Village Happenings
As we cross our fingers for Winter to be over, we are planning a few things:
Potholes:
This is the time of year when potholes appear, as the snow melts the cycle of freezing and thawing throughout the Winter exposes our vehicles nemesis. The village DPW will temporarily use what is known as cold patch until the asphalt plants reopen, when that occurs, we will be able to make permanent repairs.
The village does NOT control RT 17, we call the NYSDOT, and they respond within a day or so after being notified.
Village Center Park:
The village has commenced the construction on its Village Center Park with parking project. The contractor, Precise was awarded the bid for the project this last Fall.
One side of the park will remain green, undisturbed; it will be beautifully landscaped with meandering pathways, benches, gazebo, information kiosk, modern automatic led lighting all surrounded by a slated wooden fence and freshly planted greenery.
The other side will be a municipal lot with 22 premium “very close proximity to the train” spots, there will be dedicated parking on the perimeter for firefighters responding to village emergency calls. The parking lot will be connected to the existing Village Merchant lot on RT 17 next to Characters.
A designated Municipal Lot contains a pay per use parking spot from 4am to 5pm weekdays, the Merchant Lot is a free 2hr parking spot for shopping and dining in the downtown area. All village parking lots are free after 5 pm, Weekends and Holidays, this was done to support our local businesses.
New Village Vehicles:
You will soon notice four new village DPW pickup trucks, one has been delivered already, these are the work horses of our fleet, they are used during every season for plowing, salt spreading, village generated refuse, brush, tree, grass removal and many other tasks. We lost our nearly 30-year-old snow throwing machine Mid-Season this year, it will be replaced with a modern multipurpose M-7 Trackless machine with a new v-plow and snow thrower attachment. Staying with Trackless allows us to utilize all other currently owned Trackless attachments. Kudos to Superintendent DeMartino for maintaining a fantastic fleet of machines.
https://tracklessvehicles.com/
Rockland County Sewer Project:
The county has partnered with the NYS DOT to complete the remaining 126 feet of subsurface sewer pipe from Daters Crossing to Park Ave. The project was suspended due to safety concerns during the winter months but will now resume by March's end. No other information is available at this time.
More to follow…….
