TIMES
Vol. 34, No 27 3 WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2016
WALLKILL VALLEY
Summer on
the Cape
Seaweed
art
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Battle for control
After a period of instability within the
leadership of its Highway Department,
the Town of Shawangunk Board took the
first steps this spring toward converting
the Highway Superintendent post from
an elected position to an appointed job.
The board passed a local law on May
19 that confirmed the switch, pending a
public referendum on the matter. Now
the voters will make the final decision
on Tuesday, July 19 when they head to
the ballot box. The upcoming vote will
not only decide the short-term fate of the
highway agency, but will deal with the
delicate balance of power between the
town administration, department heads
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Shawangunk braces for vote on future of highway dept.
By TED REMSNYDER
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and the taxpayers.
The turbulence surrounding the
department only deepened in recent
weeks, as former Highway Superintendent
Michael Eggelton was arrested on June 1
by New York State Police in Gardiner
for allegedly misappropriating funds
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Montgomery teams win district crown
Economic
outlook
brightens
Maybrook gains county
and local support
By RACHEL COLEMAN
Bond Brungard
Piper Kaylor of Montgomery singled home the winning run in the eighth inning to win the district title for the 12-under All Stars. Story on
page 40.
Economic development efforts in the
Village of Maybrook are gaining traction,
with a special meeting held last week.
Over the last few years, the mayor
and village board have been working on
infrastructure, including sewer lining
and the construction of a multi-million
dollar sewer treatment plant, all aimed at
improving the current state of affairs in
Maybrook.
At the meeting, Village Trustee Robert
Pritchard spoke briefly of the birth of
Maybrook, where all seemed well until
1974 when “history kind of stopped.”
The railroad that had been the heart of
the village was gone and the village was
tossed into a “state of disequilibrium.”
A few years ago, after a long struggle,
the Valley Central School District closed
Maybrook Elementary School. Since
then, village officials have been hard at
work trying to give them a reason to
reopen the school.
“[There was] economic stagnation for
42 years,” said Pritchard. “It’s what we’re
trying to turn around here.”
Two years ago the Turner Miller Group
was enlisted to come up with an economic
development plan, which called for
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