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By Mike Corey denpubs@denpubs.com MINERVA Ñ The lone school to see its budget voted down quickly went back to the drawing board, deciding to hold the line when it came to the budget they would present to the voters June 17. The Minerva Central School District budget vote process began again following the results of the May 20 budget vote. On that day, the budget that the Board of Education put up was defeated by 13 votes, falling just short of the 60 percent voter approval that NYS has required of all districts whose tax levies are higher than the districtÕ s tax cap, which for Minerva is 2.75 percent. The proposed Minerva budget calls for a tax levy increase of 13.5 percent. The MCS Board of Education held a special meeting May 22 to hear from the public concerning the re-vote and to make a decision on how it would proceed with the 2014-2015 school budget. A crowd of 32 citizens packed the schoolÕ s library to provide comment and hear about what the Board intended to do concerning the next vote. Superintendent Tim Farrell began the discussion with a quick summary of Board options. One option: the budget could be immediately brought to contingency, meaning the school would have to reduce expenses by $446,000. The other options included putting forth the same budget that was voted on May 20, or changing the budget by lowering it or even raising it. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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Johnsburg baseball scores big upset Indian Lake Central School presents “Little Shop of Horrors” June 6 and 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the school gymatorium. Students in grades 3-12 are participating. Tickets are $8 per person and $6 for children under 12. Photo provided
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NORTH CREEK Ñ Cork Nester, Chairperson of the Town of JohnsburgÕ s Planning Board, said there has not yet been any application made by Westlake Development, LLC to the town of Johnsburg in relation to the 5.5 acre plot at the end of the business district that is intended to be a Family Dollar. Ò We have not received an application,Ó Nester said. Ò We did receive two renderings of a building they would consider putting there. The first was plain and boxy. The second one was boxy, but had
brick on it. I told them that they were getting closer.Ó Nester explained that the site is in the least restrictive zoning area, a hamlet business 1 zone. There are few restrictions on this site, as opposed to Family Dollar locating directly on Route 28. When the townÕ s master plan was created in 2007, much of Route 28 was designated a scenic corridor. He stated that only a few spots allow businesses a zoning variance for a would-be Class A project, requiring consultation with the Adirondack Park Agency, adding another layer and expense to any project proposed. Mark Bergman, Associate Broker with Select SothebyÕ s International Realty, was the chairman of
that 2007 Special Planning Committee that rewrote the zoning and subdivision laws to transfer jurisdiction for most planning matters from the Adirondack Park Agency to the town, disagrees with this assessment. Bergman pointed to a map on the townsÕ website which shows that most of Route 28 which lies within the hamlet is not designated as a scenic corridor but is rather a business or mixed zone with some areas of the less restrictive zoning. Nester said that there is a lack of available land for sale in that area zoned for business. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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