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GOSHEN, NY-Orange County government is hoping to turn what was a controversial property that housed New York City's homeless into a mixed-use development that will bring affordable housing and tax ratables to the area. The county has issued a Request for Proposals for the Camp LaGuardia property located just off Rte. 17 in Southern Orange County.

The government officials say the county hopes to secure proposals in the next few months that will propose mixed-use development on the 258-acre site that is located in the towns of Chester and Blooming Grove. Earlier this year, Orange County acquired the property from the City of New York for $8.5 million.

Established as a shelter for New York City's homeless in 1934, the facility was built in 1918 and served as a correctional facility for women until 1934 when it was transferred to the city's Welfare Department and named "Camp Greycourt." The camp was renamed "Camp LaGuardia" in 1935.