10-09-2008, 09:27 AM
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From the Baysider
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A new addition for the railroad park? Downtown Revitalization Committee (DRC) Chairwoman Judy Frye approached the board, along with resident Marty Cornelissen,
to request their support for the idea of accepting the former Loon
Cove station building as a donation from the state, and moving it from its current location on Route 11 to the B&M Railroad Park behind Town Hall.
Cornelissen explained that the state had claimed the land on which the station house originally sat by eminent domain in 1968, just prior to the reconfiguration of Route 11, and planned to tear it down unless a party such as the DRC could take it off their hands. “It needs work, but it’s all
there,” he said, adding that the Loon Cove building is the last of its kind available in the area. “You’ve got our support to go ahead,” Sherwood said after gathering a consensus from the board. A public hearing on the acceptance of the building has been scheduled for Monday, Oct. 20, at 6 p.m.
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For more on the Railroad Park and the Alton Village Station CLICK HERE
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