Okay, now let me see if I understand this correctly. The new building inspector shut down the DPW facility due to a lack of a Certificate of Occupancy? And this all of a sudden came to light? Sounds like someone was a fishing adventure to me. Does this mean that Mayor Joe will have to vacate his residence because he didn't receive a CO for his addition in how many years???
Again, sounds like someone was instructed to "look a little deeper" and find something, anything, to make us look good before the election!

I don't understand how a village of only a few square miles has this huge building on prime real estate . I say if we cant find the drawings, bulldoze the new building then sell the property to pay off debt.

No stamped plans, the state requires this action and people put their personal agenda forward. This is a million dollar project!

I just read the Times record and they have a story on the dpw building but it sure doesn't read the same as the editors account on this site. here is the link to the record. http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100220/NEWS/100219541

It reads that some employees complained that the building sometimes moves when its windy.

Is the gazebo next for not having handicap access?

Who was the mayor when this was contructed? Who was the bldg. inspector when this was being built? Who was the contractor that built it? Who is the village clerk/dept. secretaries who are being paid to keep such records? Inquiring minds want to be sure we get the answers. Imagine the nerve of the new bldg. inpsector...doing the job we're paying him to do. How 'bout the other elected officials/village employees we paid (plus health & pension benefits) at the time of this construction project? Shame on you!

I ask again why did the village build a million dollar storage facility to house dpw?

Yes the village spent over a million on this. Total cost land and the construction of the site and all buildings.

Ok, then why did we move dpw from a 20 year old building that I'm sure was sufficient for 2 square miles of village? We could of used that land for a museum or some other type of business. Yes I couldn't even imagine a home on that site, I believe its in a light industrial zone. I just think our planning was out of touch.

It appears that from the few messages that there is a long history of poor decision making in the Village and Town over land use. There are great resources regionally to help us tackle such problems. The Open Space Institute, The Hudson River Valley Greenway and our County Planning Department. Perhaps instead of haggling voer a few parking spaces and an ice cream shop we should foster a plan for the future of our community and the natural resources around us.

It's all online for your reading pleasure, copy and paste in your browser:

http://cornwall-on-hudson.org/Minutes/Village%20Board/vb050602.pdf

http://cornwall-on-hudson.org/Minutes/Village%20Board/vb050707.pdf

Not all but enuf to see who should remember what.

is there dialog in the decision why the village needs this building?