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WALLKILL VALLEY
Vol. 35, No 32 3 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2017
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Montgomery pledges to fix farmhouse No more
By RACHEL COLEMAN
“I don’t want the farmhouse to fall
down,” Bruce Shafer told the Montgomery
Town Board on Thursday.
The board has been taking steps to
address the structure, located in the
Benedict Farm Park off State Route 17K,
which has fallen into disrepair. Recent
testing has determined that the house
also contains both asbestos and lead,
which will need to be remediated prior to
moving forward with any other work.
“I’m not going to give up on the house,”
said Shafer, urging the board to follow
suit.
Shafer asserted that until he began
speaking up, the board was “just going to
let it fall.” He thinks the board is “going
in the right direction” now and that the
house needs to be preserved.
The town board agreed to seek quotes
from companies able to address the
asbestos and lead.
In other business, the board approved
the contract with JCO for the operation
and maintenance of the sewer plant, at a
rate of $5,000 per month.
The board also accepted the resignation
of Janice Cocks, the town’s assistant
receiver of taxes. She leaves for the
state of Florida to care for her mother.
Following an executive session, Karen
Roselli was hired to fill the position, with
a start date of Aug. 14.
N ational N ight O ut
brown
water?
Montgomery
working on solution
By RACHEL COLEMAN
After years of
brown water,
Montgomery is closing in on a solution
for village residents.
“This is the best way, the ultimate
way,” said DPW Superintendent Buddy
Nelson.
The village’s Holt Well has higher than
average levels of manganese, sending
discolored water into the homes on
Water’s Edge, Weaver and River Streets.
A pilot test is currently underway to
see if a filter is the answer. The water
is run through media (sand) and the
manganese is collected, leaving clearer
water. The study is to determine how
long the village can run the well before
it starts to break through. Once the test
is completed, their engineer will prepare
a report to the Health Department which
will comment or approve the installation.
The hope is that once the filter is
installed, there will be very minimal
levels of manganese in the water and no
discoloration.
Nelson advised the village board at
their meeting last week that they have
another week of testing to go.
The Walden Fire Department proudly displayed Old Glory over Bradley Park last Tuesday, during National Night Out. More photos on page 35.
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SERVING CRAWFORD, GARDINER, MAYBROOK, MONTGOMERY, PINE BUSH, SHAWANGUNK, WALDEN AND WALLKILL