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General News: NYMA Official Shares VIew of Future
December 02, 2010
Enrollment is up at New York Military Academy and David Fields, the president of the school’s board of trustees, said that he will be in town this weekend for an open house where at least 18 prospective cadets and their families will be shown around the campus.
Fields said that school administrators expect to have about 90 cadets enrolled in the second semester, up from the 60 or so who signed up at the beginning of the year. “The school is moving forward and the educational program is moving forward and that is propelling a lot of interest in the school right now,” Fields said in an interview on Thursday.
Fields also described the momentum that built after a successful homecoming weekend in October when alumni could see first-hand the progress made on campus, in the curriculum and in staff development. “We have a new vision and direction and we are starting to see some changes,” he said.
No Agreement Yet With Town on Development Plan
One change that Fields said did not sit well with some of the school's stakeholders is the proposal by the town of Cornwall to purchase some of the NYMA property. He noted that when he and other investors presented a financial rescue plan to the town council last July, the town did not express an interest in purchasing some of the property. That rescue plan, which included a proposal to develop residential properties on unused portions of the NYMA campus, allowed NYMA to stay open and pay off some large debts.
In August, the town council decided to look into making an offer to purchase a portion of the property and a month later passed a moratorium on building permits in town. Fields said that he doesn't think a purchase agreement should be a requirement for getting the zoning approved for the project He'd like to see the plan that has been developed by Ray Yannone of Storm King Builders to construct about two dozen homes move through the zoning and planning process without it. He also said NYMA would request a hardship exemption from the town building moratorium.
Town supervisor Kevin Quigley says he expects to sit down with David Fields soon, but meanwhile he is concerned about giving NYMA “carte blanche” development rights. Saying he still needs to see what other council members think about pushing its proposal to purchase a portion of NYMA, Quigley said that his top concern is safeguarding the future of that property.
David Fields says he is still optimistic. “We all started at the same side of the table and I don’t want us to be on opposite sides of the table,” he said. “That’s not something that we intend to do.”
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I Request for the Town to Maintain their Position toward Purchase_Safeguarding the Playing Fields & Surrounding Acreage of NYMA.
This is Preferable to most all rather than that of congested Housing Development in this Pristine Area.
Respectfully,
Brian M.Tourville
nyma Class 1971
posted by brian tourville on 12/03/10 at 4:32 AM
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