Environment
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 [...]
High Stakes in the Empire State: Ambitious Gas Drilling Projects Promise Revenue but Threaten Environment
This article is part of an initiative with Understanding Government, a Washington D.C. based nonprofit, called “Government In My Backyard”(GIMBY).
Ever heard of “fracking”? It could bring cash-strapped New York State revenue in the billions of dollars. It could also contaminate groundwater and aquifers with carcinogens and other toxins, pollute millions of gallons of water, [...]
Browns Pond update
At the New Windsor Town Board Meeting on September 3 the Board unanimously voted to pass a law that will permit dense senior housing to be built on watershed lands of Browns Pond, a City of Newburgh reservoir. Town Supervisor George Green said that, in accordance with the master plan, the area would be [...]
