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State Gives Newburgh Waterfront $750K

Author: Meghan E. Murphy, Times Herald-Record
7/1/2008
Website: http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080701/BIZ/807010314&emailAFriend=1

NEWBURGH, N.Y. (July 1, 2008) — They call the grassy hill overlooking the Hudson River the place that will change Newburgh.

Monday, that place came $750,000 closer to reality under a yellow-and-white striped tent where state Sen. Bill Larkin, R-C-Cornwall-on-Hudson, handed Mayor Nick Valentine a symbolic check. That money, from the state budget, will be combined with $500,000 from an Environmental Protection Fund grant to study and plan sewer systems on the city's waterfront.

The site is where Tuxedo-based developer Leyland Alliance is planning a 30-acre project. They're also proposing a river-view hotel on the Consolidated Iron property and a rebuilt Clinton Square.

As that concept goes through the planning phases, the city needs to look at its infrastructure to accommodate Leyland and other waterfront growth.

City Manager Jean-Ann McGrane said the study will address sewer outflows to the Hudson River.

"This is an environmental project and an economic development project," she said.

But as Newburgh's elite rubbed elbows, some questioned whether the Leyland project is being built for everyone. A handful of women, children and one man stood with signs that read: "Can I live here too?"

Brenda McPhail, a member of Community Voices Heard, said the project's work-force housing — which targets people with incomes between $75,000 and $90,000 — isn't affordable for many residents.

"If there's going to be change to the city, we want it to include everyone," she said.

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	Newsroom State Gives Newburgh Waterfront $750K Author: Meghan E. Murphy, Times Herald-Record 7/1/2008 Website: http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080701/BIZ/807010314&emailAFriend=1 NEWBURGH, N.Y. (July 1, 2008) — They call the grassy hill overlooking the Hudson River the place that will change Newburgh. Monday, that place came $750,000 closer to reality under a yellow-and-white striped tent where state Sen. Bill Larkin, R-C-Cornwall-on-Hudson, handed Mayor Nick Valentine a symbolic check. That money, from the state budget, will be combined with $500,000 from an Environmental Protection Fund grant to study and plan sewer systems on the city's waterfront. The site is where Tuxedo-based developer Leyland Alliance is planning a 30-acre project. They're also proposing a river-view hotel on the Consolidated Iron property and a rebuilt Clinton Square. As that concept goes through the planning phases, the city needs to look at its infrastructure to accommodate Leyland and other waterfront growth. City Manager Jean-Ann McGrane said the study will address sewer outflows to the Hudson River. "This is an environmental project and an economic development project," she said. But as Newburgh's elite rubbed elbows, some questioned whether the Leyland project is being built for everyone. A handful of women, children and one man stood with signs that read: "Can I live here too?" Brenda McPhail, a member of Community Voices Heard, said the project's work-force housing — which targets people with incomes between $75,000 and $90,000 — isn't affordable for many residents. "If there's going to be change to the city, we want it to include everyone," she said. Back