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YORKTOWN, N.Y. – A plan to demolish the Granite Knolls barn and revitalize the property is moving along after the Town Board agreed to award another bid last week.
“We voted to spend $6,200 to pull out the stumps, put in top soil, seed the field, put in drainage where the driveway comes in,” said council member Dave Paganelli.
The $6,200 comes out of a $25,000 line item the town set aside in the 2012 budget, according to council member Terrence Murphy. At the previous town board meeting, the board awarded a $1,900 bid for asbestos abatement and $14,862 for roll-off containers for debris during the demolition.
Town Supervisor Michael Grace has said the actual demolition of the building will likely be done by the town’s Highway Department, but the final decision would be made by the board at a later date.
Grace hopes to build a dog park on the Stoney Street property and said the space will be assessed further once the barn is torn down.
The dog park idea has been met with skepticism by some residents, including David Rocco, president of Yorktown Community Dog Park. Rocco believes the space is simply not big enough.
Grace asked Rocco to wait until the barn is taken down to assess the space. He said the dog park might not be relegated to just the barn area, and the property across the street next to Phoenix House could also be included in the final plans.
Comments (4)
At least I'm a voter and can admit I did not vote for Murphy as I watched him stand in front of all the supermarkets and reiterate the same thing over and over with no answers...oh yeah, taxes are too high and when I asked him what his plan was he had none and his wife said he "would figure out". Just because you went to High School with him doesn't mean he's a good candidate. He comes from the Yorktown line of students who have no idea of civic responsibility and most like cut out social studies class but can use a lacrosse stick. It's basically the dumb jock syndrome that Yorktown is famous for. In addition, the Republican party couldn't find a candidate and he was there guinea pig so now they have him running every couple of years for any position. All I'm saying it's nice that he shows up for his photos at all these events but we need candidates/elected officials who just don't say cliche answers all the time since they have no knowledge. That's what you got with Murphy.
Very well said, Joe. Online anonymity is virtual inebriation, where it empowers the weak of character to talk tough all of a sudden because cheap bravado kicks in to cover the cowardice.
Has anyone noticed at these meetings that Terrence Murphy adds nothing to any conversation, debate or added intelligent dialog.
At least he’s brave enough to get in front of people and not hide behind screen names. Never ceases to amaze me how “brave” people are when they can take shots at people from behind a “cyber-wall.”
Amazes me how "dull" people look when they hide like this.