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General News: Village Reluctant on NYMA Annexation

August 17, 2010

Leaders of the village of Cornwall-on-Hudson are not eager to jump into the issue of annexation of the New York Military Academy despite efforts by some area residents to push the concept.

On Monday, Neil Drislane, a village resident, asked members of the Cornwall-on-Hudson board of trustees to clarify their positions on a possible annexation of the property, which has been proposed as a fallback measure should the school fail to overcome its financial difficulties. Last week, former Cornwall supervisor Richard Randazzo again called on the town board to negotiate an agreement with NYMA that could lead to an annexation of the property into the village, a step that would prevent another buyer from getting it and creating a separate village within the town. The 121-acre school lies entirely within the town of Cornwall.

Annexation Could Create Problems for the Village

Village mayor Joseph Gross said that he would remain silent on the issue of annexation because he has not been approached by anyone from the town with a proposal for it. Trustee Mark Edsall, who as the town’s engineer has meet with the parties who plan to develop some parts of the property, said that he would prefer to see the school succeed or for the town buy the property before annexation.

Drislane urged the board to be pro-active about the situation and noted that the town could ask for a preliminary agreement on annexation as part of its negotiations with the school.

Mayor Gross said that any move by the village would require legal research, Trustee Barbara Gosda agreed that village would need a lot more information to make a decision. “It is huge for us,” Gosda said, “It could be a very big problem and it could change our village in many, many ways, so we have to have many, many answers before we can agree.”



Comments:

A "big picture" view of this.

"IF" the Village annex's the property, to block a future 2nd Village from popping up, it will open the door for who ever buys that property to over develop it just like say, for instance, Kyras Joel, and when that element is populated enough, they will block vote their candate into EVERY trustee position until they have majority vote on all VOCH affairs and THEN they WILL have control of the Water Shed they have been desperatly trying to pilfer from us for some time now. Maybe our officials cant say it publically, but the wrighting is on the wall without much imagination on anyone's part.

It's a land grab folks (CUT FOR LENGTH, Editor)


posted by Richard Bachman on 08/17/10 at 6:32 PM

Wow Mr Bachman nice thinking.Out of the box thinking is what we need.I was puzzled by the village attorny woried about tax revenue on theoretical property that we may annex. If the village anexed it we would have gotten along without that money,why is it an issue.I think you bring up a great point about a potential takeover of the village assets ,water. It is clear the water master plan will be the county putting in a water line to feed KJ from wells in cornwall.It is no suprise to me whar engineer is involved in this, Mark Edsall has worked for the county on the water master plan that includes a pipeline from cornwall to KJ.He is also the water commisioner for the village.


posted by Andrew Argenio on 08/17/10 at 9:34 PM

Good night folks.

I'm done posting here until this silly cut for lehgth cencorship is stopped.

My comment was well thought out, and is now a shell of what it should have portrayed.

How can anyone form a properly constructed opinion when within charachter guidlines.

This is rediculous.


posted by Richard Bachman on 08/17/10 at 11:05 PM

I think its important to note the law firms representing the village and who their clients are in addition to COH. It's a little close in my opinion and I would question what may appear to be an unbiased opinion.


posted by Rachael Skigen on 08/18/10 at 9:09 AM

Richard,
I do wish I could have read your full post. Wow the eater is essential for all existence of life. Good point. There is a chance that perhaps the quaint town and village of corneall and its residence can resist the forthcoming change in culture here. Folks involved need to discuss the issues ethically and wisely to ensure that an informed community can make wise decisions on the fate of the area. The elected officials must be very well educated in issues that we are facing. Perhaps new faces will arise from this to run for elected office that have knowledge if legal and or zoning laws


posted by j h on 08/19/10 at 6:50 PM

water (above)


posted by j h on 08/19/10 at 6:51 PM

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