The Huletts Current

“I want you to be concerned about your next door neighbor. Do you know your next door neighbor?” Mother Teresa

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Updated – Saturday, November 22, 2008 10:15 am In an attempt to give our readers the facts behind the cut in funding to the Washington County beach, the Huletts Current contacted Bob Banks, Town Supervisor of Dresden. Mr. Banks is our representative on the Washington County Board of Supervisors. To begin, the County is under [...]

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We’ll find out more about this in the hours ahead. The Washington County Board of Supervisors have cut funding for the Washington County Beach for 2009

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This is a real good piece (about 7 minutes) about the history of logging in the Adirondacks. Logging and tourism are two industries that the Adirondack Park Agency is supposed to specifically encourage. It’s also presents the history of the formation of the Adirondack Park in the late 1800′s. It points out correctly, that private [...]

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Here is an old postcard from approximately 1908, looking in from Huletts Island. Click on the picture to see a larger view.

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Dresden recently released it’s 2009 budget which shows the amount to be raised by taxes will be $1,500 less than 2008. This translates into a 0.50 percent reduction in taxes from 2008 to 2009. While the budget grows a little over 9 % from the 2008 amount, this growth is offset by new revenues. Congratulations [...]

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From Thursday’s (Nov 20, 2008) Post Star: “The Washington County Board of Supervisors on Friday will weigh slicing $264,583 from the tentative 2009 county budget in order to chisel down a projected 8 percent tax levy increase. Items on the chopping block include closing the two county-run beaches in Jackson and Dresden. The beaches at [...]

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Please bear with us as we upgrade and improve our site during the next two weeks. Our goal is to have a fully operational and extremely cool site with advanced functionality by the the middle of December. Stay with us – you’ll be glad you did.

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Here is a short piece from the Today Show about how we can all save water. [hulu=3rEY5F8KJ_X_EiX_OBQL_A,LEFT,340,16:10,Prehistoric Bear,AUTOPLAY]

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It looks like there won’t be any mid-year budget cuts to the Whitehall School District’s budget. “A 90-minute meeting of the Democratic governor and legislative leaders was filled with accusations and some name calling. But they failed to approach any agreement on Paterson’s proposed $5 billion in spending cuts or any alternatives, some of which [...]

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This is what happens when they kill the tax base. Fort Ticonderoga to Cut Jobs

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This is a good article from the Albany Times Union about what is going on with the budget process, which will ultimately effect the budget for the Whitehall School District and Washington County.

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This happened on the other side of the lake. Lost Hiker Found in Tongue Mountain Range

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