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County holds up Frontier Town sale
Saturday, May 24, 2014
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By Pete DeMola pete@denpubs.com
NORTH HUDSON Ñ On April 30, George Moore went to the Best Western Plus Inn and Suites in Ticonderoga and joined the 151 other folks who registered to bid on the 105 parcels that Essex County had seized from delinquent taxpayers and were now auctioning off to the highest bidder. Moore thought the four parcels adjacent to his holdings would make a good addition to his portfolio. When he left the auction that afternoon, he assumed his winning bid of $49,500 sealed the deal. Not so fast. On Monday, May 12, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to reject MooreÕ s bid and kick the property, which is located at the intersection of Blue Ridge Road and Route 9, over to the town of North Hudson for $60,000. Aside from the town, Moore, an 87-year-old who runs a scrap metal yard in Keeseville, has the most invested in this decision. He owns, and pays taxes on the so-called A-Frame, a large structure that once anchored Frontier Town, the now-shuttered theme park whose fate county officials have spent much of the year debating. The lot, according to materials provided by the firm that brokered the sale, spans 88 acres and has a market value of $568,900. CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
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EDITORIAL
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LETTERS
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CROWN POINT
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SCHROON
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MORIAH
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SPORTS
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CALENDAR
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BRIEFS OUTDOORS
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Local communities set to honor Memorial Day Crown Point events set for May 26 By Keith Lobdell keith@denpubs.com
CROWN POINT Ñ A local community will honor those who have fallen in the line of duty for country as well as those who honor their sacrifice by serving their community Memorial
Day Weekend. The Town of Crown Point will host its 146th Memorial Day ceremony Sunday, May 25, and Memorial Day, May 26, with the theme, ÒH onoring Community Volunteers.Ó ÒC rown Point is honored to be holding our 146th annual event to commemorate the ultimate sacrifice paid by so many of our local men and women,Ó CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
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