface waters on site.
The treated effluent discharged from
the WWTP would meet or exceed the
effluent requirements required by the
State Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (SPDES) issued by the New York
State Department of Environmental
Conservation (NYSDEC).
Bluewater
Industrial
Partners
representative Don Chase said while
he could not disclose the warehouse
tenant, the building will exist for the
fulfillment of consumer goods. There will
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March 26
date set for
Wallkill
fire vote
By TED REMSNYDER
R egatta
Photo provided
Twenty-one teams competed recently in the annual boat races at the Pine Bush High School Pool, as students competed in their own nautical
creations and raised money for the school’s annual Holiday Fund Drive. Story, photo on page 17.
The Wallkill Fire District is nearing a
public referendum vote on its proposed
new firehouse on the Borden family
property in Shawangunk. Fire District
Commissioner Michael Croce noted
during a Jan. 12 presentation to the Town
of Shawangunk Democratic Party that a
tentative date has been set for March 26
on the long-gestating project. District 64
is asking taxpayers to approve $5,582,469
in borrowed funds for the new firehouse,
with the district chipping in $1,500,000 in
reserve monies to complete the project.
Croce, who was joined during the
presentation by fellow Commissioner
Rich Freer, explained that the tentative
late March date was chosen so that
residents wouldn’t have to trek out to the
polls in the dead of winter in January or
February to cast their ballots. The new
17,500 square foot headquarters would
be funded via a 30-year bond, and if the
referendum is approved, fire taxes in the
municipality would increase $1.65 from
the current rate per thousand of $6.38 to
$8.03.
The Town of Shawangunk is potentially
interested in purchasing the current
firehouse property to act as a new police
headquarters if the project is approved
by taxpayers. In their presentation, which
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SERVING CRAWFORD, GARDINER, MAYBROOK, MONTGOMERY, PINE BUSH, SHAWANGUNK, WALDEN AND WALLKILL