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On the chopping block
8.17.09 On the chopping block: A controversial property on the sealed bid list is 257 Liberty, the building adjacent to Audrey Carey Park that is vacant and attractively decorated on its eastern façade with window paintings. The property was sold to the Newburgh Community Action Committee in the past for a song, then bought back [...]
Property disposition discussed at council work session
There’s a new district in town – the “Mid-Broadway Business District,” christened by Assistant City Administrator Courtney Kain. The properties were formerly known as the “Carchietta lot,” the vacant site on the North side of Broadway. The City is planning on issuing a RFQ to selected parties to come up with a plan – “new [...]
Carchietta: in foreclosure, but wants more City property; Newburgh IDA calls for audit
“I can’t see how anyone would seriously entertain this… I mean, this is really outrageous.”
So said Newburgh Industrial Development Agency board member Jerry Maldonado, upon hearing that the developer Robert Carchietta is requesting additional city property through a proposed agreement with the city council – even though Mr. Carchietta is currently in foreclosure for the [...]
