Vol. 36, No. 41 3 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2018
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Stuck in
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Montgomery eyes senior/warehouse project
By LAURA FITZGERALD
[email protected]
A new senior/warehouse project
has been proposed in the village of
Montgomery, prompting concerns from
several residents.
The King Holding Service, Inc. Route
211 Development project proposal is for
a 200,000-square-foot and 90,000-square-
foot warehouse and two affordable
senior housing buildings with about 80
one-bedroom units. The applicant plans
to subdivide the parcel into three; two
parcels would be zoned industrial and one
is residential.
The parcel lies in the 2003 senior
overlay district that runs along 17K and
State Route 211, which allows senior
housing in any five-acre parcel with 24
units per acre.
The applicant plans to sell the site plan
to developers rather than build it himself,
attorney for the village board of trustees
Kevin Dowd said. The smaller warehouse
would be used for an expansion of the
applicant’s business in Cornwall, while
the large warehouse would be sold. The
applicant’s business would house between
30 and 35 employees.
The plans and number of units can
change after an environmental review
and feedback from the Department of
Transportation, Dowd said. The property
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I nternational D ay of P eace
Town to
fix Hill
Street
Bridge
By TED REMSNYDER
Photo provided
Montgomery Montessori School celebrated International Day of Peace recently by making Peace Cranes and singing songs of peace around the Village of Montgomery.
Additional photos on page 21.
Walden residents have been waiting
patiently for the Hill Street Bridge to
reopen for the past six years, and the
Town of Montgomery is now taking steps
to rectify the situation. During the Walden
Village Board meeting on Oct. 2, Walden
Village Manager John Revella said that
the town has hired an engineer to craft a
plan to fix the bridge, which was damaged
by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
Montgomery has pledged to return the
bridge back to working order. “We were
told that they are committed to repairing
it or replacing it, if necessary,” Revella
said. “They have an engineer checking
it to see what the best route is. They did
receive a panel from the (old) Tappan
Zee Bridge in order to facilitate that. So
hopefully it’s less costly to everyone.”
Traffic is still flowing across the
first bridge in the area, as it has not
been flagged for repairs. In August, the
village sent Montgomery a letter pushing
for action on the bridge repairs after
years of inactivity on the issue, and the
project seems to be gaining momentum.
“I know that they have solicited bids
from engineers and were in the selection
process,” Revella said of Montgomery’s
progress. “I’m not sure, but I believe
they’ve selected somebody, so from there
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