North East okays Village use of old highway garage

North East okays Village use of old highway garage

Town supervisor Chris Kennan hands memorandum of understanding documents to Millerton Mayor Jenn Najdek for her signature at the town board’s special meeting on March 21. Town councilperson Chris Mayville, left, and deputy supervisor Lana Morrison, right, in foreground.

Photo by Krista A. Briggs

MILLERTON – The Village’s need for space in the wake of the fire that gutted the Water and Highway building last month was addressed at a special meeting of the town board on Friday, March 21.

By a unanimous vote, the board approved a resolution to grant the Village usage of the Town’s old highway garage on South Center Street.

Town supervisor Chris Kennan gave his approval to the measure, saying, “I’m very eager to see us help the Village in this respect.”
Mayor Jenn Najdek was on hand at the meeting to sign a memorandum of understanding — the first step in the Village being able to utilize the unused Town structure.

The agreement, formally approved by the Village Board on Monday, March 24, will aid in alleviating the space crunch the Village has been experiencing since the Feb. 3 fire. Currently, Village staff and vehicles displaced by the fire have been temporarily housed at Village Hall amid space constraints.

The damaged structure and its burned contents still remain off-limits to the Village as the scene has still not yet been released by investigators.

In addition to approving the Village’s use of space at the former highway garage, the board also continued its review of the recommendations put forth by the now-defunct Zoning Review Committee. Additionally, they discussed potential upgrades and redevelopment of the Boulevard once zoning and funding challenges are sorted out.

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