Minutes of PPC Meetings

NEXT PPC MEETING SCHEDULED FOR Tuesday May 14, 2024.

MINUTES OF MEETING April 9, 2024

Parksville Priorities Committee
held at Justine’s Just Breather Yoga Studio

6:35pm Call to Order (Adrian Perlmutter)

Introductions:
Additional Present:
                        Brian McPhillips, County Legislator District 3
                        Bruce Davidson, owner of Liberty Theater & Parksville Fiddles Dari King & Charlie’s buildings
Art Steinhauer, Manor Ink production manager 

PPC Board Restructuring

Rob Rayevsky, who volunteered for the vacant Vice President position, is voted in.

Rob sits with Adrian, President & Kim, Secretary as meeting progresses. 

Code Enforcement 
                Properties needing immediate attention:

                        I-86 Diner – tenants behind diner

                       Joe Peter’s dumpster and front area on Main Street

                Frank DeMayo: The Code Enforcement Officer Rich Manley now has an attorney to enforce the code. If a property owner does not comply, there will be a fine, and if not paid, will be added to their tax bill.

Bruce Davidson: The Paramount property is a major problem. Vandalism.

                                                  Bruce added that he is restoring the 2 Fiddle’s properties across from the Sunoco to be a veggie stand and a pizza shop.

Art Steinhauer asked if ok to write about this meeting in Manor Ink – Board approved.

Member Judy Sissleman: Parksville was a tight knit community back in the day. We need to clean it up.

Nick Rusin: From now on, add minutes of meeting to Parksvilleny.org website. Kim will implement.

Todd Perlmutter: Dead End Café is now officially for sale. James Karpowicz is the listing agent. Synagogue/PAC (Parksville Arts Center): working with CFOS Foundation on grants.

Letter of Support   A letter of support was circulated to the Town of Liberty, the Sheriff’s and the DA’s offices. Please see attached Letter of Support.

         We have not heard back from the Sheriff’s or DA’s offices. 

         Many people are agreeing that Joe Peters is bulling a number of people.

Frank DeMayo: It is best to engage with the professionals for advice.

Bruce Davidson: Similar problems in the village. Businesses should open up, eventually he should move on.

Frank: We will try to get the Sheriff or a representative from his office to come to the next PPC meeting, May 14th. Good to try to get as many members attending that meeting as possible. Get Chief of Fire Department to come also. Frank will talk to the Sheriff.

Amy Brightfield: As a whole, the community is trying to revitalize Main Street Parksville. The issue is not isolated to Joe Peters vs Cabernet Franks. The problems drugs and code enforcement are destabilizing issues. 

Summer Art Projects
               Nick: Town has $1000 grant for murals projects:

               Kim: 1) Retaining wall on Parksville Road next to I-86 Diner, across from Dead End Café: Need to get approval from the Dept of Transportation, Ed Mall.
                         2) Mural by Daniel Soares 
                         3) Installation by Rob Eaton – drummer man. Real drum set with ceramic life size man playing.
                        4) Restoration of the Kutchers billboard

Parksville Website (www.parksvilleny.org)

      Kim Rayevsky manages it. Contact kimrayevsky@gmail.com if you have current and/or future news, or business opening/changes in Parksville. Also Amy Brightfield is managing Parksville social media. amybrightfield@yahoo.com

Rail Trail 
      The Town of Liberty is working on acquiring the lands for the extensions from Parksville to Liberty and Parksville to Livingston Manor. The Parksville to Liberty segment almost secured with property owners’ ok. 
Minimize the amount of walking on the road. Would be good to have artwork on the wall there on Fox Mountain Road at the entrance to the trail to Livingston Manor. Planning on a small bridge over the stream. Working with the Town of Rockland and property owners, and with the Dept of Transportation abandonment land program – some to the Town & some to the County.

Happenings around the hamlet and Q&A

August 17 – 3rd Annual B’Kawk Festival – chicken themed. Brooklyn band The Giraffes performing so far.

June 1st – National Trails Day. Get community engagement, kids from the schools to participate, set up a table in Prksville. Adrian will do the flyer. O&W will have their own flier – Nick will send one to Kim. Gear it to awareness of the Parksville Trail. Benton Hollow Road – bridge/road alteration in 2025.

7:20pm Adrian adjourns the meeting.