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Vol. 29, No 21
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MAY 24 - 30, 2017
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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
New waterfront plan
Mixed-use development proposal presented to planning board
Voters
approve
$268 million
budget for
Newburgh
schools
Mineo, Stridiron, Walker
win BOE seats
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
RBG Newburgh, LLC is proposing a mixed-use development with residential and retail space along the Newburgh Waterfront.
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
Developers presented a plan for a
large-scale, mixed-use project at the
Newburgh Waterfront at Washington
Street last Tuesday. The design,
submitted by R. Black Global, features
sketches of a modern, stylish, up-scale
development in the area of the City of
Newburgh boat launch.
The design includes rental apartments,
artist lofts, stores, parking, walkway and
marina. The plan includes a total of 266
one, two and three-bedroom apartments.
Buildings are expected to reach five to
six stories in height.
The project also calls for a playground,
pool, open space and retail spaces for a
coffee shop and small grocer. If the
project is approved, the Newburgh-
Beacon ferry terminal will be located
in the immediate vicinity, city Planning
Board Chairwoman Lisa Daily said.
“Anything that can bring taxes into
the city, that can bring business to the
city, in my opinion, is very good,” said
Michelle Bosch, speaking about the
project at a Newburgh City Council
meeting Monday.
However, critics of the project
exploded Facebook feeds on news of the
project’s presentation at a Newburgh
Planning Board meeting on May 16. The
planning board has expressed its intent
to serve as lead agency for the project.
“I completely agree that the
waterfront needs to be redeveloped, but
not in a mediocre way,” said Facebooker
Chris Hanson. Newburgh artist Julie
Tremblay simply described the project
as “wrong.” Others criticized the design
as too large and mismatched with
Newburgh’s historic architecture.
“Whatever goes on down there
has to follow the (Local Waterfront
Revitalization Plan),” said Newburgh
Mayor Judy Kennedy on Monday. “It
has to follow the LWRP rules…. it must
pass planning rules. It must pass zoning
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Voters overwhelmingly approved a
spending plan for the Newburgh Enlarged
City School District’s 2017-2018 school
year. The $267,828,000 budget brings with
it a two-percent tax levy increase.
District residents also reelected
school board president Carole Mineo
and Darren Stridiron to the Board of
Education last Tuesday. Mineo won 1,319
votes and Stridiron drew 1,106.
Sylvia Santiago and Mark Levinstein
drew 816 and 790 votes, respectively.
Voters also adopted a $5,065,531 budget
for the Newburgh Free Library. School
board members serve three-year terms.
Newly elected to the school board is
former Newburgh Free Academy English
teacher William Walker, who received
1,232 votes from district residents.
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