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2015 Fall Sports Preview Special

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Get muddy at Rockeater Race Race to take place Sept. 19 at city beach

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Pumps to be installed in Consumer Square

City reaches agreement with Plattsburgh Suites By Teah Dowling

teah@suncommunitynews.com

PLATTSBURGH — The City of Plattsburgh executed a settlement agreement with the Plattsburgh Suites of no refund, payment of all back taxes over the next four years. This agreement, discussed and approved during the Sept. 3 common council meeting, includes an immediate payment of $500,000 and four annual payments of $85,000 and set assessed value at $5.3 million to be increased by 2.5 per-

cent annually until 2020. “The settlement we proposed was accepted because if you go to court, there’s a downsize risk, but if you settle, you manage exactly what you risk,” Mayor James Calnon said. “Our feeling was that this was about as good of a deal as we would get in or out of court.” LAST MEETING A federal bankruptcy court recently laid out a plan for the Plattsburgh Suites to pay the city, over five years, the $877,000 it owes in back taxes

GibsonÊ Brothers Eric and Leigh Gibson to host the International Bluegrass Music Awards ELLENBURG DEPOT — Eric and Leigh Gibson will take the stage not as performers, but hosts for the International Bluegrass Music Awards. The Ellenburg Depot natives will host the awards ceremony Oct. 1 at the Duke Teah Energy Center for the Performing arts in Dowling Writer Raleigh, N.C. “It’s an emotional thing for someone to be recognized and to get on that stage and have your name called out is an unreal feeling,” Eric said. “It’s a feeling of validation and it’s a moving thing. “It really is an honor to be hosting the International Bluegrass Music Awards.” The Gibsons and bandmates Mike Barber (bass), Clayton Campbell (fiddle) and Jesse Brock (mandolin) are also nominated for awards in four categories: Entertainer of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year, Album of the year for “Brotherhood,” Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year for “What a Wonderful Savior Is He” from the album “Brotherhood.” Bandmate Brock is a nominee under Instrumental Performers of the Year from mandolin. The evening will mark the latest chapter in The Gibson Brothers history with the awards show, dating back to 1998 when they won Emerging Artist of the year. >> Story Continued | pg. 13

and interest from 2013 and 2014. The city, as a debtor, had to approve the plan before it could be implemented. Councilors unanimously agreed to accept these terms. “The problem of any negotiation is that you try to get to a point where nobody is really satisfied but both parts can live with it,” Calnon said. “I think we’re at a point where we can clearly live with it. “The fact that we can get all our back taxes is a really important part because that puts

money in our cash flow; you never want to lose cash.” ITS HISTORY Plattsburgh Suites, known locally as College Suites, is an almost 400-bed dormitorytype building at 59 Broad St adjacent to the SUNY Plattsburgh campus that opened in 2009. The company fell on hard times shortly after it opened. Plattsburgh Suites was built during a time when enrollment

The Plattsburgh Suites made a settlement agreement with the City of Plattsburgh in regards to a four-year payment plan.

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Photo by Alex Ayala

P’burgh starting new microgrid feasibility study SUNY Plattsburgh, City of Plattsburgh and more to partner for NY Prize competition

By Alex Ayala

news@suncommunitynews.com

PLATTSBURGH — With more severe flooding and winter storms, Plattsburgh will be starting a microgrid feasibility study. SUNY Plattsburgh, the City of Plattsburgh, Meadowbrook Healthcare, Plattsburgh City School District, Plattsburgh Municipal Lighting Department, Samuel F. Vilas Nursing Home and University of Vermont Health Network - Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital are partnering in hopes of winning more than $7 million to build a microgrid. “One of the challenges we face in New York State is our sources of power are sometimes a long way away from our consumers of power,” Mayor James Calnon said. “Our electricity comes from Niagara Falls.” Plattsburgh is one of more than 80 finalists who are in the first stage of the NY Prize competition, run by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. Should Plattsburgh make it to stage 2, they would receive up to $1 million in funding for audit-grade engineering de>> Story Continued | pg. 12


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