Public Hearing Set On South Nyack Dissolution Plan

SOUTH NYACK, NY — A public hearing will be held Wednesday on the draft dissolution plan for the village of South Nyack — and it's going to be in person.

The hearing will start at 7 p.m. at the Living Christ Church, 151 S. Broadway, South Nyack.

The South Nyack Village trustees voted to accept the draft dissolution plan in June. See it online here. You can also review it at the Nyack Library by asking for it at the Adult Circulation desk on the 4th floor, or at South Nyack Village Hall, 282 S. Broadway, South Nyack.

You may still comment even if you are unable to attend the public hearing. Email comments to: jill.schwarz@southnyack.ny.gov before noon on Tuesday.

The hearing will be video recorded and posted on the village website for public viewing.

South Nyack is a village within the town of Orangetown. Three other incorporated villages in the town are Nyack, Grand View-on-Hudson and Piermont.

There are 10 unincorporated communities in Orangetown, including Blauvelt, Upper Grandview and Pearl River. Its total population of roughly 49,000 is served by a full list of departments including the Orangetown police, who already handle policing for the village of Nyack.

Living in an incorporated village, the 3,500 residents of South Nyack have their own government, including building and public works departments, local court and police force, which they shared with Grand View. They have use of some town services, including parks and recreation.
In another layer of government, there are also two school districts serving the area, with their own structure and property taxes: Nyack and South Orangetown.

Residents who wanted to end the village-level layer of local government, leaving just the town of Orangetown, filed a petition with enough signatures to force a referendum. In December, the residents of South Nyack agreed by a vote of 508 to 292.

Since then, government officials have been following the process mandated by the state. The recommended date of dissolution is March 31, 2022.

Click Here To View Village Dissolution Public Info. Meeting Questions & Answers.

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