Kiryas Joel, NY - Asks Orange County For Water Towers In New Gonzaga Parkland

Monroe, NY - Officials of the Village of Kiryas Joel have asked Orange County for permission to erect two water towers on a half acre of land on the county’s Gonzaga property in Blooming Grove. The land is going to be developed into the newest county park.

County Executive Edward Diana brought the village’s request to the Physical Services Committee of the county legislature. He told lawmakers the village needs the towers for fire suppression and water pressure. “This is water that already exists from their wells,” he said. “This is just storage tanks that would store the water; there would be no increase in the water that they have.”

This would have nothing to do with the exploration of new water, Diana said.
In return for the water towers, the village has offered to let the county tap into their supply for parkland use.