It certainly appears that the design of the current parking lot is somewhat a fault here. By adding some sections that will apparently be landscaped in the future and shifting the direction of the cars from east/west to north/south many spaces were lost. It would have been better to have small sections for trees to be planted rather than low bushes along large sections, then some shade would be created for the parked cars and added visual interest. The rowing club initially had a corral so the boats were protected. Eight parking spaces is not going to make such a big difference. Taking space from Pirelli Park would make a huge difference to the usage of that park. After all it is really the only actual park in Piermont though there are other areas called parks they are not really parks. Now that the lot no longer floods, hopefully, why create even bigger problems. You mean it was okay to have the boat corral there while the lot flooded but not now? Petty, petty, petty. You erred in the design and should have resolved the location of the Club prior to designing the lot. You didn't. Live with it.

Leaving the boats where they currently are is my vote - it seemed to this resident that there was only one board member and two townspeople pushing to move the boats because of parking. Eight spaces is not going to change very much in Piermont, but eliminating more of our precious green space certainly will. One can always find a space to park in Piermont - even on Labor Day with the concert crowds, this resident easily found parking around 4pm at the height of the crowded day. People come to Piermont to enjoy it's charm and beautiful river - encroaching on Pirelli Park or blocking the river view by placing the boats up on the green is just wrong. We need to voraciously protect our limited public green spaces and views and be visionaries for the future of our precious town. Central Park in Manhattan hugely contributes to the quality of life of NY residents and to the beauty of the town - they certainly need more parking, but can you imagine taking even a piece of the park away to accomodate cars? I hope not. Let's give Piermont the same consideration and chance to keep it's green spaces.

Bob Samuels told me my comments were ill-informed but gave no specifics so I'm still in the dark. Apparently all this was figured out before the lot was completed but a new board member brought up this issue. Is this true? The lots really are there to accommodate the tourists on the weekend. At the very least racks should also be there for the cyclists who blockade the sidewalks when they make their pit stops. I hope the merchants like the weekends because people who live around the main street certainly want to leave town on those days. Funny though that the parking lot is so much bigger than the park! and one of the so-called solutions is to put the boat corral in the park. Most of the green space and other parking lots in Piermont are under private ownership which does not give anyone a voice. Row, row, row your boat.....gently....

Perelli park was built by the Piermont Lions Club and is a wonderful small vest pocket park which really wasn't designed to accomodate the rowing club. That being said, the Village should work with the club to move them over to the grassy area proposed. We are a riverfront community and every effort should be made to provide the rowing club with space! I do take issue however with the proposed fee which I feel is exorbitant. While I understand the Village's desire to increase revenue, it shouldn't be on the backs of not for profit community groups who are the fabric of our Village!
Dennis W. Hardy-Former Mayor-Village of Piermont