<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0h8Apy_1AxazEUy00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0h8Apy_1AxazEUy00" width="1200" height="600" ><p>SACKETS HARBOR, New York (WWNY) - A stretch of open field on Ambrose Street, believed to be the site of a firefight during the War of 1812, could soon become home to 20 single-family houses.</p><p>The land is owned by the village’s local development corporation, which is set to divide it into 20 parcels for single-family homes.</p><p>“The estimated property value once 20 homes are built there is $7 million, so that’s also going to be also added to the tax base of which a percent comes every year for direct funding for the village, the town, and the school,” said Alex Morgia, mayor of Sackets Harbor.</p><h2>Historic significance disputed</h2><p>Mark Pacilio, president of the Sackets Harbor Battlefield Alliance, said the land has historic value even though it is not officially part of the battlefield preserved by New York State.</p><p>“That particular part was named as — it was part of the core battlefield,” Pacilio said.</p><p>Pacilio said he believes tourists would visit the site.</p><p>“They said, ‘Well, you’ve got enough battlefield.’ Well, history doesn’t look at the ‘well you’ve got enough so we’ll take some.’ It’s about building over the top of where people lost their lives for us to have this country of ours,” Pacilio said.</p><h2>Mayor defends development location</h2><p>The mayor pointed out the entire village is historic and said the empty land can benefit the community and school with new families.</p><p>Morgia said the location is ideal because people can easily walk to downtown and infrastructure is already in place.</p><p>“The main cost of a development is the road — well, the land acquisition, check, right? We already have that — the road buildout, the sewer, the water, paying National Grid to bring out power and gas. All of those things are there,” Morgia said.</p><p>While signs are up to sell the parcels, Pacilio said he wants those against the development to speak up and be heard.</p></div></body>

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SACKETS HARBOR, New York (WWNY) - A stretch of open field on Ambrose Street, believed to be the site of a firefight during the War of 1812, could soon become home to 20 single-family houses. The land is owned by the village’s local development corporation, which is set to divide...

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SACKETS HARBOR, New York (WWNY) - A stretch of open field on Ambrose Street, believed to be the site of a firefight during the War of 1812, could soon beco

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