The Huletts Current

The water off of Huletts Landing was measured to be some of the clearest water in the lake in 2011. Lake George received the best reading on a measurement for clarity among 98 New York lakes in 2011, the Lake George Association announced today. “If you want clear water in New York State, Gull Bay [...]

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Today I heard from Dave Richards, President of the Federation of Huletts Associations, who passed along this information from Bert Windle, President of the Lakes Community of Putnam Homeowners Association. As you may know, Bert has been a strong taxpayers advocate fighting the good fight to keep our property taxes down for the towns of [...]

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The Postal Service has already decided to close the Clemons post office. I confirmed with the US Postal Service yesterday that the last day of business for the Clemons post office will be Friday, January 6, 2012. The Postal Service said they will notifying their customers in Clemons this week.

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I am sad to report that long-time Huletts resident, Arline Babiak, passed away on Monday, November 28th. Mrs. Babiak was a great person with a wonderful smile, who will be missed by all who knew her. Here is her obituary published in the Post Star. Our condolences and prayers go out to her husband, Art, [...]

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A picture of the Clemons post office. The United States Postal Service has officially decided to close the Clemons post office. While not completely unexpected, this is indeed a blow to the town of Dresden and the many people who have used the Clemons postal facility for many years. I will be seeking additional confirmation [...]

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Theodore Reale, Designer & Engineer of Huletts Sewer Systems, R.I.P. Recently the Times of Ti carried the obituary of Theodore Reale. “Ted” as his friends called him, was the principal of A.P. Reale and Sons, the primary designer and contractor for both of the sewer systems that serve Huletts. Washington County Leaders Want Budget Lowered [...]

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On Monday, November 14th, the Dresden town board finalized the 2012 town budget. The amount to be raised by taxes is actually $2,850 less than 2011! This translates into a 0.73% decrease in taxes from 2011 to 2012. The town board should be congratulated for keeping the town budget in excellent shape during these trying [...]

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Final Vote Totals Dresden Local Election Absentee Ballots included. The Board of Elections finished counting all of the absentee ballots today and this is what I can report. There were 29 absentee ballots sent out, 21 were returned. (Out of the 21 returned, one was a military ballot.) Below are the final vote totals. This [...]

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On Saturday, December 10th at 5 p.m. in the Huletts Landing firehouse all the hearty souls who live in Huletts year round will be holding the annual Christmas Party! This event has gotten rather large in the past with about 70-80 people attending last year. So if you would like to stop by, put it [...]

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To recap the last year, I link to the top 10 posts from the Huletts Current. From “Bits of Everything”, “Sign Time”, “Now For Some History”, and “Saturday Quote”, I hope you’ve enjoyed them all. Interviews and original news stories, top the list again. 1. Beautiful Day for a Plane Ride 2. Pictures of Albany [...]

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Tuesday Machine Vote Totals (Unofficial) Absentee Ballots still to be counted. It’s always interesting to me that the larger local newspapers don’t report the actual vote totals in an uncontested local election. They usually just report the winner’s names. However, in a small town like Dresden, one of the most interesting aspects of a local [...]

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I received this letter today from Richard Hobus, Dresden Highway Superintendent. Mr. Hobus is running unopposed for another term as Highway Superintendent.

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The Post Star carried a story which showed Whitehall ranked 379 out of 431 upstate school districts. They also ran a great editorial spotlighting how some school districts are excessively overcharging, in some cases illegally.

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For those that may have missed it, the Post Star did an excellent expose this past weekend on local school districts that regularly overcharge the taxpayers and stick these overcharges in “reserve funds”. By law, a school district is allowed to keep an unreserved fund balance that equals 4 percent of the upcoming year’s budget. [...]

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