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Wallkill Valley Times , Wednesday , July 6 , 2016

PUBLIC AGENDA

THURSDAY , JULY 7

Montgomery Town Board , 7 p . m . Town Government Center , 110 Bracken Road , Montgomery . Shawangunk Town Board , 7 p . m . Town Hall , 14 Central Ave ., Wallkill . Wallkill Board of Education Re-organization meeting , 7 p . m ., High School Library Media Center . Village of Walden ZBA , 7:30 p . m . Village Hall , 1 Municipal Square .

MONDAY , JULY 11

Valley Central Board of Education 6:45 p . m . Administration building , 944 Route 17K , Montgomery . Public Hearing on Code of Conduct . Re-organization meeting follows . Town of Montgomery Planning Board . 7:30 p . m . Town Government Center , 110 Bracken Road , Montgomery .

WEDNESDAY , JULY 13

Crawford Planning Board , 7 p . m . Town Hall , 121 Route 302 , Pine Bush .

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zoning changes in the downtown business district . Those changes are now being drafted as a local law and a public hearing is anticipated in August .

The changes would allow for greater density in the B-2 district , lower parking requirements and allow structures to have up to four floors , with a business on the first floor and residences on the upper floors .

To help solve the parking issues , the village purchased property on Main Street from Orange County to create a municipal parking lot . What remains of the structure is to be razed before the end of August , during a fire department training exercise .

To further smooth the way , the village is looking into a community stormwater detention pond that each parcel would tie into , freeing them from having to create their own facilities on each property ; and preparing an environmental impact study on the district as a whole , so developers can skip that step .

Local realtors in the room told village officials that the move would make the village much more attractive to developers .

In addition , village officials are working toward rebranding Maybrook as an outdoor recreation destination .

Trustee Pritchard stated that several thousand cars travel Route 208 each day ,

The village is proposing a connection between two village parks for better safety .

but they all are moving “ as quickly as they can , without stopping and spending a dollar anyplace — and we want to change that .”

Maybrook has a few unique benefits , from its proximity to I-84 , two large industrial developments ( Neelytown Road and Bracken Road ), two airports , passenger rail about four miles away , and adjoining Stewart State Forest parklands totaling 6,700 acres .

“ We ’ re the crossroads of the Hudson Valley ,” said Mayor Dennis Leahy .

The village also has highly sought after sports fields , which are home to Orange County Cal Ripken and the Valley Central School District softball team .

Leahy and the village board are looking to enhance the village ’ s attractions with : access to the state forest via a rail crossing ( giving park visitors the ability to visit downtown businesses ), a connection between the two village parks for better safety , the rezoning of a 41-acre parcel as outdoor recreation ( a sports complex facility is interested in investing ), and a possible new road .

“ I made a promise to make the village the best it can be ,” said Leahy .

The meeting last week was attended by county officials as well as local realtors , bankers and other individuals . They advised the board that if they can address

Max Stach of the Turner Miller Group points out proposed changes on a village map at a special meeting last week . Continued on page 4