Halloween treats

Just a few things to note …

The Village has announced that Halloween trick-or-treating hours will be from 3:00pm to 7:00pm on Wednesday, October 31.

Also, the Village is planning to go door-to-door to “treat” those in the Morningside neighborhood to information about low-interest loans and grants available, totaling $600,000. State and federal dollars are available for residents to make improvements to their homes.

Only 3 applications have been submitted, with only 1 renovation started, thus far, in a program that started in January. Such low response has been attributed to debate over the proposed illegal immigration ordinances as well as some of the stipulations of the loans, such as the requirement to pay the money back if one moves less than 5 years after the money was granted.

Revitalization of the Morningside neighborhood, just off Rt 68, considered an entryway to the Village, has long been targeted for improvements. In fact, Tom Roeser, president of Otto Engineering, has bought and helped to renovate a few homes in that area to begin the process.

Any monies not applied for by January will be taken back, which would really be sad to see the money just remain unclaimed.