Vol. 36, No. 37 3 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
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Who’s in charge of the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail?
Town of Montgomery portion of Walden to Wallkill trail suffers from neglect
By LAURA FITZGERALD
[email protected]
Despite a lease agreement placing responsibility on the
Town of Montgomery, no one was quite sure until now
who is responsible for maintaining the Rail Trail that
connects Walden and Wallkill.
Walden Mayor Susan Rumbold asked the Montgomery
Town Board in a meeting on Sept. 6 which department is
responsible for maintaining the rail trail. The board was
Smokehouse
presents
revised plans
for expansion
unable to answer until town supervisor Rodney Winchell
said he was working on the problem.
There are hanging branches from the storms that
ripped through the area in May that need to be cleared on
the trail.
“People are worried about insurance, about other
things,” Rumbold said. “I’m worried that someone will
get hit with a falling tree branch or something and people
may be in jeopardy.”
The pavement on Montgomery’s side was never sealed,
Rumbold said.
“A lot of time and a lot of effort went into this and
we’re not taking care of it,” Rumbold said.
Rumbold said that while the trail is usable, she would
like it to be maintained and a plan to be developed for its
maintenance before it deteriorates.
“The village is willing to do whatever we can to help to
maintain it, but it’s being neglected and it’s a shame and
I’m embarrassed about it,” Rumbold said.
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W elcome B ack !
Treasurer
calls for
Montgomery
audit
By LAURA FITZGERALD
[email protected]
Catsmo-Solex presented revised plans
to the Shawangunk Planning Board
for the development of a 10,250-square-
foot building that will expand the
smokehouses’ operations.
The revised plan also widens the
northeast intersection of Myers Road
and Bruyn Turnpike to allow large
tractor-trailers to better navigate the
intersection. Currently, tractor trailers
primarily use the entrance on Myers and
Hoagerburgh Roads.
The addition, which connects two
buildings and a concrete slab, will
allow for the expansion of the business’
current operation—processing, smoking
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By RACHEL COLEMAN
Photo provided
Police Officer Bobby Turners greets students at Pine Bush Elementary School last Wednesday
on their first day of class.
The financial health of the village
was the top concern at the Montgomery
Village Board meeting last week, where
conversations at times became heated.
“Since I’ve been here, there’s been
no audit of our books,” said Village
Treasurer Dave Griffith, recommending
that the village have an annual outside
audit of its financials.
Mayor Stephen Brescia noted that until
a couple years ago, the village had a full
audit done every other year and a partial
one done on the off years. He agreed
that the village needed to return to that
pattern. The board plans to get RFPs for
a firm that can conduct the audit.
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SERVING CRAWFORD, GARDINER, MAYBROOK, MONTGOMERY, PINE BUSH, SHAWANGUNK, WALDEN AND WALLKILL