Village looks to celebrate New Paltz
The Village of New Paltz is about to mark an important anniversary — its birthday. Village Board members have a few ideas for how best to celebrate our hometown. “This year is the 125th anniversary of the Village of New Paltz,” Mayor West explained. “So we want to do something or some things.” Although both...
Draft village budget proposes raises for New Paltz mayor, deputy & trustees
New Paltz Village Mayor Jason West has turned in the preliminary 2012/2013 budget, which the Village Board adopted at its meeting last Wednesday. The preliminary budget calls for a $12,500 salary hike for the mayor, from $22,500 to $35,000; a $1,000 increase for each trustee, bringing his or her annual salary from $6,200 to $7,200;...
Village of New Paltz hopes that friendly signage will quell downtown noise
Noise has always been a bone of contention in the Village of New Paltz, which blends a college, residential areas and a high concentration of bars in a small area. While the past administration’s proposed noise ordinance did not go through, the village did, at the suggestion of New Paltz Police Department chief Joe Snyder,...
Planning board in village considers three-screen cinema
A future art house for film in New Paltz will take some time to get off the ground. According to village officials, the proposed Water Street Cinema has several hurdles to clear before the box office prints Ticket No. 1 on opening night. “The benefits to the community, I think, are great here. But I...
New Paltz Village Board to Hasbrouck Park Occupiers: Submit a use permit application
Despite some concerns raised by residents, the New Paltz Village Board has given the Occupy New Paltz movement, who set up camp at Hasbrouck Park in mid-December, permission to stay at the Park, with the condition that the group make a formal application for a park-use permit no later than this coming Friday, Feb. 3...
New Paltz Village Board, police consider complaints about Occupy New Paltz
The Occupy New Paltz movement, located in Hasbrouck Park in the village, is coming under scrutiny. The New Paltz Village Board has lent its support for the Occupiers to camp out, beyond the park’s curfew, and many Occupiers and residents voiced their support for the political movement that began on Wall Street and is now...
Mayor, supervisor-elect split on consolidation study recommendations
With the Government Efficiency Steering Committee voting in favor of a coterminous government for New Paltz, the ball is now in the hands of the town and village boards to see or not to see those recommendations through. The leaders at the helm of village and town, mayor Jason West and incoming supervisor Susan Zimet,...
Village of New Paltz is 31 acres larger
After years of getting lost in bureaucratic loopholes, local developer Floyd Kniffen finally received approval from both the New Paltz town and village boards to annex approximately 31 acres of his land — just north of Henry W. Dubois, near Harrington Street — from the town to the village. “Welcome to the village, Floyd,” said...