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Legislature authorizes Valley View Center Water Quality grant application; one lawmaker abstains over prioritization questions
Summary
The Legislature authorized the county executive to submit a Water Quality Improvement Project application for the Valley View Center for Nursing Care and Rehabilitation; one legislator abstained, citing concern that multiple county projects were competing for the same state funding program.
On July 1, 2025, the Orange County Legislature authorized the county executive, in conjunction with the Valley View Center for Nursing Care and Rehabilitation, to submit an application to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for the Water Quality Improvement Project program.
The resolution was sponsored by Legislators Ramos, Feller and Totell and placed on the floor for a voice vote. During debate, Legislator Amo said he had two questions that were not answered in committee: one about the design/size of the treatment plant proposed and a second about county priorities, noting the county was submitting multiple applications to the same state program. "We're competing against 3 of us are competing against each other," Amo said, and said he would "abstain until I get that information." The meeting record shows one abstention and the resolution carried.
Legislator Amo asked whether it was wise for the county to submit multiple Water Quality Improvement Project applications for separate county projects during the same round of funding; he said he had not been given an explanation of how projects were prioritized. Other members noted the program is time sensitive and that the county was working on a separate sewer project in Harriman. The transcript does not include technical exhibit details such as proposed treatment plant capacity or estimated cost for the Valley View application.
The motion passed with the roll-call/voice vote recorded as carried with one abstention. The transcript does not list a specific dollar amount for the Valley View application in the July 1 discussion.
Legislators directed that information supporting the application and the rationale for submitting multiple applications be provided to the member who raised the concern.
