Leighton Promotes the Hudson Valley

PROMOTING THE HUDSON VALLEY
Town Board member Bruce Leighton represented Saugerties at an August 5th Scenic Hudson event marking the creation of a new park overlooking the Hudson River in the Town of Stockport in neighboring Columbia County. The park will be adjacent to 92 acres of open meadows donated to the state Department of Environmental Conservation by the environmental organization. "We applaud Scenic Hudson’s work to create a beautiful 6.5 acre park that will provide the public with incredible views of the river and the Catskill Mountains, access to trails, picnic areas, and information about the ecology and the history of the property," said Leighton.

"Our Saugerties town board has been working cooperatively with regional partners and public officials from all political parties to promote the Hudson Valley, the NYS Greenway, and the Quadricentennial, and we were proud to have been invited to participate in this event."
Other participants included Ned Sullivan, President of Scenic Hudson, Town of Stockport Supervisor Lou Pulcher, U.S. Rep. Scott Murphy, NYS Assemblyman Marc Molinaro, Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Executive Director Tara Sullivan, NYS Senator Steve Saland, and a representative from New York's Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

Bruce with Congressman Scott Murphy