South Nyack Sells Village Hall, DPW To Pay Down Deficit

SOUTH NYACK, NY — With just two weeks to go before South Nyack is officially dissolved, officials have worked to lower the village's deficit, which is the responsibility of the 5,000 or so residents.

They have contracts to sell both the Public Works Department and parking lot for $1.65 million and Village Hall for $615,000.

"It is essential that the proceeds of these properties be added to the net assets of the Village in order to keep our tax increase at a minimum," Mayor Bonnie Christian said in an email to residents. "If we do not sell these properties our liability can be $2,100,000.00 more than if the properties were to sell."

If those sales go through, the projected deficit is $1.2 million, for which residents of the former village will be responsible at tax time, she said. "This is the best scenario and the lowest possible debt to be paid off."

The proposed sale of the DPW property was met with resistance by its neighbors.

"Many of our residents have received erroneous information regarding the sale of the DPW/Parking lot property," Christian said. "There will be NO 18-wheelers coming into our neighborhoods. We have been working diligently with our neighboring villages, both North and South, as well as the Town of Orangetown to collectively ban 18-wheeler trucks from our local streets."

The property is to be used for material storage only, she said, and the vehicles that will be used to transport these materials are similar in weight and length as those used by the village's DPW. The times of operation will be 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. No trucks are allowed to park overnight on local streets by town law.

"The new owner will also negotiate with the neighbors for overnight parking," she said.

The village board also approved the transfer of the Fire House to the Nyack Fire District.

"Your Village Board and I have worked tirelessly to close our village with minimum financial hardship to our residents," she said. "We thank you for your support over the years and we wish you and your family all the best."

South Nyack will join 10 other 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. Three incorporated villages in the town are Nyack, Grand View-on-Hudson and Piermont.

The movement to dissolve the village started after Nyack College sold its campus to a Ramapo-based yeshiva.

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