TRUMANSBURG, N.Y. (WHCU) — New York State is closer to closing a deal on purchasing Camp Barton.

Trumansburg Mayor Rordan Hart says an 18-month timeline for the state Parks Department to buy the property from the Boy Scouts is almost complete.

Hart expected a lengthy process.

Once completed, Trumansburg would help manage the property with the towns of Covert and Ulysses.

FULL INTERVIEW: Mayor Rordan Hart on Ithaca’s Morning News