New law allows Gloversville to seize eyesore near Parkhurst Field

New law allows Gloversville to seize eyesore near Parkhurst Field

GLOVERSVILLE — Gloversville Mayor Vincent DeSantis has high hopes for an eyesore at the city’s southern entrance. Under new state legislation signed earlier this month, the city can acquire vacant commercial and industrial properties deemed tax-deliquent for at least a year — a power DeSantis plans to wield in order to clean up a brownfield at the corner of state Highway 30A and Harrison Street for future commercial use. In particular, the Democratic mayor hopes the site will eventually attract a hotel development to accommodate lodging for little leaguers near a prospective baseball tournament venue. "Because Parkhurst Field has ignited a lot of…
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