M'burgh Village Hopes to Add B'ball Court to Park

By David Avitabile

MIDDLEBURGH - Middleburgh village officials are hoping to transform an old skating rink into a new basketball court in Badgley Park.

At the January village board meeting, Trustee Amanda Fernandez detailed some of the plans for the park.

The plans for Badgley Park include: : remove curbing from rink and refurbish surface for basketball court. The village will replace hoops and restripe the court.

Currently the village is looking into the complexity of curbing jobs to see if DPW can handle or if they should defer to a contractor. The curb may be three feet deep and officials have to determine whether the curb is attached to the inner pavement.

Trustee Fernandez said solar picnic tables (courtesy of SEEC) will be placed at the park in the spring. "We are also looking into planting additional trees and potentially adding a small low impact playground in the grassy area."

The cost cannot be determined until the village can do the curb work. DPW members dig down to see if it is attached to the asphalt.

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In other action, board members:

* Appointed the following people to the joint zoning boards of appeals: Kip Pangman, through January 6, 2031 and Melanie Laraway, through January 6, 2027. The village shares the ZBA with the town.

* Increased the water redemption rate from $21.26 to $24.56 and lowered the sewer redemption rate from $115.30 to $111.80.

* Heard Mayor Tim Knight say he is revising the employee handbook.