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August 25, 2018
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• EDITION •
Lawmakers irked over broadband updates — again
ESSEX COUNTY FAIR » Cont. on pg. 15
Public hearings slated for Aug. 31 By Pete DeMola EDITOR
ELIZABETHTOWN | Lawmakers are again crying foul over how the state communicates details of its broadband program to the public. The Essex County Board of Supervisors claim they weren’t personally informed of a mandated public hearing last week by Empire State Development (ESD) designed for stakeholders to chime in on countywide build-out plans by Slic Network Solutions. The hearing was scheduled for Monday, Aug. 6 in the basement of the Essex County Courthouse. A second hearing was scheduled concurrently to discuss build-out plans in Keene, where ESD has finalized a $308,760 grant to Slic, whittled down from about $772,000 when first awarded last February. The Nicholville-based provider received $26 million in statewide grants for the third round of grant funding, and will deploy a total of 865 miles of fiber. » Broadband Cont. on pg. 11
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CUOMO NON-COMMITTAL ON BOOSTING FOREST RANGER STAFFING LEVELS
Ausable moves towards civic center bond vote Vote on $4.6 million bond scheduled for Aug. 28 By Elizabeth Izzo STA FF W RITER
All state agencies want more staff, says governor as rangers sound alarm
» Rangers Cont. on pg. 12
“I think we’re at a breaking point with staff levels,” said Scott van Laer, a forest ranger. “At some point, I think things will collapse, and we’re at a point close to that.” Photo provided/Twitter
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AUSABLE | The Town of Ausable will ask for voter approval on a proposed $4.6 million bond to fund a major infrastructure overhaul at the town-owned Keeseville Civic Center. Officials haven’t pinpointed a precise usage for the former Keeseville Central School, beyond it being a mixed-use facility, but they aim to facilitate infrastructure upgrades that will hopefully result in multiple tenants. But first the proposal needs to garner approval from taxpayers. The town’s voters will have their say on Aug. 28.
By issuing the bond, the town’s taxpayers would shoulder a tax increase of $1 per $1,000 in assessed value for two to three years until the principle is paid off, according to Ausable Town Supervisor Sandra Senecal, then $1.60 per $1,000 in assessed value for the next 25 years. For a homeowner whose house is assessed at $100,000, this would mean a tax increase of $100 then $160.
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The town hopes use to the bond money for infrastructure upgrades. Projects slated include replacing the building’s roof, electrical system, plumbing and adding a new entry ramp and elevator for handicap accessibility. At fi rst glance, the old civic center appears normal. It sits atop a hill in the center of the town’s hamlet and looks like any other school building in the area — immense, a fortress built to last — and still hosts an American flag on the pole at its main entrance. » Ausable vote Cont. on pg. 16
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