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The Villages: Special Meeting and Music on Tuesday in Nyack

Published

July 11, 2022

This week in the Villages: A special municipal meeting and music in Nyack. The Village of Nyack will hold a meeting on Tuesday, July 12 at 5 pm to discuss progress on the Broadway Streetscape Project. Music on the Hudson concert series continues the same day at 7pm with a performance by Sign of the 4 , your weekly weather prediction, Covid updates, upcoming meetings and much more!

Construction briefly halted on Broadway Streetscape Project

Road work on the Broadway Streetscape project was halted briefly on Thursday last week when new vaults were discovered in the area of Strawberry Place, delaying the concrete pour. Construction continued on Friday.

A special meeting of the Village Board will be held on Tuesday, July 12 at 5 pm via Zoom to discuss the next phase of the Broadway Streetscape Project will explore the next phase of the project. An agenda for the meeting and the Zoom link are available on the Village of Nyack website or by clicking here.

Stay tuned . . .

In Other Relevant News

ICYM Our Stuff: Bill Batson’s latest “Nyack Sketch Log”, Mike Hays’ most recent “Nyack People & Places”; and our coverage in last week’s “The Villages”.

Weather Prediction

Temperatures will creep up over 90 degrees for Tuesday and Wednesday. Rain is forecasted for Tuesday. Evening temperatures are milder making for good sleeping weather. Evening thunderstorms expected on Sunday. [National Weather Service]

Covid Update

Severe cases and hospitalizations in the greater Nyack area remain relatively low. As of July 11, the CDC is classifying Rockland County at a “low” Covid threat level.

The county is reporting 1.7 gross hospitalization per 100,000 people (down from 1.92 last week).
Hospital capacity is not threatened.
A total of 18 people (up from 13 last week) in Rockland county were hospitalized for Covid related issues; 9 of those patients were symptomatic.
Another week with no new deaths added(!); Rockland’s Covid-related death total is now 1,189.
To find out what case and hospitalization trends look like in your town, click here.
Here’s the CDC’s data on Rockland.

Testing Info

Get free at-home Covid tests sent to your home, visit Covidtest.gov. Or pick them up at Village Hall in Nyack, Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.

More than 81.4% of eligible people in Rockland County are vaccinated with at least one dose. To schedule an appointment for a 1st dose, 3rd dose (for immunocompromised), or booster COVID-19 vaccine from any Rockland County Department of Health Clinic visit rocklandgov.com/departments/health/. To search for additional COVID-19 vaccination opportunities nearby visit vaccines.gov.

Find a COVID-19 testing site near you, by visiting coronavirus.health.ny.gov. Individuals who have questions regarding eligibility or access for testing should call the New York State COVID-19 Hotline at 1-888-364-3065 or visit the NYSDOH website covid19screening.health.ny.gov.

Village Updates

Nyack

The budget workshops are all wrapped up. If you haven’t seen it, take a look at the second draft of Nyack’s Appropriations budget (what they plan to spend). And the second draft of their Revenue budget (how they make their money). Not clear how or if it all those numbers have changed, but we’ll keep you updated. As of now, the budget is $6,055,600.91 coming in and going out 2022-2023.

Drop off humanitarian aid for victims of the war in Ukraine (, including first aid, painkillers, blankets, baby food, diapers, non-perishable food, antibiotics and more, at Village Hall, 9 N. Broadway (or at the Orangetown town hall, 26 W. Orangeburg Rd.).

Here’s the list of all upcoming meetings posted for the Village of Nyack.

Upper Nyack

Click here for updates from the Village of Upper Nyack.

Orangetown

There are several meetings this week in Orangetown, click here to find out what, when and where.

Check out the draft chapters of Orangetown’s new 2022 Comprehensive Plan.

ICYMI: Here’s the official resolution Orangetown enacted with regards to the sale of two South Nyack properties, which appears to say the proceeds will go toward wiping out South Nyack’s debt, which is what South Nyack officials were lobbying for as the dissolution date approached.

Help limit greenhouse gasses and curb pollution by joining this new food scraps recycling program.

Check out the Orangetown YouTube channel, and this video of a recent special town board meeting, which included renderings of a new town hall.

Clarkstown

The Technical Advisory Committee, which “evaluates the technical adequacy of land development applications and decides their readiness for Planning Board review,” meets most Wednesdays, including Wednesday July 13, from 10 am to noon, in the town hall’s Historic Map Room.

For a calendar list of all Clarkstown meetings and events, click here.

Other Local Updates

South Nyack advocates have filed a petition with the town of Orangetown seeking to show support for a new Elizabeth Place Playground — the grassy play area and dog park just south of 87 and right off the Esposito trail. After South Nyack dissolved in March, the town found the playground equipment at Elizabeth Place was unsafe and not compliant with ADA regulations and removed it. A new ADA compliant park has been proposed and advocates want to see the proposal approved and implemented. Click here to read and/or sign the petition.

Nyack Schools

Let your voice be heard about Nyack public schools by filling out this “Community Pulse” survey.

Applications are now being accepted for universal pre-K and full-day kindergarten.

Masks are currently optional for all students and staff in all Nyack district schools.

Find out what else is going on in Nyack-area schools at Home Page – Nyack Public Schools (nyackschools.org)

Rockland-wide

The Reviving Rockland Restaurants Grant Program will reimburse businesses between $5,000 and $25,000 for past expenses or fund future expenses for eligible outdoor dining COVID-19 mitigation equipment. Eligible entities include restaurants, food stands, food trucks, bars, saloons, lounges, taverns, bakeries, delis, cafes, breweries, wineries, and other similar places of business. For more information and to download an application visit rocklandgov.com.
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