The town of Orangetown’s population of young people is dwindling, that’s according to the most recent census, and that’s trending differently than most other towns in the area. Orangetown supervisor Teresa Kenny says the housing shortage in her town is part of the problem…
While some residents are concerned that new homes being proposed in Blauvelt off Western and Old Western Highways will over-burden the school system, Kenny says quite the opposite, school student enrollment is dropping in both the South Orangetown and Pearl River school districts. Naomi Streicher of Q Homes Sales in New City says people are buying in the county, but many are existing houses going as rental properties…
The possible zone change for the Blauvelt property will be revisited at a public hearing on January 28th.