“It’s a matter of we’ve got the land but no money, and you’ve got the money but no land,” one town official said after the meeting, shrugging his shoulders as if matching the two concepts was somewhat less than brain surgery. And both sides pledged to continue the discussions and to try and reach an agreement as quickly as possible. Officials of both the town and the agency declared Tuesday’s informal discussion an apparent “marriage made in heaven” if some sticky details can be worked out. Hi-Tor needs three to five acres of land anywhere in Rockland County that is dry and suitable for constructing a new animal shelter, including a heated and air conditioned building, indoor and outdoor pens and runs, parking, storage and related facilities. Orangetown has hundreds of acres of vacant land it has no use for, some of it considered highly desirable for future development and other parcels far less so.
Volunteers who run Rockland County’s Hi-Tor Animal Shelter in Pomona received a warm reception Tuesday evening from the Orangetown Town Board, as the non-profit agency appears to have virtually given up in its quest to build a newer, bigger and better shelter on county land at or near its current location, adjacent to the Fire Training Center. Shelter Leaders & Town Officials Initiate Talks
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