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ELIZABETHTOWN — Essex County Manager Daniel Palmer abruptly announced his retirement Dec. 3, and did not pull any punches when asked why. “It ultimately came down to the direction that the board chose to go as it relates to the budget and the years ahead,” Palmer said. “That direction is not something that I can support and live with. The decision I made is based strictly on my personal integrity.” Palmer, who has served as the county manager since August of 2008, said he was concerned that the board of supervisors decided to use $2.8 million in reimbursement money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help lower the 2013 tax levy from a 26.8 percent increase to 2.6 percent. “You can call it FEMA revenue, you can call it whatever you want, it’s fund balance,” Palmer said. “I always said that if this became an adversarial relationship with the board and I was not accomplishing what I needed to, then I was not going to continue.” Palmer, who also served as the IT manager for the county, will retire effective Jan. 1, as will his wife, Deborah, who serves as Clerk to the Board of Supervisors. “I spoke with Dan this morning and wished him the best,” County Chairman

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Keene boys back on court PAGE 13

Elizabethtown-Lewis center Shonna Brooks reaches for the opening tip of the 2012-13 season for the Lady Lions in the second annual Alzheimers Awareness Basketball Tournament against Gabe Harvey of Schroon Lake. The Lady Lions scored a 46-19 win over the Lady Wildcats in the opener and then defeated Ticonderoga, 45-22, to win the tournament they hosted at ELCS. The local high school regular season starts this week with league games for MVAC and CVAC schools. Photo by Keith Lobdell

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