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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2011
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This Week ELIZABETHTOWN
CLINTONVILLE
APA holds first set of meetings on ACR
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By Andy Flynn andy@denpubs.com R AY B R O O K — T h e Adirondack Park Agency Board of Commissioners began its look at the proposed Adirondack Club and Resort Nov. 17 and 18 at APA Headquarters in preparation for making a decision on the project in January. The APA Board will take most of its meeting time in November, December and January to deliberate on the resort’s permit (2005-100, Preserve Associates, LLC). The project, located around the Big Tupper Ski Area in the town of Tupper Lake, is the largest development proposed in the 6-millionacre Adirondack Park’s history and could be used as a precedent for future development.
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Protesters hold up signs along the side of Route 73 in Keene Valley as part of the “We are the 99%,” gathering Sunday, Nov. 20. The group was looking to share the message that has been part of the Occupy movement and spent the day displaying signs on the well-traveled section of Adirondack highway. See story on page 17, and a photo gallery from the event at thevalleynews.org. Photo by Katherine Clark
Absentee’s counted
Supers start to trim county budget By Keith Lobdell
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\Supervisors Randy Preston (Wilmington), Robert "Roby" Politi (North Elba), George Canon (Newcomb) and Debra Malaney (Ticonderoga) discuss the 2012 tentative budget during Photo by Keith Lobell a break at the Nov. 17 budget committee meeting.
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Bottom Round Roast..............................$3.49 lb. Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast..........$2.49 lb. Smoked Center Cut Pork Chops................$4.29 lb. NY Strip Steaks......................................$5.99 lb. Smoked Pork Hocks...............................$2.29 lb.
ELIZABETHTOWN — Members of the Essex County Board of Supervisors started to look into trimming a 2012 tentative budget that called for a $23,851,238 tax levy. The number represents a 9.5 percent increase to the net cost of the 2012 budget over the $21,786,435 required in 2011. However, without making use of fund balance or any
other transfers, the number represents an initial 62 percent increase over the 2011 tax levy, which was $14,724,045. Lowering that number was the job the Budget Committee at the county started to work on during their first meeting Nov. 17. “We have to be concerned about our duties to the taxpayers,” Joyce Morency, St. Armand Supervisor and chair of the budget committee said. CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
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From Our Deli
Prosciutto...................................................$6.99 lb. Provolone Cheese........................................$3.99 lb. In Store Roasted Turkey Breast....................$6.99 lb.
Happy Thanksgiving from Everyone at the Village Meat Market!
By Keith Lobdell keith@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — Two local races for town supervisor did not have their outcomes changed after the tallying of absentee ballots. Sharon Boisen, incumbent Essex supervisor, increased her lead dramatically, taking 26 of the 37 absentee ballots to take a 176-149 lead over challenger Frank Walls.
Index LOCAL COLUMNISTS
P4 P6 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR P7 DEATH NOTICES P19 SPORTS P20 ADIRONDACK OUTDOORS P20 CALENDAR OF EVENTS P21 CROSSWORD PUZZLE P21 REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS P23 CLASSIFIEDS P22-24 EDITORIAL, CARTOON
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Fresh Baked Onion Buns................$1.99 a 1/2 dozen Boneless Center Cut Pork Loins - Cut & Wrapped To Cracked Wheat Sunflower Bread..............$2.29 a loaf Order (24 hr. notice needed)........................$2.69 lb.
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