Huntington
– Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci has announced that the lot at the northwest
corner of New York Avenue and Gerard Street in Huntington Village is open for
parking now that the Town has taken possession of it, closing on the property
this past Friday, November 8.
“I’m
happy to announce thirty new downtown Huntington village parking spaces are now
open to help alleviate parking congestion,” said Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci.
“This immediate expansion of our parking supply will more than double in 2020
when the temperature is optimal for paving.”
The Town
opened the former Chase Bank parking lot for free parking after taking
possession of the property last Friday. The existing lot has 30 marked spaces:
29 regular and 1 handicap.
The Town
plans to leave the existing parking lot open through the holiday season and
start demolition of the former Chase Bank building in 2020 and reconstruction
of the lot, which will combine the former bank lot with the adjacent existing
Municipal Lot 49 located immediately to the north, when temperatures can
support paving work.
The Town
Board approved the purchase at its May 29 meeting, in an amount not to exceed
$3,050,000, of the property at 295 New York Avenue, Huntington, at the corner
of Gerard Street, where the Town’s conceptual design adds approximately 71 new
municipal parking spaces to downtown Huntington village, including 3
handicapped parking spots.
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