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Wallkill Valley Times , Wednesday , May 11 , 2016
IN THIS ISSUE
Calendar .................
14
Classifieds ................
34
Crossword ................
36
Letters to the Editor ..........
8
Maybrook .................
27
Montgomery ...............
29
Obituaries ................
32
Opinion ...................
8
Pine Bush .................
28
Police Blotter ...............
4
School News ...............
24
Service Directory ...........
41
Sports ...................
48
Walden ...................
26
Wallkill ...................
29
Walker Valley ..............
30
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WEDNESDAY , MAY 11
Crawford Planning Board , 7 p . m . Town Hall , 121 Route 302 , Pine Bush .
THURSDAY , MAY 12
Valley Central School District Audit Committee , 6 p . m . School district office , 944 , Route 17K , Montgomery Montgomery Town Board Audit / Work Session , 7 p . m . Town Government Center , 110 Bracken Road , Montgomery .
MONDAY , MAY 16
Town of Montgomery ZBA , 7 p . m . Town Government Center , 110 Bracken Road , Montgomery .
TUESDAY , MAY 17 Walden Village Board of Trustees , 6:30 p . m . Village Hall , 1 Municipal Square . Montgomery Village Board , 7:30 p . m ., Village Hall , 133 Clinton Street .
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Montgomery to examine B & B law

By JANE ANDERSON
Brescia called the $ 89 cost exorbitant .
Stanley said that ’ s what the village ’ s
When is a bed & breakfast not a bed & breakfast ? That will be the question at a public hearing May 17 , as the village of Montgomery ponders what types of events
“ I . T . guy ” charges , and that the village has to pass that cost on . Brescia assured Devitt that the village will work out a compromise .
go beyond the traditional description of
Resident
Don
Berger ,
who
with
such an establishment .
Proprietors of the Borland House Inn , Anna Frumes and her father Larry , approached the Village Board at its regular meeting May 3 to increase its brunch time by two hours – the inn currently serves brunch to the public from 8 a . m . to 1 p . m ., and Frumes would like to serve until 3 p . m .
The request led to a discussion over the interpretation of “ special event ” regarding bed
& breakfast
( B & B ) establishments . A local law is being proposed to limit parties to a minimum of 40 attendees , and possibly limit them to birthday parties for those who are renting a room at the B & B .
During the May 3 meeting , Mayor
Steve Brescia said it becomes a grey area when events advertised by a B & B appear to compete with events hosted by local restaurants , since B & Bs follow different regulations than restaurants .
Village
Attorney
Kevin
Dowd concurred , saying that it seems to go around the original intent of a B & B to rent a room and have an event such as a fundraiser . Such an event was planned just two days after the meeting , when the Montgomery Montessori School was hosting a tea at the Borland House and was expecting a total of 98 people , Dowd
Anna Frumes hopes to increase her brunch hours at the Borland House . said .
“ You ’ re getting closer and closer to being a restaurant , and getting around the parking rule by doing that ,” he added .
The hearing is set for 7:20 p . m . May 17 at Village Hall .
During public comment , resident Marc
Devitt contested the $ 89 per hour charge he was told by Village Clerk Monserrate
Stanley that he had to pay to have a recording of village meetings copied onto a flash drive he provided . Devitt pointed out the Boy Scouts from Troop
386 who were attending the meeting for a merit badge requirement : “ You have eight
Boy Scouts here who could do it in two minutes !” Devitt joked .
resident Maria Beltrametti pointed out a major tax-rate error at a meeting a few weeks prior , asked Brescia what role he plays in compiling the village budget . Brescia explained that he used to go over it line by line , but that recently he has delegated more and more of that duty . Brescia took issue with Beltrametti ’ s recent letter to local newspapers that criticized the village board , saying that it was “ insulting .” Deputy
Mayor
Joann
Scheels explained that after a number of years working with people , “ you get to the point where you feel safe and confident ” in their abilities . When the board realized the budget numbers were wrong , “ we were all embarrassed . But we stepped up to the plate and got it fixed .”
Berger pointed out that the village still had the tax-cap figure incorrect .
“ We got that from the state ,” Scheels countered . “ When we were told it was less [ than we thought ], we requested paperwork . We ’ re at zero . We ’ re here to serve you residents . And we fixed it before it was adopted . We won ’ t ever have that problem again .”
The board members concluded by saying they would consider holding a number of work sessions before adopting future budgets .

Senior apartment project pitched to Walden

By TED REMSNYDER
As local senior citizens evaluate the critical choice of where they want to reside in their golden years , they not only have to choose what region they might like to retire to , but also the type of housing that suits them best . Many elderly residents are tired of hassles like shoveling snow or keeping their lawns maintained when they can simply move into smaller units that fit their needs . At the Village of Walden Board Meeting last Tuesday , a local developer presented the early stages of a plan that could bring dozens of senior apartments to the area and cater to that market .
Lou Donnelly of Mountain Paradise Builders outlined a proposed fivebuilding development that would contain
70 rental apartments for residents 55 and older . Each building has a laundry room and storage areas , while the grounds will also feature a fitness area , library , community rooms and a meditation area . The proposed complex would be situated on 6.5 acres on North Montgomery Street , and would include 64 two-bedroom apartments , six Americans with Disabilities-compliant two-bedroom apartments and one apartment reserved for a caretaker . There would be 58 indoor garage spaces on the property , with 64 additional outside parking spaces and 29 public parking spaces . The building company was behind the River ’ s Edge senior complex , which is across the street from the proposed development .
Each apartment would encompass approximately 1,400 square feet . The project is currently designed to include 48 units , but Donnelly is hoping to gain additional density to fit 70 in the housing complex . At the May 3 meeting , Deputy Mayor Sean Hoffman noted that the Village Board cannot give out additional density for a development and the developer will have to petition for a specific zoning change . All of the board members indicated to Donnelly that the village would be interested in attracting this type of project . “ He came to the board to see if there was even any interest in it ,” Mayor Susan Rumbold said of the proposal . “ Because what will happen is that when he goes to the Planning Board , there would have to be a variance granted to give him more density . Right now he
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