Orange County budget calls for closing nursing home next year
Photo credit: Rory Glaeseman | Orange County Executive Edward Diana speaks during a news conference held expressing the concern that federal funding for repair of the Forge Hill Bridge in New Windsor has not come through a year after it was damaged by Tropical Storm Irene. (Aug. 30, 2012)
Orange County Executive Edward Diana introduced a $716 million budget Thursday that calls for funding the Valley View nursing home through February, increasing the likelihood that the controversy-plagued facility will be shut down if it's not sold.
The decision angered the Republican executive's Democratic opponents who preferred a go-slow approach before forcing a move that could result in...
