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By John Grybos jgrybos@denpubs.com WEVERTOWN — Sand reserves are a looming issue for Johnsburg, said Supervisor Ron Vanselow at the Jan. 17 town board meeting. With only about a year — maybe two — of the public works resource left, the board is looking for options. In 2011, the board's mulled over a deal with a private landowner in town that centered on a trade for unused town property. “The wheels have spun, and it hasn't gone anywhere,” said Vanselow. The landowner's no longer interested in the trade, and Vanselow said he wanted to take the discussion out of executive sessions, where it's languished while reserves dwindle, to the public forum for new ideas, though working with the private landowner is still an option. New board member Kate Nightingale, with a background in geology, said she could draw on geologic survey data to see if there is any town-owned property that might yield sand. It's important to move soon on this, said Vanselow, because extraction permitting to remove sand can take several years. The town can't wait until it has run out. Board member Gene Arsenault called for more input from Highway Superintendent Dan Hitchcock.
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Crowned at this year’s Long Lake Winter Carnival Jan. 14 are Queen and King Hillaire Logan-Dechene and King Richard Dechene. The event included a snowmobile parade, cardboard-box sled races, a ladies frying pan toss and other events. Photo by David Verner
Gallery discovers Main St. success By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com CHESTERTOWN — Although a number of stores in recent decades have attempted to conduct business
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jgrybos@denpubs.com ALBANY — With local governments struggling under the mandated 2 percent tax cap, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Jan. 17 the state should offer real mandate relief and take over increases in Medicaid and work
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to reduce pension costs in the proposed new state budget. Cuomo noted on opening his annual budget speech that “budgets should not be traumatic” but closed with a different message. “What we're talking about here are major shifts. Don't underestimate what we're trying to achieve. It's a paradigm shift,” he said Under his plan, the state would
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downtown but have closed down due to a depressed retail environment, the Art in Chestertown Gallery is experiencing considerable success. Sales of artwork in 2011 doubled the tally over the prior year, and attendance at the gallery has also increased