New business for Route 31, Arcadia
Manufactured home sales at Finewood's
By Donna Comella

Green Meadows Home Sales will soon be operating from the Route 31 property of Rod Finewood.

Finewood and Roger Hubright have been granted authorization from the Arcadia Town Board to sell new and used manufactured homes in the lot at Finewood Furniture, just east of Newark.

Town officials gave the okay for the new business, but with certain conditions. For instance, there can be no more than 12 homes on the lot, there is to be no parking on Route 31, and the gravel drive must be improved. The NY State Department of Transportation will have jurisdiction over the driveway's upgrades, which will include paving and a new culvert pipe under the drive.

The town also gave permission for one 4-foot by 8-foot illuminated sign. There were no specific hours of operation set, but the town retained the right to revisit that issue if necessary.

Following Tuesday night's action, Town Councilman Gary Grant told Finewood and Hubright that he thought the location was good for such a business, and that he thought it would be an asset to that commercial area. The Town Board wished the men well in their new venture.

No one at the public hearing spoke against the proposed business.

In other business, the Town Board:

• Authorized several agreements that will move Water District #7 along. The largest district ever created in the Town, the project may be underway as early as next spring.

• Heard a request from Mayor Peter Blandino for a town financial contribution of $80,000 to the Newark Public Library. Gary Grant and Supervisor Joe DeSanto explained a long-standing agreement between the town and village that placed financial responsibility of the library (and the Community Center) on the village. In turn, the town accepted sole responsibility of closing costs and future monitoring costs of the landfill. DeSanto said that the remaining life of that liability and monitoring is 36 years. The Town also provides varied highway services to the village.

The Mayor said that he had heard of such an agreement, but knew that the town does indeed allocate money to the Library, but that more is needed. DeSanto said that, the agreement notwithstanding, 'Our budget is tight, too, and we don't have any extra money.'

• Held another Budget Workshop and discussed tentative figures. With rising costs and decreased revenues, officials anticipate an increase in tax rates. The board is expected to set a public hearing for sometime in early November.

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