PUSHING UP THE.. DAISIES... in a good fashion.
After all the rains, a bit of color besides green is surely
welcome.
7/20/2006
The following is in from Olive Matters, “clarifying
some misunderstandings about the Large Parcel Law” which
comes up for discussion again at an Onteora School Board meeting
on Saturday, August 10 at the Onteora High School.
Statement: The Ashokan Reservoir no longer meets the criteria
of a Large Parcel now that the Town of Olive has done a revaluation
of its properties. The LPL issue is moot.
False. Olive will always meet the three tests in the LPL under
the 5-5-5 section, which says that a large parcel (the Ashokan
Reservoir) must represent 5% of the town’s assessed value.
It does. It must be worth at least 5 million dollars. It is. And
there must be a 5% difference, or more, between the equalization
rate and the apportionment rate. Because ORPS (Office of Real
Property Services) sets the equalization and the apportionment
rates (apportionment rate is the new equalization rate AFTER the
large parcel has been removed from the town), and continues to
undervalue the Ashokan Reservoir (Olive’s assessed value
of the reservoir is 650 million, ORPSs value is 320 million for
2005), this final 5% difference will always qualify the reservoir
as a large parcel.
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Onteora
Surprise
7/20/2006
By Lisa Childers
In a surprise turn of events at the July 11 Onteora School
Board meeting at the middle/high school, trustee Marino D’Orazio
was appointed Onteora school board president, with trustee
Cindy O’Connor casting the nomination. D’Orazio
had been replaced by relative newcomer Dave Patterson of West
Hurley last year at this time.
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Taking
On The Mainstream
Media Events Pinpoint This Nation’s
Growing Corporate Propaganda Machine
7/20/2006By
Gary Alexander
When the standing room only crowd
at Ulster Community College on June
30th overflowed the 500 seat Quimby
Auditorium to attend a "media
event" staged by a brand new
citizens’ group, many people
seemed surprised at the turnout for
such an under publicized gathering.
One face in the crowd that did not
seem surprised belonged to the founder
of Northeast Citizens For Responsible
Media, Andi Novick, who has maintained
that the state of American media is
not a peripheral issue but one sitting
dead center in the current field of
public concern.
A
Jar Of Olives...
Vacationing Near Home
7/20/2006By
Carol La Monda
Some people fly or drive to the Catskills
to enjoy the sights and activities that we
probably take for granted. That cruise or
Caribbean getaway is fine, but there are many
places nearby that are worth visiting.
My summer started with a Tonche Transit Trip
to Mohegan Sun. Lisa Leiter was our hostess
who managed to keep our spirits up despite
the torrential rain outside and the lack of
winners inside the bus. Check out their schedule
of events.
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