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Claverack Board moves, cautiously, toward new bridge |
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Written by MATT BATHRICK
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Saturday, 18 May 2013 09:32 |
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CLAVERACK--The Town Board voted to take the next step in the process of replacing the Millbrook Bridge last week, but not before tense debates on how to proceed.
At the May 9 meeting, the board also learned about the Hudson Estuary Watershed Resiliency Project and hired special counsel to assist in the process reviewing the application for a festival called the Big Up.
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Trustee: Budget boo-boo will hurt |
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Written by EMILIA TEASDALE
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Friday, 17 May 2013 09:17 |
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VALATIE--Trustee Amy Frienberg-Trufas told Village Board Tuesday evening, May 14, she believes there was a “grave error” in the village budget adopted by the board last month. She said taxes for village residents would drop by about 5%, having a negative impact on future budgets.
Ms. Frienberg-Trufas said it is, saying, “Next year is going to be more bleak because of the error.” She said Mayor Diane Argyle had adjusted the tax rate to 2% not the tax levy, making the amount to be raised in taxes about $20,000 less this year compared to last year.
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Kline recounts change and growth at Questar |
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Written by DEBBY MAYER
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Sunday, 12 May 2013 10:00 |
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GERMANTOWN—If there is a “Germantown” seat on the Questar III BOCES Board of Education, it continues to be held by a resident of the Germantown Central School District.
There is no such seat; nevertheless, as Donald Kline of Livingston retires from the Questar III board June 30, after 38 years of service, Lynn Clum of Germantown was elected to a three-year term on that board in an April 23 vote by the 22 component districts of Questar III BOCES.
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Written by DIANE VALDEN
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Thursday, 16 May 2013 08:53 |
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Cascino site abuzz with farm stand, other unapproved projects
COPAKE—Can Salvatore Cascino be stopped?
Town officials told residents at the May 9 Town Board meeting they share the public's concerns about the illegal activities going on at the Cascino property and continue to document the unpermitted construction and excavation work there.
But the violations just keep piling up.
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ICC board gives standardized tests low grade |
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Written by EMILIA TEASDALE
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Saturday, 11 May 2013 09:15 |
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KINDERHOOK--The Ichabod Crane Board approved a motion at the regular meeting Tuesday, May 7 asking state and federal lawmakers to reassess the need for extensive standardized testing.
Superintendent George Zini also talked about the Facilities Committee decision to move the district’s the central office from the middle school to the high school, which would free three rooms to be used by students. Mr. Zini also said that at the high school, the central office could have its own entrance, which would be better for security reasons. Currently anyone going to the central office has to walk through the middle school, which houses grades 4 through 8.
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