The 14 acres of vacant land that has the playing field fronting Kirk Road and Bridge Street in Narrowsburg, which belongs to the Sullivan West School District (SWSD), was not listed on the Sullivan MLS, nor was it advertised to the general public that it was, in fact, for sale, as was the school building on two acres.

In fact, the Town of Tusten, by letter, inquired about this parcel as far back as February 2013, and received a reply from Dr. Hackett of the SWSD that it was not for sale but that the district would “reach out to all interested parties” if and when this parcel were to be sold.

The property belongs to the taxpayers of the school district, with the Sullivan West School Board as the custodians of our trust.

Any trust established with the school board and the public was ignored and broken since the public, and any potential buyers of the 14 acres, never received any official notice that the school district had changed their plans to sell this parcel.

I would think that is a major impropriety.

Tony Ritter

Narrowsburg, NY