One third of the historic Narrowsburg Central School will be converted into an ice cream factory. Just because the tenant will be manufacturing specialty ice cream does not change the fact that they are creating a factory with 65-foot industrial tractor trailers going in and out of the center of town. I do not think this is a good fit for Narrowsburg, because it is not an industrial town. It is a historic river town that has become more of an arts and cultural center.

Many people were opposed to the plan to convert the school into a drug rehab facility. They said that they were not opposed to having a drug rehab facility, but just not in the center of town.

If the people of Narrowsburg want to have a new factory, does it have to be in the center of town? Are the new owners of the school also planning to lease the other two thirds of the building to other manufacturers? In the future, if this new ice cream factory wishes to expand its operation into the other two thirds of the building, will that be permissible? These are the questions that all Narrowsburg residents should be asking. Increasing tax revenues from industrial production is a good idea, but putting a factory in the center of town is not preferred; it is an act of desperation.

Anthony N. Biancoviso, Ph.D.

Barryville, NY

[The letter below is an email sent by Lucille Cordovano to Joseph V. Bak, president of the Beechwood Community Club, Inc., in an interchange regarding the condition of Beechwood Road.]