February 27, 2003

Comp Plan Tabled?


Di Modica & Mathiasson Open Up Town's Future In Answer To Community Protests

By Brian Powers
Somebody, apparently, is listening at Town Hall. Believing that recent actions by the Comprehensive Plan Committee - as well as public reaction to them - have the town "headed toward chaos" Supervisor Pete Di Modica said Tuesday that he plans to open up the future of the whole comprehensive planning process with the Town Board at its next regular meeting on March 3rd.

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So Here's The Money...


Crossroads Ready To Pay Up For The Planning Process, Setting The Stage

By Rachel X. Weissman
The Shandaken planning board is close to coming up with a mechanism for getting
money from Crossroads Ventures to hire experts to help it assess whether or not to grant special
use permits that the developer will need to build its Belleayre golf resort project.

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Town of Shandaken Public Meetings

Town Board - Monday. March 3, 7 PM

Planning Board Workshop - Wednesday, March 5, 7 PM

Comprehensive Plan - Wednesday, March 10, 7 PM

Planning Board Meeting - Wednesday, March 12, 7 PM

INFO: 688-5004


 


WELCOME TO SHANDAKEN! Miriam Rose Silver-Altman was born Monday, February 10, 2003 at 7:36 pm in Kingston Hospital. She weighed 9 lbs. and was 21 1/2 inches long. She came home to Herdman Road with her ecstatically happy parents, Rick Altman and Lauren Silver, on Valentine's Day. Mom, Dad and baby are all doing well and are very, very happy!

Planning For The Flood


Building 'In The Zone' Can Effect More Than Just The Offending Landowner, It Appears

Building in the floodplain. It's an issue that keeps rearing its slick little head in town these days. And that's because with less and less available land to build on, there are fewer choices about where to build.

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Helping Hand


June Lamarca Tells Her Story

By Rachel X. Weissman
One of June Lamarca's fondest childhood memories from growing up in the Canarasie section of Brooklyn is the friendship between herself and a little Italian girl named Nicolette. "I was teaching her how to speak English and I ended up with an Italian accent," says Lamarca with a laugh. Years later, after losing touch with the childhood friend, she saw a picture of a G.I. returning from World War II on the front of the Daily News. "Nicolette was greeting him. I tried to find her, but wasn't able to," says Lamarca wistfully.
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