The Huletts Current

On Thursday, March 22, 2012, the Lake George Park Commission met to review the report of the Ad-Hoc Committee on Invasive Species (AIS) at Fort William Henry Conference Center in Lake George, NY. The Ad-Hoc Committee on Invasive Species (AIS) is a sub-committee of the Lake George Park Commission. Here is a summary of what [...]

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The Adirondack Almanack reviewed today: The Hulett Hotel Fire on Lake George

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Lake George Road Getting Porous Pavement For a long time I’ve been a proponent of having technical advances play a part in environmental protection. The Adirondack Almanack has an interesting piece on porous pavement. Lake George Park Commission Committee Wants All Boats Washed The Lake George Park Commission is toying with the idea of washing [...]

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… for including in this year’s tax bill an easy to read, concise explanation as to where every cent of every tax dollar goes. It’s a real eye opener. Now if only the school districts would do the same. What caught my attention is how bloated NY’s Medicaid system is: The largest single mandated program [...]

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Whitehall School Board Takes Early Stance on Tax Levy The Post Star reports that the the school board doesn’t want taxes to exceed the new property tax cap. How about decreasing taxes by the enrollment loss? NY Post: What Cuomo Must Do in 2012 Inside Albany looks at five things Governor Cuomo must do in [...]

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The Postal Service has postponed the Clemons Post Office closure slated for January 6th. I spoke with Clemons Postmaster Debbie Winkler this morning who confirmed that the Clemons Post Office will not close on January 6th as originally planned. Evidently, a number of United States senators pushed for a moratorium on post office closings until [...]

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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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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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Popular Ti Restaurant Closes The Times of Ti reports on the closing of the Carillon Restaurant. Lake George Rock Climbing Gets National Exposure The Lake George Mirror tells us about Paddle to Crag on Lake George. Saranac Lake Community Store Profiled in NY Times The hearty residents of Saranac Lake started their own store and [...]

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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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NY State Senator Betty Little (R) Queensbury and Huletts Landing Volunteer Fire Company President Arthur Borin accept $5,000 contribution from Robert Holliday, VP/GM AT&T Upstate NY. AT&T today held a community event in Huletts Landing outlining recent mobile broadband wireless coverage enhancements. (PRNewsFoto/AT&T Inc., Eric Jenks) HULETTS LANDING, N.Y., Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — As [...]

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Please know that the General Election is fast approaching. Here is how to obtain an absentee ballot if you are registered to vote in NY state. Qualifications to Vote by Absentee Ballot: Absent from your county or, if a resident of the city of New York absent from said city, on Election Day; unable to [...]

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Irene Damage Reports The Post Star reports that over 100 boats were swamped by Irene and Rep. Gibson says that Washington County should get FEMA aid as well. Vermont Roads The NY Times tell us what the storm did to Vermont roads. Gov. Cuomo Suspends Rules to Rebuild No APA or DEC rules for Irene [...]

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