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Newton Falls residents tell Clifton board park, safety and blight concerns
Summary
Residents urged action on park hazards, stripped vehicles and accumulated junk in Newton Falls; a resident's faxed letter to Governor Hochul described the village as "stereotyped as a drug addict town" and urged protection for elderly residents.
Several Newton Falls residents used the meeting's public-comment period to press the Town of Clifton for action on safety and blight in the hamlet. Guest Larry Denesha spoke during public comment; Donald Iarrusi followed with detailed complaints and said he had sent a faxed letter to Governor Hochul outlining local concerns.
Iarrusi told the board the park in Newton Falls is owned by the Star Lake Fire Department and described holes in the playground surface and rusted equipment, saying children are forced to play on unsafe ground. The transcript includes language from his letter asserting that "Newton Falls has been stereotyped as a drug addict town" and urging steps to protect elderly and senior residents. He also reported stripped cars parked on streets and hazardous junk piling up.
Board members noted the concerns and discussed law-enforcement routes and property-authority limits; a town official said land-ownership questions on a Lone Pine Road parcel were referred to the DEC's real property department. The board did not adopt a formal remedy during the meeting but recorded the complaints and the correspondence for follow-up.
