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jgrybos@denpubs.com NORTH CREEK — The Johnsburg town budget, now preliminary with a 1.98 percent levy increase, got a few new ideas from Supervisor Sterling Goodspeed, and more criticism from Councilman Gene Arsenault. Arsenault’s proposal to move funds from Johnsburg’s highway department for other spending has received its own criticism from Goodspeed and Highway Superintendent Dan Hitchcock. Though critical, discussion is exactly the point, said Arsenault. While times are tough in New York state, Johnsburg has new opportunities with promotion for and ridership on the new train service and accelerating development at the FrontStreet resort, Arsenault said. Business community members are working hard to incorporate activity at the town’s attractions in their promotions, and the town should be part of that, said Arsenault. How the town gets involved or where the money comes from is still open for discussion, he said. “It wasn’t my intent to say here’s the proposal, take it or leave it,” said Arsenault.

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Industrial sales on the upswing, economic chief reports By Thom Randall

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QUEENSBURY — Despite recent news suggesting that employment is stagnant, local industry is actually on the upswing, a top economic development official told Warren County leaders Oct. 27. Economic Development Corp.

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trend,” she said. “Sales are up.” There’s a way to go, however, before the area economy expands substantially, she continued. “The manufacturers are not yet pulling the trigger for installing new equipment, plant expansion or adding jobs,” she said, “but things are definitely trending in the right direction.” Pratt-Gerbino cautioned, however, that the firms reported pressure

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President Victoria Pratt-Gerbino said that since July, she’s been holding many meetings with area industry leaders, and she’s received good news. Sales of manufactured goods have risen for the area’s manufacturers, and their productivity has risen, she told the county Board of Supervisors’ Economic Development Committee. “I’m hearing a very positive

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