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Taghkanic blocks new mining permits for six months |
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Written by DEBORA GILBERT
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Monday, 08 February 2010 13:45 |
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TAGHKANIC--The Town Board has adopted a six-month moratorium on permits for new gravel mines, after residents raised concerns about a proposal for a mine on Livingston Road.
The board made the decision on the moratorium at the first regular meeting of the year, Tuesday, February 1. And while the agenda included numerous other matters, including what the new highway superintendent said are record-keeping and repair problems with town roads and equipment, the board took up these issues with no outward signs of the bitter political battle that delayed the outcome of November's election until last month.
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Village ponders detention pond for runoff overflow |
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Written by EMILIA TEASDALE
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Sunday, 07 February 2010 14:53 |
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CHATHAM - Village officials met with representatives from the state and federal government last week to discuss what to do when storm runoff overwhelms the village sewer system.
Mayor Paul Bohme reported the substance of the meeting to Trustees at the last Village Board meeting January 28, saying that he and Trustee George Grant met with representatives from the state Department of Environmental Conservation, the New York Rural Water Association and Congressmen Scott Murphy's office to discuss the sewer infiltration issues due to rain water runoff, sump pumps, roof leaders and manholes. He said the meeting included a discussion of whether the village should create a detention pond to collect storm runoff.
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State nixes funds to help schools save money |
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Written by EMILIA TEASDALE
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Saturday, 06 February 2010 14:53 |
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KINDERHOOK--The application the Ichabod Crane and Schodack school districts sent to the state requesting money to study areas where the two districts can share services “died at the state Education Department,” ICC Superintendent James Dexter said at this week's school board meeting.
The districts had applied for funds to conduct a “functional consolidation study” this fall. The plan goal was not to merge the districts but to look into ways they could keep their individual identities while saving money by sharing services. The study would have cost both districts about $9,000 over two year but also came with grant funds from the state.
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Health dept: Stay alert for rabies |
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Written by STAFF
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Saturday, 06 February 2010 15:26 |
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HUDSON—Rabies does not hibernate in the winter.
Columbia County Health Department officials say two recent incidents should serve to remind residents to be aware of rabies.
One incident involved a fox attack on a boy in Stockport. The child had to undergo post rabies exposure vaccinations, because the fox escaped.
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New Ancram board weighs in on boatload of issues |
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Written by DIANE VALDEN
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Saturday, 06 February 2010 02:43 |
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ANCRAM--The Town Board set sail last week into 2010, with Art Bassin at the helm for his first regular monthly meeting as supervisor.
During the three-and-a-half-hours it took to wade through the ambitious agenda January 21, two new meeting innovations were introduced--audience comments were unlimited and there was plenty of food available to sustain meeting-goers through the evening.
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