Nyack will weigh in on four different Superblock scenarios at a community meeting in September. Project feasibility consultant HR&A will present preliminary concepts of the site’s redevelopment potential at The Nyack Center on Tuesday September 14 at at 7pm.

The public meeting will attempt to find a consensus on key planning and development principles to guide any future redevelopment.  Four development alternatives, ranging in scale and use, will be used as a framework for the discussion. HR&A, the lead consultant on the project, will use the public input from this meeting as direction to finalize its analysis, and help the Village Board decide on a preferred alternative.

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Nyack, August 26 — Nyack’s building inspector has issued a stop work order to Oak Hill Cemetery to halt further clear cutting of 19 trees that were supposed to be preserved.  As specified in the Planning Board’s conditional site plan approval (see minutes), the trees were only to be removed with the approval of two Village Planning Board members. Ten of the the 19 trees remain.

Oakhill Cemetery has been clear cutting a portion of their property in order to expand their operations, and did not contact the Village as required  in the approval.  Continue reading →

By Peter Klose, in Kefalonia, Greece

Last night we had the good fortune of stolling down the esplanade under a full moon.   The kids were on scooters, the sidewalks packed with families walking “downtown” in search of dinner, dessert, or just company.

Summertime in Greece, and all over Europe, includes these evening strolls as part of the daily ritual of friends, family and social commradarie.  Around eight in the evening, people put on their slacks, dresses and their walking shoes, and head out to the village square (in Greece its called the “platia”), but the sentiment is the same– see and be seen.

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by Samuel Anderson

Nyack’s mayor Richard Kavesh spoke about the recent appointees to the Nyack Housing Authority, Marie Lorenzini and Cara Bristol. Founded in 1960 The Housing Authority owns and operates Nyack’s three low-income properties, Waldron Terrace, Depew Manor and the Nyack Senior Center.

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Nyack’s Oakhill Cemetery has a lot fewer trees now that it has begun its expansion for more burial space. In the last few days, heavy equipment has taken out most of the large trees on the piece of land along Rte 9W on the north end of the cemetery.

The cemetery received site plan approval (see Village site for minutes) last summer from the Planning Board.

Upper Nyack, Wed July 21  — The Upper Nyack Planning Board meets tonight at 7:30p. The first item on the agenda concerns Petersen’s Boatyard.

JULIUS PETERSEN INC. [Owner], VAN HOUTEN HOLDING CORP./K. GRAEFE & SONS CORP. [Applicant], 1 VAN HOUTEN ST., COUNTY MAP NO. 60.18-01-13 Review of application for Special Permit for operation of boatyard/marina, to include boat building, marine contracting, dock building for recreational and commercial boating, and all related services; review of site plan for construction of replacement buildings on property located in Commercial Zoning District MB (Marine/Business).

Photo Credit: Nyack Daily Snapshot

by Peter Klose

As Chairman of Nyack’s Planning Board, I received an inspirational compendium of riverfront revitalization projects undertaken by various Hudson River communities in partnership with Scenic Hudson, a group which has been instrumental in encouraging the revitalization of Nyack’s park and marina. They are especially cognizent of the future of non-motorized access to the Hudson, and various environmentally responsible programs relating to development of waterfronts throughout the Hudson River Valley.  Continue reading →

South Nyack’s Comprehensive Plan is getting support from the Hudson River Valley Greenway in the form of a $7500 matching grant. The funds will be used to hire a planning consultant to develop a 10-20 year planning document which anticipates the impact of a replacement Tappan Zee Bridge.

“We will be moving forward with the work of hiring a planner to assist the village with the plan in the near future,” says South Nyack Mayor Mayor Patricia DuBow. The last comprehensive plan for the village was completed in 1969.

Last month, South Nyack residents met to discuss an initial survey designed to collect community input. One of the ideas being considered was a “lid park” built on top of 287 as it passes through South Nyack.

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Wed June 30 4p-8p Meeting at Palisades Mall

The times when the average person can have an impact on a $16B project planned to last 100 years are few and far between. Two of those times occur this week when the Tappan Zee Bridge/I-287 Corridor Project hosts open houses asking the public to weigh in on plans for a replacement TZB and regional transit system.

Rockland County residents are invited to The Palisades Center’s 4th floor Adler Community Room on Wednesday 6/30 from 4p-8p. On Monday 6/28, officials will hear from the public at the Westchester Marriott from 4-8p.

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by Richard Dysinger

South Nyack, June 18 — Last night over 60 South Nyack residents gathered in the Fire Hall to discuss and respond to a comprehensive survey mailed out by the Village of South Nyack.

This survey is the initial step in formulating a comprehensive plan for the Village of South Nyack. The last comprehensive plan for the village was in 1969. The Mayor and the trustees formed a Comprehensive Plan subcommittee in order to make sure that a new plan is in place if and when the construction of a new Tappan Zee Bridge begins.   Continue reading →