Crossroads Project is Dead!

Remember STOP Crossroads?

Well, it is officially "stopped". The Crossroads Project is Dead!

There's a new "For Sale" sign on the Plesser property; the asking price is $4.5m for the 2 parcels or $2.975m for each separately.

Last Meet-and-Greet Tonight at Main Course

6pm at Main Course, all candidates were invited, hosted by Butch Dener

Plenty of time to schmooze before heading over to Village Board.

Word on the street is that there might actually be a sighting of Martin (McPhillips, not Sherow), he'll be the one wearing the fez.

Video from the Deyo Hall Debate

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Last Village Debate, and Other Options

Tonight is the last village election debate, at Deyo Hall on Broadhead Avenue, sponsored by the New Paltz Chamber of Commerce, 7:00. If you can't make it, I believe it will be taped and put on Channel 23 for rebroadcast later in the week. The election is next Tuesday, May 3 from 12-9 at the Village Fire House.

If you have seen enough debates, come check out "An Evening with the Fellows:Financing Smart and Sustainable Place-making", which I'll be moderating at the College Terrace at 7:30. This event will also be taped and broadcast on Channel 23.

If neither of those interest you, there is a New Paltz Government Efficiency and Effectiveness Community Advisory Committee meeting at Town Hall at 7:00. On the agenda is the recently released draft report.

Draft "Full Consolidation Study Report" Released on Web

Draft "Full Consolidation Study Report"

From newpaltz.ning.com:

The DRAFT Full Consolidation Study report provides a detailed account of the Steering Committee's efforts to analyze and compare the feasibility and impacts of various options for consolidation of the Town and Village of New Paltz. The report focuses on the creation of a Coterminous Town/Village as the preferred option for consolidation, though there is discussion of other options that have been identified (including Village Dissolution and the creation of a City).

Previous versions of the draft were reviewed with the Steering Committee, and comments or questions received were used to make revisions. A summary of the questions and the response to each is also provided in Appendix A (Question Log).

This version of the DRAFT Full Consolidation Study report is being made available to residents of the Town and Village, as well as members of the Community Advisory Committee, for the purposes of gathering public input regarding the pros and cons of consolidation. It is hoped that the details provided in the DRAFT report regarding how consolidation might occur and the impacts it would have on taxes and other areas will help residents as they consider their position on the matter.

A series of public meetings will be scheduled in order to gather public input on the findings documented in the DRAFT report. These meetings will be publicized here on the project web site calendar and via other means, so stay tuned.

Video from the Village Hall Debate

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New Paltz School Board Candidates 2011

Four candidates have submitted their names for election to the New Paltz School Board on Tuesday, May 17th. In ballot order:

Brian Cournoyer

Stephen J. Bagley

Patrick Rausch (incumbent)

Michael Hekking

Incumbent Steve Greenfield did not submit petitions to get on this May's ballot.