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Municipality:	Cortlandt
Location:	Camp Smith
Size:	2000 acres

Open Space Criteria:

	Provides a physical buffer and visual relief to developed areas
	Preserves unique physical/environmental characteristics
	Protects unique scenic views of countryside and/or waterfront
	Suitable for active recreation
	Suitable for passive recreation
	Connects village, town and city centers or other population centers
	Connects major employment centers, e.g. office parks, institutions, etc.
	Connects major open space areas, e.g. parks, preserves and trailways
	Provides access to Hudson River, Long Island Sound or other major waterbody
	Helps clean-up deteriorated areas
	Protects unique waterfront recreational or environmental resourcest
	Contributes to economic revitalization of area
	Protects and/or enhances water supply and water quality
	Protects significant streams, wetlands, vegetation or other fragile resources
	Helps restore natural resources that have been altered or damaged
	Protects and/or enhances significant fish/wildlife habitats
	Protects sites listed on New York State or National Register of Historic Places
	Protects a unique and valuable regional historic or cultural resource

Comment:	westchester county police is already covering 15000 acres of parkland,1700 miles of parkway and 65 miles of shore line,not to mention the airport, about 15 social services/welfare hotels and various other functions with about 100 patrol officers- it seems to me, that viewing the list of all these great properties we want to buy (and preserve), that maybe we would want to increase the size of the county police before we acquire more land that the police can't possibly cover!
Date:	2/20/2002 11:21:00 AM

Comment:	camp smith should be purchased and utilized by the county police as a training center ,which could include the special weapons,driver training and aviation/harbor unit H.Q.,currently all the previously used locations have been closed down due to either population/development issues or lack of funding.
Date:	2/20/2002 10:30:00 AM

Comment:	Hey Anonymous, If you're paying $13,000 in property taxes surely you can afford a few bucks to buy open space. And if you think more development means less residential taxes, wake up! Check out the taxes in downcounty towns along Central Ave. More development = higher taxes. New developments almost never pay for the services they demand.
Date:	9/16/2001 3:46:00 PM

Comment:	Hey, Susan, nobody stopped you from building on wetlands! Why is it AFTER you built, you don't want anymore building. Lets be real, Cortland needs commercial tax revenue. Homeowners can't carry the bill. $13,000 yearly in taxes for Cortlandt Manor is crazy! Perhaps your house needs to be re-assesed!
Date:	2/12/2001 11:10:00 AM

Comment:	Camp Smith is a special place that connects the Hudson Highlands and the newly acquired Hillpoint Porperty. This is a wonderful section of the Hudson Valley. All of Camp Smith shoud be preserved.
Date:	1/6/2001 3:24:00 PM

Comment:
Date:	11/15/2000 3:43:00 PM