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General News: Leaders Debate Responsibility for Bike & Hike
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| When the Storm King Hike and Bike was cancelled this past weekend, a notification was added to the sign on Hudson Street. |
October 18, 2011
By Charlie B. Scirbona
Village Mayor Brendan Coyne brought up a possible safety issue at the Storm King Hike and Bike during the monthly business meeting Monday.
Coyne said he had talked with village Police Officer John Pena about two incidents on October 2 involving a police chase and people walking up Route 218, even though the hike and bike was canceled that day for the 2011 River View Run for Parkinson’s Research.
Coyne said that after the first call from the Town of Cornwall dispatcher came at 12:15 pm, and said that people were still walking up the road, possibly unaware that the walk was off and the road was open to traffic. Pena said he found around a dozen people on the road near the village and another dozen at High Point and asked them to leave .The Parkinson’s walk finished around 11:30 am.
Pena had to return around 1:50 pm to go after a motorcyclist who was seen riding on the sidewalks near Camp Olmstead. When he attempted to pull the rider over the person fled up 218, where again there were around a dozen people walking on the road according to the mayor.
During the work session Pena asked the board to do a more thorough job of notifying the public when the hike and bike was canceled. This past weekend signs were place through out the town and village, including one placed over the large hike and bike sign on Hudson Street, stating that the event was again canceled, this time due to road work.
Village Trustee Andrew Argenio said that that weekend the group that runs the hike and bike did not have a permit to close the road and that the mayor should complain to the Kelly family, who organized the road race that day and had the permit, about the issues that day and not him.
Deputy Mayor Mark Edsall said that while the board voted to support the hike and bike, the village doesn’t hold the permit for the event and has no jurisdiction over it. He suggested the board tell Town of Highlands Supervisor Edward Magryta about the issues because Highlands has that jurisdiction.
Argenio again contested that because the group running the hike and bike didn’t have a permit for October 2 they weren’t responsible for the people walking up the road that day.
Trustee Jim Kane said there the bottom line was the safety of village residents and people coming to the village for the hike and bike, and that there was nothing wrong with taking an extra step by talking to the Town of Highlands supervisor.
“You’re acting as if there is something wrong with the hike and bike,” Kane said, “I’ve been on it, it’s a great event, we’re taking the extra step of notifying people that there is a potential safety issue.”
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Here is the vido of the meeting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlTT8tLDx6A&feature=channel_video_title
posted by Andrew Argenio on 10/18/11 at 8:38 PM
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This past Sunday after church our family decided to take advantage of the hike and bike. I should of noticed the absence of greeters and the sign that positioned bikes on one side and walkers on the other but that beautiful day and two rambunctious young boys had us thinking of reaching the lookout point. We had no idea until this article was published that the event was closed for that day (10-16). So maybe a sign on the gate would help next time? unless of course I missed that too.
Never the less its a great event and I hear others talk about it from other communities so maybe we could expand on the event for next year!
posted by J Buescher on 10/18/11 at 9:35 PM
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I believe Rt. 218 is a public road. I don't think there is anything prohibiting anyone from walking or cycling on 218 anytime the road is open. While it might not be the most sensible thing to to, it isn't illegal to walk up 218 is it?
posted by Christopher Dauerer on 10/19/11 at 1:54 PM
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Communication in the way of signs!
posted by Pamela Favorite on 10/19/11 at 6:52 PM
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Hopefully the powers to be continue this great activity for those who wish to enjoy a great resource.
posted by john disalvo on 10/20/11 at 6:24 AM
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