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Public Hearing held Friday, March ~,1983 at 7:00p.m. at the Village Offices in the American Legion Building on Spring Street. Present: Mayor Sy~ett~ Trustees Carey, Cioppa, ~nd Greco, and Attorney Lyons. (Deputy Mayor,~stee Costa was in the hospital; Trustee Mazochi required to work with WCSD on implementing split-session.) Mayor Sy,,~ett opened the public'hearing ~d invited public comment on suggestions for projects to be conaidered for the Community Develppment Block Grant Program.' Attorney Lyons explained that the purpose of the hearing was to elicit comments from the public to aid in the identification and selection of projects, and to obtain the views of the resi- dents on the community development and housing needs of the Village. Mayor Synnett,observed that there were no representatives of the media present. He further stated that the Village had been trying to obtain funds under various grant programs for several years, but heretofore had not been found eligible; but that with the Comuty Consortium the Village was now eli- gible for between $25,000 to $100,000. Some of the projects suggested included rehabilitation Of the downtown central business district in reference to the derelict buildings on West Main Street, and the creation of a park on Village land at 2~-26 West Main Street. Charlotte Rosewhite of Givens Avenue stated that it was a good idea to address the delapidated buildings on West Main .Street because left,in their present condition someone will be hurt. She also noted that the sidewalks need repair. Mayor S~'~nett explained that the sidewalks are scheduled to be taken care of as part of the State 9D project this spring. Charles Rosewhlte of Givens Avenue inquired as to the granite blocks formerly at the bottom of Main Street hill Mayor Sy~ett said that that area would be part of the State construction project. Trustee Cioppa presented a number of letters from the Wappingers Falls Visual Environmental Committee, the Dutchess Co-nty Board of Realtors, the Wappingers Falls 0hamber of Commerce, and several area businessmen in support of a plan to demolish the burnt-out buildings on West Main Street both as it would improve the business district and e~ate what is viewed as a hazard- ous condition. Robert Bascher, representing the Zion Episcopal:Church stated that a number of parishioners were interested in participating in a Droject to rehabilitate the former Sweet-Orr building on Mill ~treet and establish a senior citizens' building.