What can go there? What environmental impact did the garage have on the ground and river?

Ii don't know why anything needs to go there given the potential for flooding. I certainly wouldn't put money into building there.

I would leave it alone and let it return to it's natural state.

Anything is better than what was there....Nice man, but the place was always an eyesore.

Whatever it is it should be made to please the people who come to visit Long Valley on the weekends. Who cares about the residents?

picnic tables

Turn it into a place for fishing enthusiasts.

Richard Ippoliti

I like the picnic tables idea. Don't build on a site that gets flooded. What's wrong with leaving the country just countryside? It disturbs me to see people moving here and trying to change what we all already love about Long Valley.

It is where the by-pass is/was slated to cross the river.

Community garden? Secure bicycle storage that you can rent for the season (for use with Columbia trail)?

Eileen is correct; this is where the bypass is supposed to go. I don't know this for a fact, butting guessing that the garage came down b/c the county is purchasing it. Perhaps Committeman Tobin can tell us. If the county did buy it, it will either be the bypass or parkland.

Picnic tables makes sense, and how about a big 'ol bronze statue of my pal Bob Clay? There's only a very few old dogs left that I would refer to as ''LV Icons'' and Bob is one of the last, right up there with the ''love / hate'' Mr. Borgenicht. The garage was unsightly but the epitome of ''shade tree mechanic'' and the way life WAS in this town, before out of sight taxes and school costs, too many cops and too many huge developments. Every time I pass by that empty spot, I get real nostalgic indeed. Good luck to Bob Clay, wherever and whatever - -

Why can't we just leave it as it is and 'return it to nature'??? Why must something be built on it? Just leave it empty so it fits in with the countryside.

A bridge.

I Like the ideas of picnic tables or even a small park the community garden would b cool, but if there are tax issues with the town and county having to pay up then maybe a solar field could be looked into especially if there could be environmental issues and the fact that its sort of in an out of the way area. perhaps it could help generate funds or power for some places in the lower valley area.

Looks like a perfect spot for some trees!

Kayak launch/fishing access.

I'd like to see a McDonalds...

Maybe a fishing site/picnic area.

Add native plants, wildflowers, shrubs and trees and let it become a buffer and erosion control for future flooding/wetlands issues. No need to build anything just allow it to return to it's native scenery.