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General News: Changes on Tap in Village Square
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| Barbara Gosda recently gave a tour of the bandstand area, including the sidewalk behind her, which will be widened. |
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| Look for these new parking signs in the village in the near future. |
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| The exterior of Drew's on the Square. |
July 22, 2008
Three actions by the village board could change the look of the village square area in the weeks and months ahead.
First, the board approved the recommendations of the Village Square Improvement Committee, except in the areas that touched on traffic patterns at three intersections along Hudson Street.
Board member Mark Edsall, who is an engineer, said that a state highway traffic engineer would have to determine what is best for the intersections of Hudson with Academy Avenue, Duncan Avenue and Dock Hill Road. The draft recommendations from the committee had called for a t-shaped intersection with stop signs at Academy Avenue and Dock Hill Road. It had also recommended extending the curb at Duncan Avenue. The best the village could do, Edall said, was identify them as problems. Changing the color of pedestrian crosswalks on Hudson Street to make them more visible will also be decided by the state.
Other recommendations can now move ahead, including the plan to widen the walkway through the bandstand park from three to six feet. Committee chair Barbara Gosda, who is also a trustee, said the village has the money in a grant from state representative Nancy Calhoun to use for the walkway. Plans call for a new stonewall along the walk, embedded with lights. Electrical work is also needed to clean up the area under the large spruce tree.
The village board also approved a new sign to be installed in the village area, pointing drivers to the municipal parking lot. The signs will be hung from a wrought-iron hanger, as part of an effort to add character to the village. New street name signs are also planned that would contribute to a consistent design look.
In a third, unrelated, vote on Monday night, the trustees approved a request by the restaurant Drew’s on the Square to provide sidewalk dining on Idlewild Avenue. Certain restrictions will apply to the service, including the need to keep a five-foot wide walkway for pedestrians, but the resolution will allow the new restaurant to set up tables for dining outside.
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I really can't see stop signs working at the intersections mentioned. If anyone thinks a stop sign will work I invite them to visit the Cliffside Park area and watch how well they work there. Stop signs at the corners of Hedges Ave and River St and Cornwall Ave and River St might as well be taken down. Not only do folks ignore the signs but some even think stop means speed up. I often thought about notifying the police about this until I seen a police car come out of Hedges Ave onto River St without stopping. My advise to the Improvement Committee is to go back to the drawing board on this and come up with another idea. From what I see in Cliffside, stop signs don't work.
posted by j. cornish on 07/22/08 at 5:49 PM
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One of the committee's recommendations is, or at least was, to cut the lower branches off the big spruce tree up 6 feet "to enhance visibility." I hope it doesn't happen.
That tree is our living "Rock Center" tree, indeed it's the Village's holiday landmark. Cutting those lower branches off is something that will deface it and obviously cannot be reversed once done. It clearly would be an act of vandalism if it happened under any other circumstances.
I hope that part of the committee's recommendations either has or will be reconsidered and our holiday tree spared the chainsaw.
Jonathan Chase,
Cornwall on Hudson
posted by eastsider on 07/22/08 at 8:52 PM
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what does that mean"electrical work is needed to clean up the area under the spruce tree"
posted by Susan on 07/24/08 at 1:50 AM
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There area several double electrical outlets accessible from the back of the tree which need safety covers.They do not meet electrical code specifications.
Barbara Gosda
posted by bj123 on 07/25/08 at 10:49 PM
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