The Nyack School Board voted 5-1 Tuesday night to lease the Midland Avenue Ball Field to Nyack Hospital.
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The move would create 100 temporary parking spots for visitors and patients while the hospital builds a permanent parking deck on its own property.
Montefiore Health System says the temporary lot would be up and running for 18-24 months.
The heath system said proximity is key because using "a remote parking location for patients... would cause unnecessary physical and emotional hardship."
Montefiore also said the lease "includes a guarantee to return the area to its original condition."
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Residents who opposed the lease had expressed skepticism ahead of the vote.
"I don't want to take that chance," said neighborhood resident Tina Guarasci. "This is where I live, this is where my kids live, my children play. I have day care, these children play."
The field is owned by the Nyack Board of Education, which would stand to make over $200,000 during the lease. There is a penalty if construction runs long.
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