TAX REVOLT... Over 200 Olive
residents made their way fdown to the March 10 County Legislative
meeting to voice their concerns, and anger, at the recent enactment
of Large Parcel legislation that has forced their local tax
loads up by monumental figures. And word has it... the fight’s
just begun!
Effective
Outcry
200 Show Up In Kingston To Protest County’s Large Parcel
Action
By Gary Alexander
Ulster County Legislator Robert Parete feels that the demonstration
staged by Olive residents last Thursday evening was “very
effective.”
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Redistricting
Time
Onteora Still Trying To Opt Out Of Large Parcel Decision Making
For The Future...
By
Paul Smart
Redistricting and fear of continuing repercussions from the
Large Parcel issue dominated the February 15 Onteora School
Board meeting, where discussion yielded the news that their
meetings with state legislators Kevin Cahill and John Bonacic
have yielded no enthusiasm for changing the current law in any
fashion.
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Creeping
Congestion?
Hurley Gets A Huge Development, Changing Views Of Our Local
Planning
By
Paul Smart
The Hurley Planning Board chaired a “pre application conceptual
presentation” for a large 652-unit development on a 411
acre parcel off state Route 209 on February 7 that brings to
light a massive new “active adult” bedroom community
for the region, changing the way we all look at real estate
up the 209 and 28 corridors.
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Appointed!
Filling In On The School Board
By Paul Smart
The Onteora School District has named Anne-Marie Johannson of
West Shokan, a member of the Olive Planning Board and an Onteora
graduate who has sent her kids through the district, as the
temporary replacement for Tom Rosato of Shandaken, who resigned
just after the December holidays to spend more time with his
ailing parents.
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