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General News: Residents Question Impact of New Cancer Center
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| Rendering of the proposed cancer center |
September 07, 2007
Residents in the Laurel Avenue area came out to express their concerns to the Cornwall planning board Wednesday evening about a proposed cancer treatment center at St. Luke’s Cornwall hospital.
The proposed two-story, 20,000-feet building would sit in front of the main hospital building and would be attached by a walkway.
Laurel Avenue resident Bob Farkas is one of several neighbors concerned about quality-of-life issues, including the intrusion of medical helicopters that land at the hospital and the proposed addition of more than 90 parking spaces. “How ugly the parking lot looks compared to the existing parking,” Farkas told the planning board. “What will it look like with 250 cars in it?
Town board member Randy Clark also questioned the impact on neighbors of noise and lights at the proposed cancer treatment center. Clark noted that neighbors are affected by the outdoor smoking by hospital employees, saying they have made “Laurel Avenue a community ashtray.”
Hospital CEO Alan Atzrott addressed some of these concerns, noting that the cancer center will not be using a helicopter. He agreed that smoking is an issue and noted that the hospital had embarked on a smoking cessation program for employees.
Peter Duggan spoke in support of the proposed facility, which will offer radiation and chemotherapy along with other cancer treatment services. “It is a sad situation for the people of Laurel Avenue,” he said, “but necessary.”
When one resident, Tony Cisco, asked the board to tie the façade of the proposed cancer center to that of the original building, there was agreement from board members and those in the audience. Others criticized the lack of landscaping that would help to shield the center from public view.
Planning board member Led Klosky proposed that the visual and historical aspects of the project should be re-examined and board chairman Neil Novesky agreed that the public hearing on the subject would continue at the board’s next meeting in October. “We are willing to work with the community,” Novesky said.
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sloan-kettering turns down many patients they feel are terminal because it is reasearch oriented and doesnt want death tools on its history. it isnt the finest, it is just heartless and picky ... if you need a good oncologist try nyu clinical cancer center ... also from experience being a cornwall resident attempting to keep a ny oncologist for a cancer center is very taxing. having a good treatment center here would be a relif for me
posted by gump3b on 09/08/07 at 12:00 AM
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I truely hope the people with negative feelings never need to use a facility like the one being proposed.
posted by Hooley on 09/09/07 at 12:00 AM
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