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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER: Tow n of War w ick Village of Warwick Warwick Valley Central School District Shop in Village of Florida Florida Union Free School District Albert Wisner Public Library Warwick Warwick Fire District Florida Fire District Pine Island Fire District The Warwick Little League VOLUME 121, NUMBER 27 WARWICK, NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2005 50¢ Town of Warwick Holds Public Visioning Open House By Katie Bisaro ple of field turf that he would like to see installed on On Wed., Nov. 30, the Town of Warwick, Village of the High School football Greenwood Lake and Village of Florida simultaneously field. Sirico explained that held Public Visioning Open Houses as the first step in a field turf would greatly process that will eventually culminate in a Parks and expand the use of the field to Recreation Plan. The public was invited to stop by any of nearly year-round for a vari- the three Open Houses to provide feedback and input ety of sports. For example, regarding the parks and recreation facilities of the greater such a field could be lined Warwick area. for football, soccer and During the informal Public Visioning Open House lacrosse and utilized residents were able to view the parks throughout the throughout the year during greater Warwick area by means of “park storyboards” that each sport’s seasons. As of were displayed around the room. Each storyboard featured now the grass field is limited photographs of the sites and summaries of each parks’ to use by the school football facilities and uses. Feedback sheets were available near each teams during the fall. storyboard; residents could share their ideas about what Expanding the use of the they felt was needed in each individual park. Additionally, field at this time is seen as Town and Village officials, members of the Recreation detrimental to field condi- Commission and representatives from the Laberge Group, tions and more costly to a community planning firm, were available to answer ques- maintain in prime condi- tions and listen to resident’s ideas. tion. Maintenance costs for Among those attending the Open House at Warwick field turf would be lower Town Hall were representatives and interested parties from over the course of a year. various local sports organizations including soccer, base- Ben Syden, Director of Photo by Katie Bisaro ball, youth football and lacrosse. Members of the Warwick Planning and Community Sharon Burton, Warwick resident and Warwick Soccer Club Trustee, examines a sam- Valley School Board of Education, administration and Development for the ple of field turf that was provided as a suggestion for improving the current football coaching staffs were also in attendance as part of the plan- Laberge Group, was on hand field at Warwick Valley High School in order to expand its use throughout the year for ning process will encompass the use of school facilities. to discuss his company’s a variety of sports. Several informal discussions were held while people moved plan for moving the entire around the room looking at the storyboards and provided process forward from these open house discussions to an mitted by Dec. 12. input for each park. evaluation of the needs of each park, the desires of the pub- The next opportunity for public participation will Village of Warwick Mayor Michael Newhard expressed lic, culminating in a Parks and Recreation Plan. Syden come after the results of the survey have been evaluated his concern that Village space is nearly maxed out and his remarked that when “developing a Parks and Recreation some time in January or February. The results will outline desire to work with the Town of Warwick to jointly acquire Plan, it is difficult to marry the needs and desires of special what facilities are available and used currently, what is land, near the Village, for future park and recreational use. interest groups, such as football, soccer and lacrosse, with needed immediately and what will be needed or desired in He would also like to see improvements to the existing those of the general public.” the future. The preliminary ideas will be brought to the parks as well as integrating new facilities with any new To that end, the Public Visioning Open Houses were Parks and Recreation Commission, budgeting will be development. He is hoping that some innovative ideas come held and a public survey is being conducted to gauge pub- looked at and a plan formed to move the project forward. out of these Open Houses and future planning meetings. lic interest regarding the use of local parks and recreation Syden hopes to have a formal plan by February to be Several feedback sheets were already filled with sug- facilities. Furthermore, the various special interest groups adopted in March