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General News: Village Discusses Water With Washingtonville
April 22, 2009
By Ann Taylor Cerone
Cornwall-on-Hudson mayor Joseph Gross met last week with Washingtonville mayor Tom DeVinko in response to the Orange County Water Authority report suggesting that Cornwall sell water to Washingtonville, which has struggled in past periods of drought to tap enough water to comfortably serve its residents.
“Mr. DeVinko did not ask for any renewal of talks [concerning the purchase of water from Cornwall,]” said Mayor Gross at Monday night’s village board meeting. DeVinko is more interested in tapping into a Kiryas Joel pipeline instead, said Gross.
The idea of purchasing water from Cornwall was originally brought forward by the village of Washingtonville in 2005, when a statewide drought hit the village hard.
“They were in dire straights,” said water superintendent Robert June at Monday night’s village board meeting. “They approached the village requesting a long-term tap into the water system out by Jackson Avenue, and in the event that their tanks dropped below safe levels, to draw from a few fire hydrants [in the same vicinity].”
Shortly after the talks started on all this, however, Washingtonville got two of its smaller wells back on line and the drought ended. “The emergency went away,” said June.
Earlier this month a report produced by the Orange County Water Authority renewed the life of this idea and suggested that Washingtonville again consider buying water from Cornwall.
Board member Rick Gioia believes there could be an increasing pressure on Cornwall because of its valued water resources. “ How we grant large scale water permits, and the conditions I would think we have the power to make, is something we need to consider as the village goes forward with its master plan,” he said.
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It's interesting, and certainly telling, that no one has commented on this article, to date. In light of the passion stirred by the riverfront memorial, I'm wondering why the present doesn't grab people the way the past does. We would be much better drivers if we look through the windshield more than the rear view mirror.
Sincerely,
Rick Gioia
posted by Rick Gioia on 04/27/09 at 9:29 PM
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