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thom@denpubs.com WARRENSBURG — Citizens residing in the Warrensburg School District will soon be voting on whether to undertake various repairs to the district’s buildings. The array construction projects proposed cost a total of $2.5 million, although they will be primarily bankrolled by state money plus funds the district has already saved for repair and reconstruction purposes. Thus, the projects are predicted to have no impact on tax rates. A public information session on the proposition is set for 6 p.m. Monday Nov. 26 in the high school cafetorium. The vote on the capital project is set for 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday Dec. 4 in the high school gym lobby. The reconstruction and repair work includes replacement of the high school roof, upgrades to an equipment storage garage behind the elementary school, and reconstruction of a cement lift pit — used to hoist and repair

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Kelly Boyle, of Chestertown, votes on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, at the Chester Town Hall in Chestertown. Photo by Philip Sherotov

Paper ballots to determine upcounty races By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com QUEENSBURY — In a fitting throwback to elections many decades ago, several contests for public office in Warren County are hinging on paper ballots. Warren County Election Commis-

sioner Mary Beth Casey said just before midnight on General Election Day that results in the county's two local races won’t be tabulated and confirmed for several days. In Thurman as of Wednesday Nov. 7, a three-way race for town board was awaiting a tally of write-in votes for a candidate. In Stony Creek, a race’s outcome was to be affected by tabulation of absentee

ballots that had yet to be counted. Running for Thurman town board were Lisa Marie Bender, Gail Seaman and Filomena Riviello, who is serving as Thurman Town Justice through Dec. 31. Seaman, a Republican, won 201 votes to Lisa-Marie Binder ’s 112. Riviello, who vacated the justice post to run for CONTINUED ON PAGE 18

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Rep. Bill Owens re-elected Nov. 6 PAGE 14

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2013 Warren County budget calls for layoffs

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By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com QUEENSBURY — In the face of ever-rising pension and health-care costs, Warren County has proposed a 2013 budget that calls for trimming its workforce, drawing money from

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its savings, and downsizing plans to repair its roadways. The $149.9 million spending plan, featuring a 1.99 percent increase in the county’s property tax levy, was officially presented to the public Friday Nov. 2 at a special meeting of the Warren County Board of Supervisors. The tentative plan was en-

dorsed by all but one of the county’s supervisors — and the one that voted against it — Mark Westcott of Queensbury — praised its frugality. The workforce reductions include cutting 11 positions — including laying off five people — while reducing several other jobs from fulltime to part-time. The layoffs are to

occur in the county’s Public Works, Social Services, and Youth Bureau departments, county Administrator Paul Dusek said Nov. 2. This number of layoffs could increase, depending on pending negotiations with the union that represents more than 500 of the county’s 800 workers. CONTINUED ON PAGE 15

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