IT’S
TIME, NOW... So the Holidays may not be as white
as we’d hoped. At least they’ll be holidays, and
a great time to spend hours around the dinner table again.
Did anyone say presents?
Mr.
Defiance
Gitter
Cries Foul Over SEQRA Laws
By
Brian Powers
Preceded by a lite a capella program of seasonal music
from some Kingston High School students, proposed
Belleayre Resort developer Dean Gitter served up a
healthy portion of grouse at a well-attended Ulster
County Chamber of Commerce breakfast in Kingston on
December 14.
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The
County Hit’s In
Budget Hikes Make For A 91 Percent Spike To Our
Already-High Tax Loads
By Jim Gordon
The Ulster County Legislature put an end to its
contentious budget negotiations when it passed
a $293.2 million budget plan for 2005 at the tail
end of a nearly five-hour meeting on December
13.
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Onteora’s
Countdown
School Board Sets Budget Calendar As Shandaken’s Rosato
Resigns Position
By
Paul Smart &
Violet Snow
At its most recent meeting on Wednesday, December 8, the Onteora
School Board released a calendar for its budget-deciding schedule
for the 2005-2006 school year.
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Finally
Time For 28A
City Sets ‘Fast-Track’ Changes For Reservoir
Road With Several Big Ifs...
By
Brian Powers
The long-in-coming safety rebuild of two and a half miles
of Route 28A south of the reservoir is progressing…
barely.
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