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Town hears Army Corps may offer Overlook Park property; officials say transfer will take time
Summary
Town of Newburgh officials said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers indicated it may transfer the Overlook Park parcel to the town as soon as 2026, but local staff cautioned the process could require restarting approvals and take around two years.
Town of Newburgh officials told the Parks Board on Oct. 2 that staff from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers raised the possibility of transferring the parcel that includes Overlook Park to the town.
"They would like to give us that property sometime at '26," the town manager said during the meeting, reporting on a recent Corps site walk-through. The town manager said the Corps raised the offer unprompted during the inspection.
Deputy Town Manager Andrea Balboni cautioned that the town would likely have to…
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