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Gabby Small, 3, of Glen Cove, N.Y., finishes a tubing run at the Ski Bowl in North Creek on Thursday, Feb. 23 during winter break. Her family was staying in Lake George and decided to take a drive to North Creek and have fun in the snow. Lake George did not have snow at the time. Friends of the News Enterprise Facebook page chose this photo from an album of four tubing pictures taken Feb. 23 at the Ski Bowl. Photo by Andy Flynn
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Ward Hill Subdivision neighbors air concerns By Mike Mender newsenterprise@denpubs.com NORTH CREEK — Residents of Iroquois Trail and Chatiemac Road turned out in force at the Johnsburg Planning Board meeting Monday, Feb. 27 to voice concerns about the proposed Ward Hill Subdivision, a 12-lot development on a 240-acre parcel in the Iro-
quois/Chatiemac neighborhood. About a dozen residents, many of them from the Chatiemac Homeowners Association, grilled project engineer James Easton for more than 90 minutes, citing concerns ranging from stormwater runoff issues to the potential impact on brook trout habitat in the stream that runs through the property. The comments came during a public hearing that was a continuation of a
public hearing into the project carried over from the January meeting of the Planning Board. Resident William Bryant sent an 11point letter to the Planning Board detailing concerns that included the grade of a proposed access road, the size of proposed stormwater retention ponds, a logging easement proposed in the plan and a lack of specifics about CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
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Feds may make decision on Tahawus RR appeal soon By Andy Flynn
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andy@denpubs.com NORTH CREEK — The federal Surface Transportation Board may soon make a decision regarding the Saratoga-North Creek Railway’s proposal to operate a line on the Tahawus track between North Creek and Newcomb, according to STB officials.
The decision will simply be an answer to the railway’s December appeal, made to the three STB members, asking them to reverse the director ’s decision of denying the railway’s class exemption to operate the Tahawus line as a “common carrier.” Being a common carrier means the railway would provide service to any shipper upon request, not just NL Industries, the owner of the Tahawus mine. Railway operators want to ship rock from the mine,
which had been in full operation from the 1940s to the 1980s mainly processing ilmenite for titanium dioxide. While there is no deadline for the STB decision, the board will likely rule on the appeal in the coming weeks, according to a spokesman in the STB communications office who wished not to be named. If the appeal is granted, the Saratoga Railway will obtain operating authority. If it is denied, the rail-
way must seek authority to operate either by 1) obtaining an individual exemption, or 2) filing an application. The railway could also choose not to pursue its attempt to operate as a common carrier. Obtaining an automatic class exemption to operate as a common carrier removes the application process, thereby expediting the railway’s operation of the Tahawus line. “However, even if the proposed CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
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NORTH CREEK — The Johnsburg Central School (JCS) needs your help. On March 6, starting at 6 p.m., the JCS School Board will meet with faculty, staff, students and district residents to brainstorm ideas on how to make the school district better. It’s time for the “Cracker Barrel.” This annual event continues to include more and more people in the brainstorming process each year, according to JCS Superintendent Mike Markwica. At first, the Cracker Barrel was designed for the faculty to meet with School Board members and administrators. Then the staff was invited. Then the students. Now it’s everyone. Here’s how it works: •When people come to the JCS cafetorium, they are assigned a different color, and they belong to that group. There will be between 5 and 7 groups. •Each color group will sit at a different table, where two district officials (School Board members and administrators) will take notes. •Each table has a separate topic, including such things as sports and communication, buildings and grounds, school environment and technology or simply, “How can JCS build a more positive community relationship?” Groups discuss the topics for about 15 minutes. •Groups will move around the room until they have stopped at each table and given input. •It takes about two hours. “Our board goals are going to come from these discussions,” Markwica said.
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