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General News: State Grant for Riverfront Revitalization
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| The riverfront in winter |
December 20, 2007
The village of Cornwall-on-Hudson will be receiving a $25,000 grant from the New York State Hudson River Estuary program, it was announced on Wednesday.
The grant, which was requested by the Riverfront Revitalization Committee, will be used to develop a plan to improve access to boating, fishing, swimming and river watching at Donahue Memorial Park.
John Wenz, the chair of the committee, said it was “exciting news” to learn about the grant. He said it will be added to money already in the group’s budget to pay for a consultant who will study options, hold public hearings, and create a plan that will enable the village to get future funding.
In 2006, the riverfront revitalization committee held a series of public hearings in Cornwall-on-Hudson about what should be done with the riverfront. Some people suggested making the waterfront more accessible to the public and the development of a better landing dock. Others wanted to keep the area just like it is.
Earlier this year, state senator Bill Larkin (R-Cornwall-on-Hudson) made a $60,000 grant to the village to begin planning a low-impact pier head on the river. The department of public works has also been given money by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to build a moffia wall to strengthen the shoreline in Donahue Park.
Wenz says that the state wants municipalities to open the waterfront to the public. In fact, he says, it is unconstitutional to keep people out. But he also wants to be sure that the process of developing the waterfront is open and democratic. “We want to encourage people to have a dialogue,” he said, “instead of jumping to conclusions.”
He rejected notions that the revitalization committee wants to bring restaurants and commercial development to the landing area. In the year and a half since the committee was formed, the only improvement in the area is the installation of a port-a-potty that was ordered by Mayor Joseph Gross last spring.
Another grant awarded by the Hudson River Estuary program this week targets a waterway that flows through Cornwall, Moodna Creek. The Orange County Water Authority will receive $45,000 to coordinate municipalities in the Moodna Watershed area to focus on a variety of issues facing this critical water resource.
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