WALLKILL VALLEY

TIMES

Vol

. 35 , No 8 3 WEDNESDAY , FEBRUARY 22 , 2017 3 ONE DOLLAR

Wallkill gymnasts 2nd

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Gas Land gets planning board approval

By JESSICA COHEN

After nearly two years and costly requirements , last week the Town of Montgomery Planning Board conditionally approved a combination gas station , convenience store and Dunkin ’ Donuts for the intersection of Route 52 and Albany Post Rd . With engineering and attorney fees , the board ’ s requirements nearly doubled the purchase price of the 1.5 acre property , a “ typical but expensive ” outcome , said Mark Tierney , Rand Realty associate broker . He represented both the buyers , Gas Land Petroleum , Inc ., based in Kingston , and sellers , Shelly Realty LLC , based in New York City .

Shelly purchased the land for a gas station in 2000 , Tierney said .

“ But at that time there was not enough business , and approval for a gas station required additional distance from the traffic light ,” he said . So Shelly built a gas station elsewhere .

However , now that intersection gets 6000 cars per day from Route 52 , 6300

Nordic Hopefuls from Albany Post Road , and serves Angry Orchard customers , Tierney said . So Gas Land made the effort to satisfy the Zoning Board of Appeals requirement for an increase in road frontage on Albany Post Rd by buying additional land .

“ The ZBA had to approve the components , so we had go to three ZBA meetings before going back to the planning board ,” said Tierney .

Even now , Gas Land has seven

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Crawford makes plans for surplus funds

By JESSICA COHEN

Bond Brungard

Four members Wallkill ’ s boys ’ Nordic skiing team and one member of the girls ’ team are going to the state meet at Lake Canandaigua next week . Story on page 38 .

More traffic tickets , more tax revenue , less snow and a livelier economy left the Town of Crawford with money for wish list items , Town Supervisor Charles Carnes said at last week ’ s council meeting . As surplus funds from several departments brought the town an extra $ 500,000 , $ 125,000 will help pay off debt , and $ 200,000 will go toward the town operating fund . But another $ 100,000 can be spent on the walking trail off Searsville Rd ., a Bullville revitalization project , and sidewalks , Carnes said . Extra funds will also pay for building restrooms in the town park back field , he said .

The Bullville project is still being planned , but will likely include more sidewalks and lighting , for which about $ 50,000 will be allocated , Carnes said later . The two-mile walking trail , planned to be completed this summer , is now only a mile long and needs more gravel and paving . That work will be finished with about $ 50,000 from the budget excess , he said .

In addition to county sales tax revenue , Carnes said extra money came