CruzinPort to return for 2015

Anya Tikka
Posted 8/21/12

PORT JERVIS, NY — The popular Cruzin Port seasonal car show got its permit from the city to stay open after all, although some business owners along Front Street had raised concerns over parking, …

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CruzinPort to return for 2015

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PORT JERVIS, NY — The popular Cruzin Port seasonal car show got its permit from the city to stay open after all, although some business owners along Front Street had raised concerns over parking, saying visitors took parking spots illegally, and didn’t patronize their shops.

Among the reasons for bringing the car show to town was that it would bring business to the district. The show has been running since 2009 on the first Tuesday of the month from April through October. It was started by Harold and Sheri Butler, whose website says they wanted to see the street open “for cruising up and down by street rods, hot rods, custom cars, custom trucks and motorcycles, like we used to.”

At the Port Jervis Common Council meeting on Monday, February 23, Linda Babcock from Huguenot spoke in favor of keeping the event in Front Street/Jersey Avenue. “It’s good to have Cruzin Port again; we need it very much.”

At the end of the meeting, the council passed a resolution to allow it to continue, with some modifications suggested by the Butlers themselves to accommodate what Mayor Kelly Decker said were “legitimate concerns.”

They included changing Cruzin Port to run weekly from May through September instead of April to October; a start time of 5 p.m. and ending time of 9 p.m.; one-way traffic open throughout the event for possible emergency vehicles; a five-mile-per-hour speed limit; and the requirement that those taking part will not be allowed to hold spaces with lawn chairs in parking spots prior to the event. Also, the event must be fully insured.

William Mann, the owner of Gun Lady Shop on Front Street, spoke during public hearing, saying that in previous years, some who took part in Cruzin Port had reserved parking spots with lawn chairs, preventing others who would have used his business from parking there. After the modifications to the permit, he and his wife Maria Mann both said they were happy that the event would stay open. “We have no problem with it,” they stated.

Tri-State Chamber of Commerce’s Executive Director Charlene Trotter also spoke in support of keeping the event. The chamber had done a survey, and received unprecedented response, mostly in favor of the event.

Among respondents, 97% said it is a positive event for the area, and 95.3% wanted to see Cruzin Port stay on Front Street and Jersey Avenue, she reported.

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