Narrowsburg School bidders confirm lawsuit filed against school district

Posted 8/21/12

Dear friends, supporters and neighbors,

We thank you all for your continued encouragement and support for our plan for the Narrowsburg School building. We share with you the information that a …

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Narrowsburg School bidders confirm lawsuit filed against school district

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Dear friends, supporters and neighbors,

We thank you all for your continued encouragement and support for our plan for the Narrowsburg School building. We share with you the information that a lawsuit has been filed in the matter of the sale of the Narrowsburg School building and the nearby 14-plus acres.

We believe the issue at hand is the following: a town that has engaged in a lawful and thoughtful process to plan for its future has the right to have such processes and plans respected and upheld under the law.

We remain committed to the win-win situation, wherein the drug and alcohol treatment facility can be created within the Town of Tusten, but in a more appropriate setting. The school can be otherwise utilized in a manner that positively impacts its residents and businesses, and the town’s tax base is stable and growing.

Brendan and Kathy Weiden

Narrowsburg, NY

[Editor’s note: Last week The River Reporter reported on comments from Sullivan West School District Superintendent Nancy Hackett (www.riverreporter.com/news/4302/2014/07/30/three-hundred-letters-state-comptroller-community-organizes-oppose-school-sale) about the bidding process the school board used to award the sale of the Narrowsburg School to the owners of a Florida drug and alcohol rehab facility. In these pages today, readers will find a lengthy response to the superintendent’s comments by the steering committee of Narrowsburg Organized for Responsible School Usage (NORSU), a citizens’ action group that opposes the use. Because the letter substantially exceeded the length this newspaper allows for op-ed essays, NORSU opted not to shorten it, but to run it in its entirety as a paid advertisement.

See also this week’s editorial on this page about the zoning process and future opportunities for citizens to oppose the proposed use of the school.]

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