T IMES
WALLKILL VALLEY
Vol. 35, No 26 3 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2017
The long-awaited construction of the
Taylor biomass facility in Montgomery
is expected to begin this fall, according to
James Taylor, owner and mastermind.
Taylor came before the Town of
Montgomery Planning Board on Monday
to deliver the news that he is anticipating
a financial closing for the facility by
Sept. 30, with construction starting the
following day.
“It seems Wall Street is moving again,”
said Taylor.
The project— previously estimated at
$134 million—has been in limbo for several
years after the investors and financial
backing for the project disappeared.
“Wall Street just wasn’t interested in
anything, no matter how good a deal it
was,” said Taylor.
Taylor said all of his approvals are
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done, most of his documents are already
complete for the biomass gasification
facility—they just need updating ahead of
construction in the fall—and he is ready
to go to the building inspector for a new
building permit.
Taylor’s news broke the ice for his
subsequent proposal: a number of changes
and additions to the site, including a
repair shop with office space, outdoor
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Rite of passage
Who has the
best water
in Orange
County?
Montgomery!
By MELANIE ZERAH
Bond Brungard
Blue and gold caps are tossed into the air, Saturday morning, at the Pine Bush graduation. Story, photos on page 20.
ONE DOLLAR
The
Class
of 2017
Despite delays, Taylor remains an optimist
By RACHEL COLEMAN
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The verdict is in. The best drinking
water in Orange County belongs to the
Village of Montgomery.
Mayor L. Stephen Brescia made the
announcement last week at the June
20 village board meeting. It apparently
caught a few people in the audience by
surprise.
“How can this happen?” asked resident
Don Berger, who frequently spars with the
mayor at village meetings. “The village
has been supplying brown water to the
village residents since at least May 2010.”
Last week’s meeting was apparently no
exception. Berger complained afterwards
that Brescia had been “very testy and
hastily adjourned the meeting after only
nine minutes.”
Brescia said the award was bestowed
by the Orange County Department of
Health. Village of Montgomery Water
Superintendent Buddy Nelson produced
an email from the OCDOH to confirm the
award.
“Congratulations for being chosen
as having the ‘Best Drinking Water in
Orange County’ on June 6, 2017, and
on being selected to represent Orange
County in the New York State Regional
Drinking Water contest which is expected
to be held in August” wrote Steve Gagnon,
senior health engineer for the OCDOH.
“Your interest and concern in providing
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