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This Week GOVERNMENT
By Andy Flynn andy@denpubs.com
Indian Lake honors local garden club
NORTH CREEK — Voters in the News Enterprise readership area will head to the polls from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5 to decide a number of local elections. There are contested races in all five towns the NE covers except Indian Lake. In addition, there are six statewide propositions on the ballot, including the Proposition 4 dealing with lands in the town of Long Lake.
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Two are running for town supervisor Ñ incumbent Ron Vanselow (D/C) and Curtis Richards (I). There are three candidates for two open Town Council seats — Robert Nessle (I) and incumbents Katharine “Katie” Nightingale (R) and Arnold Stevens (R). Three are vying for town justice — incumbent Vincent Schiavone (R), Howard Tucker (D), and James Haker (I). CONTINUED ON PAGE 13
FALLB ACK! Daylight Savings ends 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3. Turn your clocks back one hour to 1 a.m.
This photo — “Big Island Autumn Morning” — took first place in the town of Long Lake’s recent photography contest for the landscape division. Christopher Dunn
Long Lake holds photo contest LONG LAKE Ñ The Town of Long Lake Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department recently announced the winners of the first Long Lake Fall Photo Contest at the Adirondack Hotel on Friday, Oct. 25 at an artists’ reception. Volunteer judges for the competition were Johnathan Esper, Jim Swedberg and Clark Seaman. Fortytwo photographers submitted 106 images in the Wildlife, Landscape and Black and White categories. Carolynn McCann of Old Forge took top honors for her black and white photo, Stillness #2, which also took highest score the entire competition. George Cigale of Long Lake won first
in the Wildlife category with a striking photo of a bald eagle in flight titled, “Bald Fall Colors.” Christopher Dunn of New Windsor, N.Y. won first in Landscape with his photo taken in Raquette Lake titled, “Big Island, Autumn Morning.” Photographers were asked to submit photos from Long Lake and Raquette Lake. All the photos can be seen in a compilation video on the Long Lake youtube channel found at www.youtube.com/ mylonglake. Black and White 1st Carolynn McCann - “Stillness #2,
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Raquette Lake” (Best in Show) 2nd Daisy Fast – Black and White “Peaceful” 3rd. Frank Pine – “Shed Window” Wildlife 1st George Cigale – “Bald Fall Colors” 2nd Bill Herrick – “Barred Owl” 3rd Colleen Smith – “Spring Goose” Landscape 1st Christopher Dunn – “Big Island Autumn Morning” 2nd Sherrill Barlow – “Fall at the Falls, Death Brook Falls” 3rd Harrison Potter – “Blue Light, Brandreth Park, Long Lake”
Candidates give honest answers in election preview PAGES 7-13
Johnsburg to host budget hearing Nov. 7 By Andy Flynn
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NORTH CREEK — The town of Johnsburg’s tentative 2014 budget calls for a tax increase of about 3 percent, which is under the allowable 3.8 percent granted by the state, and town leaders will hold a budget hearing at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7 at the Wevertown Community Center. Johnsburg Town Supervisor Ron Vanselow calls this a “pretty straightforward” budget. His goal for the budget this year was to continue directing funds,
and increasing them when possible, to priority segments of town spending. “I’m gradually trying to reallocate funds and spend them where it looks like we need to, like bringing up the highway and some of those budget lines,” Vanselow said. “And I’m trying to devote more resources to working on town property and our building.” The overall town budget spending, including special districts, is $2,883,722. That includes $2,355,079 for the townwide funds: General, $1,108,999; Highway, $1,174,280; and Library, $71,800. Plus, it includes three special districts: North Creek Water, $125,000; North Creek Fire, $157,061; and Johnsburg Fire,
$246,582. The total amount to be raised by taxes is $1,383,142. That includes $1,018,249 for the townwide General, Highway and Library funds; and $364,893 for the two fire districts. There aren’t any big-ticket items for 2014, but there is money to give raises to some of the Town Hall employees, according to Vanselow. The supervisor ($23,289) and town council members ($4,147 each) will not be getting raises. The other salaries for elected officials are: $12,720 for justice; CONTINUED ON PAGE 12
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