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Maybe another Camp David?
County Executive Edward Diana is hoping
he can turn what has been a town’s lemon into lemonade.
Orange County bought the Camp LaGuardia
property for $8.5 million last year from the City
of New York. Now it’s pared down the list of possible
developers to three for the 258-acre homeless men’s
shelter built during the 1940s.
Camp LaGuardia was a thorn in the side
for many communities surrounding it, but thorn no
more, says Diana. At one point, the county got the
city to fence in the entire 258-acre parcel to keep
residents in. It didn’t stop them from walking through
the front gates and creating a nuisance on what
were otherwise bucolic country roads.
Steve Neuhaus, who was elected to the supervisor’s
office in Chester, says he’ll work with town of
Blooming Grove Supervisor Charles Bohan and the
county to make sure “that Camp LaGuardia is used
for the greatest potential. ...it’s a wonderful
opportunity for us to get it back on the tax rolls.
Not only is the Monroe-Woodbury school district
losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue
that the camp generated, but both Chester and Blooming
Grove have lost out, too.”
Diana promised he’d deliver – now Neuhaus,
Bohan and the Orange County
Legislature will work to bring Camp LaGuardia
back as a vibrant part of the community. “That’s
what we’re hoping for,” said Neuhaus.
All you need is love
It’s a sign of the times – election time,
that is. Now that the local races are over and signs
have come down for those races, new ones
are popping up for the presidential race. The Ron
Paul fans who put up this one may have had John
Lennon in mind when they put together their entry.
Here’s one asking voters to choose Ron
Paul.
Is the “summer of love” making a comeback
in 2008?
New businesses join our Hudson Valley family:
Sparkling Songs – The
kind that have a special fizz to them.
Earth to Table – Let’s
hope it’s washed before serving.
Ready, Set, Serve – A
prelude to ready, set, eat!
Eagle Eye Cleaning – Will
keep an eagle eye out for those after-Christmas
cobwebs that seem to spring from nowhere.
KGB Construction – Spying
for perfect projects.
Manny’s Old School Boxing Gym
– Where you might run into the ghosts of Jake LaMotta
and Rocky Marciano.
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