Road Rage By The Village of Kiryas Joel

Kiryas Joel, Monroe, NY - The village has been asking the county for two years to turn over a section of County Route 44 that wends through the village's fastest-growing area so it can widen the road and add sidewalks.

Fed up with Orange County lawmaker Diana's administration's silence, the village's frustrated administrator fired off a letter to lawmakers June 27 accusing the county of "ignoring a dangerous situation" and warning that "men, women and children may be injured by the County's failure to address these matters."
"The Village awaits your prompt action on this request," the administrator concluded.

Slow down, Legislature Chairman Bill Lahey says.
The New Windsor Republican said last week that lawmakers can't act until the public works department briefs them on the issue, and the request will likely go to legislative committees next month, by which time he expects to have a recommendation from the county executive.