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By Jeremiah S. Papineau jeremiah@denpubs.com ALTONA — The Altona Volunteer Fire Department is giving its building an upgrade. Christopher Belair, chairman of the department’s board of fire commissioners, said a 40 ft. by 60 ft. addition has been under construction since June to give the department additional space for its fleet of vehicles and increase space for dayto-day operations. “We mainly wanted the expansion because we have a number of pieces of equipment that are stored outdoors during the winter,” said Belair. “We wanted to eliminate that because we don’t want them to get ruined. The department’s brush truck, parade trailer, rescue trailer and four-wheeler — which is used for deepwoods rescues — have traditionally been left outside to face the elements, said

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Jaden Allen and Kayla Wood ride side by side on the antique carousel at the 156th annual Redford Picnic Aug. 21 at Church of the Assumption in Redford. The 1890s ArmitageHerschell carousel has been a long-standing feature of the picnic since it was donated to the Church of Assumption in 1910, and is only seen by the public during the annual picnic. The carousel maintains its 24 original carved wooden horses and four sleighs and is believed to be the oldest working one if its kind in North America. More photos from the annual Redford Picnic may be found on page 11. Photo by Eagle Dunsmore

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ELIZABETHTOWN — North Country towns and villages are struggling to deal with the requirements of the 2 percent property tax cap Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law in June. As a result, many government leaders report their budgets will require cuts and they need mandate relief. The tax cap is set at 2 per-

cent or the average of the national consumer price index (CPI), whichever is lower. The cap could be overridden by a 60 percent vote of a governing body. Unfunded and underfunded mandates include legal requirements that a local district provide a program, project, or activity on behalf of the state or federal governments. A day-long tax cap training event hosted by State Comp-

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CHAZY — Book donations are needed for the Chazy Friends of the Library Book Sale, an annual fundraiser to support Chazy Public Library. Needed are works of current fiction and non-fiction, children's books, and cookbooks. Condensed books and outof-date encyclopedias are asked not to be donated. Donations may be brought to Chazy Town Hall, 9631 State Route 9, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, or 8:30 to 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27. The sale will be held at town hall Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call Chazy Public Library at 846-7676 or Emily Castine at 846-7585.

Supervisors say cuts, mandate relief needed By Jon Hochschartner

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troller Thomas DiNapoli’s office was held Aug. 25 at SUNY Plattsburgh. Supervisors from the towns of Keene, Minerva, Ticonderoga, Plattsburgh and Peru said before press time they planned on attending. The mayor of Lake George said he was not personally attending, but two of his representatives were. William Ferebee, supervisor of Keene, said the cap definitely will affect his town, though he wasn’t sure CONTINUED ON PAGE 18

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