TOWN OF WAPPINGER – Town Supervisor Joseph Cavaccini and the town board had a building along Route 9D demolished after a walkthrough of the property over this past weekend. Structural deficiencies at the former residence at 2513 Route 9D caused Cavaccini to sign an executive order early Monday resulting in the immediate demolition of the buildings at the property.
According to Cavaccini, the buildings posed “an immediate danger to passing motorists on Route 9D.”
“When there is a clear and present danger to our residents, it is our job to act. This is a change in philosophy that we will not wait or allow for problems to linger. The swift removal of this dangerous structure ensures the safety of our neighbors and will allow the Reese Park expansion project to move forward ahead of schedule,” Cavaccini said in a statement.
First Ward Councilman William Beale, the senior member of the town board said “The deteriorating structural integrity of the existing buildings on this site required immediate demolition to protect public health and safety. This step gives the Town a unique opportunity to create a vision with a ‘blank canvas’.”
On Sunday the Town of Wappinger announced the purchase of the property on Route 9D, directly abutting Reese Park Town Nature Preserve. The purchase of 2513 Route 9D marks the first expansion of the Wappinger Town public parks system in nearly 25 years following the purchase of Carnwath Farms Historic Site & Park.
The 1.75-acre property sits on the border of the Village of Wappingers Falls and currently consists of a house and a garage. The Town plans a new trailhead, parking area, children’s playground, extending the sidewalk along the roadway from the Village line, and an improved highly visible entrance to Reese Park from Route 9D.
Reese Park Town Nature Preserve is a 40-acre green space adjacent to Wappinger Creek. The park was donated to the Town in the 1960s, by the Reese Family of Hughsonville, as a Town-owned nature preserve encompassing acres of natural species and wildlife all surrounding the majestic waterfalls in the Hunter Creek which flows through the middle of the park. Nature lovers can observe nature along scenic trails that stem from the shore of Wappinger Creek to the top of the ridge, Cavaccini noted.
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