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HERE ‘TIS...
The Holidays have finally arrived,
bringing closure to the season of spending and giving us...
community!
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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Old
Battles Renewed
Coalition Continues To Battle NYCDEP, Asking State To Come In
And Mediate
By
Phoenicia Times Staff
Lots of big, black SUV’s with offical liscence plates idled
in the cold parking lot of the Catskill Mountain Foundation Conference
Center barn in Hunter. Inside, offical looking men and woman with
dark suits and black coats milled around a continental breakfast,
making casual conversation. A few jokes were overheard about recent
press accounts of Town of Hunter Supervisor Dennis Lucas saying
the event was just a big photo op for those in attendance.
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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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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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