T IMES
WALLKILL VALLEY
Vol. 35, No 39 3 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
Motor vehicle accidents are still an issue
in Crawford, leaving residents worried
about the safety of their loved ones and
frustrated with their representatives.
With the addition of new traffic signs
that do not match with road striping,
drivers are placed in dangerous situations,
according to Jim Powell of Ulsterville.
Last month there was a total of 16
motor vehicle accidents in Crawford, with
13 accidents resulting in property damage
and three accidents resulting in personal
injury. For Powell, the issue hits home.
“When my granddaughter, who just got
her license, comes up to me and says that
there’s a ‘Do Not Pass’ sign on the side
of the road in Bullville but the road has
a broken line, that’s not right,” he said
last week at a town hall meeting. “There’s
been so many accidents in this town.”
Powell is also concerned about how his
money is being used.
“It’s our tax dollars at stake,” he says.
“Many young people get into accidents
around here because of speeding.” Powell
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Road safety still a Crawford issue
By JASPREET GILL
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believes an addition of a traffic light by
the Pine Bush High School could possibly
combat the rate of accidents and tickets
being issued. This year to date, Crawford
police have issued almost 1,000 traffic
tickets for speeding.
Town Councilman Daniel Flanick says
that there is nothing that the town can
do about the traffic signs. “What we do
is write down our concerns and send
them over to Dominick (Blasko),” he
says. Blasko, Crawford Chief of Police,
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Major
upgrades
near
completion
in Wallkill
By TED REMSNYDER
Jaspreet Gill
Jada Wesenberg staffs the Josephine-Louise Public Library table, Saturday, at the Valley Central Parent University Community Day. Story,
photos on page 3.
Extensive road renovations are
already taking place in Wallkill with
the installation of new sidewalks, and
the entire hamlet will be able to enjoy
freshly-paved roads in the coming weeks.
At the Shawangunk Town Board meeting
on Sept. 21, Town Supervisor John Valk
noted that the confluence of projects will
result in major upgrades to town roads.
“The residents in the Wallkill hamlet
should see a big difference in their
streets,” he said, “with the new sidewalks
around here (Town Hall), the new bridge,
the new pavement. So there’s a lot of
money being spent in Wallkill.”
Highway Superintendent Joseph
LoCicero says that his department is
raring to go with the hamlet-wide paving
project. “First we’re doing complete
blacktopping on Buena Vista and Second
and Third Street,” he explained. “Once
that’s done, we’re jumping into the
hamlet, which we split into an east and
west side. So it’ll be everything behind
the middle school, Lavoletta, Viola, First
and Fourth Street. Then we’ll jump to
the other side of town, because due to
the construction in the hamlet with the
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