South Nyack Dissolution​ Study: Key Takeaways

SOUTH NYACK, NY — Residents in South Nyack are set to vote Dec. 17 on whether the village will be dissolved. Ahead of the vote, the village hired consulting firm CGR Promising Solutions to conduct an impact analysis study.

The study analyzed how the dissolution would impact the village and its residents, including financial impact, political representation and how services would be provided.

Here are the key takeaways of the analysis, which can be viewed in full here.

• Municipal services such as police, public works, building inspections, planning, zoning and clerk services would be provided by Orangetown. Schools, fire departments, EMS departments, water and sewage would remain unchanged.
• Refuse collection would be at the discretion of individual residents.
• It remains unclear how services like justice court and post employment benefits would be handled.
• Civil service positions would be transferred by a plan with the town.
• The median property owner would save $1,400 a year in taxes.

The analysis also found elected positions in South Nyack would be eliminated, and that the six full-time and 10 part-time police positions would be eliminated and replaced with 5 full-time officers.

It also found the city's current outstanding debt of $975,000 would remain the responsibility of village properties and not the town as a whole until expired.

Lastly, a resident's vote would go from about one in 1,900 to about one in 38,000, decreasing each voter's political sway.

According to the CGR, an informational question-and-answer session will be held on Zoom on Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m.

The dissolution vote will then be held on Dec. 17 from noon to 9 p.m. at Living Christ Church in South Nyack.

Should residents vote to dissolve the village, its board must begin the planning process. If the vote fails, the village is not permitted to consider another petition for dissolution for four years.

A summary of the study can be read online.