Hot Crowd, Cold Night

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New Comprehensive Plan Proposal Draws Heated Opposition At Belleayre Hearing...

By Rachel X. Weissman

A sometimes unruly and hostile crowd of about 400 packed Belleayre's Lower Lodge Monday night for the rescheduled public hearing on Shandaken's comprehensive plan. The original January 13 meeting was cancelled when so many (about 250) showed up at town hall that dozens could not even gain entry to the room. No one was denied access at this week's meeting, but about 75 stood at the edges of the great hall during the four hour meeting at which about 34 people spoke.

Of those who spoke, 19 were opposed to the plan and thought it should be scrapped; 13 were in favor of its direction; and two were somewhere in between.

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Onteora's Sick Building

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Board Starts Looking Into Reports That The High School Roof’s Causing Illness

Onteora parent Coleen Scanlan reported that her health care provider has pulled her daughter from school due to a renewed outbreak of the teen's skin rashes upon return to school, apparently related to a reaction to some substance in the school environment.

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There appears to be a catastrophic break somewhere in the Pine Hill water supply that is draining the reservoir, and if the leak is not repaired soon the system may be shut off for an indefinite period.

At press time water company officials were still trying to find what they believe to be a major break in some line in the century old system. Sources say that at present more water was flowing out of the system than is flowing in so all hands are on deck and trying to discover the problem before shut offs occur.

Breaks in the pipes are common in the antiquated system, and can be exacerbated by an increase in usage during extremely cold weather, as people let the water run to keep their pipes from freezing. The water system, now privately owned by developer Dean Gitter, is expected to be taken over by the town in the next couple of moths.

LIBBY PATAKI was on hand at last weekend's annual Belleayre Snowball to receive a special Spirit of the Catskills award. She noted that her husband, Gov. George, couldn't make it, "because I told him to stay in Albany and work on the budget, and make sure he put some more bucks in there for Belleayre!"