County’s First Veteran Housing Moves Ahead in Port Jervis

Two workers test for hazardous materials on the site of the future veteran village on Main Street in Port Jervis, N.Y., on March 17, 2023. Cara Ding/The Epoch Times

After working at it for almost four years, Bill Whetsel’s vision of the first veteran housing in Orange County, New York, is about to come true.

Renovations on a newly purchased Port Jervis site just off Interstate 84 are to start in weeks, promising living spaces for 12 veterans.