or April in time for budgetary consider- gestions from residents on how to improve existing facili- have received their own, more specific, survey to outline ation. His firm will then assist in seeking grants and other ties or create new uses within the parks. The availability of their particular needs and wishes for these same facilities. funding as a means of alleviating the impact on taxpayers. open restrooms was a common theme for the majority of Every resident of the Town of Warwick and the The Laberge Group is currently working with the Town of the parks and recreation facilities. The need for more Villages of Warwick, Florida and Greenwood Lake should Chester Parks and Recreation on a similar project and has youth football fields, soccer fields, dedicated lacrosse fields have received an orange postcard outlining the procedure successfully completed projects in Tuxedo and Port Jervis. and the desire for public tennis courts were also penciled for filling out an online survey regarding local parks and In Port Jervis, Laberge’s downtown strategic plan was in. Other suggestions included lighting these same fields recreation. The online survey is located at www.laberge- named the number one plan in New York State. and courts to expand their use, the creation of fitness and group.com/project_access/LoginForm.asp. A resident ID The park and recreation facility storyboards, site maps running trails, a public pool, roller hockey rinks and addi- number, given on each postcard, is required to fill out the and feedback sheets will be available until Dec. 12 at the tional playgrounds. Further input was provided regarding the online survey. For those who did not receive their postcard Warwick Town Hall, Florida Senior Center and Greenwood safety of older structures such as bleachers and pavilions and or would prefer a paper version of the same survey, please Lake Senior Center. Residents are encouraged to view the the need to update and refurbish existing facilities. contact Korie McAllister at 1-800-755-2237 to receive a storyboards, provide input and fill out the public survey on Varsity Football Coach Greg Sirico brought in a sam- survey and resident ID number. All surveys must be sub- this issue. UAME Church Takes a ‘Faith Walk,’ Has Last Service in Church By Jennifer O’Connor Members of the Union African Methodist Episcopal (UAME) Church take a “faith walk” as they worshiped for the last time in their church on McEwen Street in Warwick, while making plans to rebuild. Mold, asbestos, lead paint and walls that are caving in are the major environmental and structural issues inhibiting the nearly 100-year-old church. “These things by themselves are no cause for alarm and could be fixed, if money weren’t the issue, but togeth- er it’s a big problem. And, we understand that the building isn’t the church - the people are the church,” said Rev. Mashona Davis, Pastor of the UAME Church. “The plan is first to make sure that we are all safe.” One contractor told the UAME Pastor and Church Board that within the next ten years the building would continued on page 5 Entered As Second Class Matter Warwick, N.Y.10990 Publication No.666800 On Wed., Nov. 30, Rev. Mashona Davis prays during the last sermon in the Union African Methodist Episcopal Church, until a new church is built. 2 WARWICK VALLEY DISPATCH, DECEMBER 7, 2005 Akins Pharmacy Gets ‘Best Building SUPERVISOR’S Renovation Award’ CORNER By Michael P. Swe e ton On Fri., Nov. 18, the Warwick Valley Chamber of Linda shares a time when she moved to Warwick 26 Warwick Town Supervisor Commerce held its annual membership dinner at the years ago. She said, “I was sick and pregnant and needed a Warwick Valley Country Club. The Newhard Family prescription. Robert, who is a runner, actually ran it out to www.townofwarwick.org received the Chamber’s annual “Best Building Renovation my house in the middle of a snow storm.” She then adds, Award” for Akins Pharmacy. “At any rate, they make Main Street proud with their reno- The Newhards recently completed a major renovation vation.” Tune to Cablevision Municipal Channel 21 or of their Main Street store. Mayor Michael Newhard’s Also at the annual membership meeting new 2006 log on to www.townofwarwick.org for Town infor- brother, Robert, and sister, Jean Murphy, bought the phar- Chamber Board members were welcomed and Justine mation. macy in 1988 from their parents, who had owned it since Spaulding received recognition as “Volunteer of the Year.” The Town held its Parks & Recreation 1962. Both Robert and Jean have Workshop recently with good turnout from resi- worked at the pharmacy their entire dents. I want to thank the Recreation Committee lives. for their help at each location and their interaction Despite that other chain owned with everyone who attended.

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