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YELLOW...
Has been the predominant color this
autumn, although a few bright spots are still expected...
Housing
Shortages
Local Agencies Discuss Affordability As Todd Leaves SHARP &
Kibe Takes Over
10/12/2006By
Paul Smart
A recent talk with the heads of two local not-for-profits that
provide for the region’s affordable housing needs showed
that, no matter the arguments rising in Woodstock around the 63-unit
Woodstock Commons proposal by Rural Ulster Preservation Corporation
(RUPCO) of Kingston, currently seeking approval from that town’s
planning board, the situation for such projects is becoming increasingly
dire and what’s offered now may not be offered anytime in
the foreseeable future if turned down.
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Sewer
Streams Ahead!
Town Moves Ahead With Contracting Of Sewer Work, Despite Angry
Outbursts
10/12/2006By
Phoenicia Times Staff
The
Shandaken Town Board moved ahead with plans to build a sewer system
for Phoenicia this month, despite angry outbursts from hamlet
residents that feel that plan will bring unfair expense to the
businesses in Phoenicia.
At the October 2nd town board session the board unanimously adopted
a resolution to establish a Phoenicia sewer district, an area
that roughly follows the boundaries of the hamlets existing water
district. The board also awarded the bids for the collection system
of the project totaling $13.3 million.
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A Tragedy
On Route 28
Boiceville Accident Kills Three In
Midst Of Busy Holiday Weekend Traffic
10/12/2006By
Phoenicia Times Staff
The area’s worst accident in over a decade occurred
on Route 28 just east of Boiceville on Saturday afternoon,
October 7, when three people were killed and four
others were injured, one critically, in a head-on
in the town of Olive. The accident occurred at approximately1:40
p.m. on a curve near the intersection of Upper Boiceville
Road in the hamlet of Shokan, not far from where roadwork
is set to take place in the coming months. According
to police, a car driving westbound on Route 28 crossed
into the eastbound lane and struck an oncoming SUV.
The
Budget Is Now In...
2007 Spending Plan Shows Solid
Hikes, Including Major Funding For Supervisor
10/12/2006By
Paul Smart
The Town of Shandaken’s Preliminary Budget
is out, prepared by supervisor Bob Cross Jr. and
set for a public hearing at 7 pm on Thursday, November
9 as required by law. It’s total budget figure
is $4,365,551, up from the current year’s
$3,991,486. The town’s highway fund goes from
a current year figure of $1,599,801 to $1,669,022
while the General Fund rises from $1,820,995 to
$2,045,257.
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Onteora’s
Own Filmmakers...
10/12/2006“Welcome
to Moisheville, a Kosher Community”.
So reads a sign in the beam of my flashlight as
I head into the woods of Accord. A few zombies scurry
about in the dark, in felt fedoras and black coats;
twirls of flapping side curls (payos) framing ghoulish
faces. A crossbow leans against a tree, and I ask
a zombie what it’s for. “Gotta shoot
zombie heart with a double bacon cheeseburger,”
he deadpans, as the glue loosens on his left payot.
It drops to the dirt. “Dairy and meat,”
he says, “double non-kosher and corporate
to boot.” A
pretty zombie in a pert yellow suit, Melissa Leo,
well-known actress and Stone Ridge resident, comes
out of the shadows.
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Law Judge Richard R. Wissler Calls for Adjudication
of 12 Resort-Related Issues
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