Helsmoortel cited the planned Holiday Inn near the Thruway, town water in Malden, natural gas on Kings Highway, work on a new Hudson River park, and assistance with the Vertis building were all mentioned.
“It’s been a great year in the village. Things are getting done.”
The town, village, the school district, the Boys and Girls Club and Family of Woodstock teamed up a number of years ago to honor local kids for doing the right thing.
After receiving approval last year to build Country Meadows, a 43-unit mixed-use housing development on North Street, Premier Development will be back before the Saugerties village planning board January 11 seeking to have that approval amended53 units of market-price housing.
The proposal would lower the speed limits on the southern approach to town, starting at the Old Stage Rd. intersection.
At its December 14 meeting, the Saugerties town board honored Brian Sawchuck, Gerry Marzec, James “Spider” Barbour and Paul Pavlovich.
Inaugurated two years ago as a way of letting local residents celebrate the start of the New Year in the village rather than going to other communities and then having to drive home, officials say this year’s-ending event will be better than ever.
“The post was basically on life support.”
What had once been a handshake agreement between the Village of Saugerties trustees and the Saugerties police department to provide
Town Supervisor Greg Helsmoortel said the not-for-profits “were doing okay,” but Marge Block, who heads the historical society, said the cut would affect her organization “a great deal.”