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to the pending construction of a new sewer plant, the tax increase in the Village of Lake George’s 2019-20 budget is likely to exceed the state’s tax cap, Mayor Robert Blais warned other village officials this week. Blais and his aides have proposed a 2019-20 budget that calls for appropriations of $5.88 million, reflecting an increase of $306,019, or 5.8 percent, over 2018-19.
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LAKE GEORGE | After hosting what was believed to be a record crowd last weekend for the third installment of the 2019 Lake George Winter Carnival, event officials are now predicting another large crowd for the Carnival’s finale this Saturday and Sunday. Carnival publicist Nancy Nichols was almost at a loss for words as she attempted to describe the third weekend of the annual festival. “The crowds were absolutely amazing — it was the most people I’ve seen at the Winter Carnival for decades,” she said. “We had people come from all the northeastern states, and every hotel and motel that was open was totally filled for the weekend.” Carnival official Lou Tokos echoed the observation. “It was an absolutely amazing turnout, way beyond our expectations,” he said. “The weather and ice conditions were excellent — Mother Nature worked with us!” The carnival’s popularity was evident in the chowder cookoff, for which a line of people waiting for a sampling stretched from Shepard Park amphitheater to Canada Street then north several blocks on the sidewalk, he said.
Lake George Wastewater Treatment Plant supervisor Tim Shudt conducts a tour of the facility that is scheduled to be replaced in August 2021 by a new-technology plant expected to cost as much as $23 million. On Monday, the village board heard from Mayor Robert Blais that saving money toward the initial payment for the plant will cause the 2019-20 budget to exceed the state tax cap. Photo by Thom Randall
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Fireworks light up the evening sky above spectators gathered at the Brant Lake Winter Carnival, held Feb. 16. Organizers of the festival said this week that their 2019 edition hosted a record crowd of at least 700 people. The frying pan toss, human foosball, and ice bowling were particularly popular events for participation — and a substantial crowd watched the zany outhouse races on ice. Those who stayed for the fireworks show enjoyed a spectacular and memorable aerial display, event officials said. Photo by Brandon J. Himoff
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PLATTSBURGH | Two men implicated in an alleged scheme to defraud the state out of millions of dollars in Medicaid funds have pleaded guilty. Avalanche Taxi owner Arshad Nazir, 54, of Plattsburgh pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and offering and conspiring to pay bribes and kickbacks to Medicaid beneficiaries, all felonies. Nazir has also been ordered to pay $550,000 in restitution to the state Department of Health. He faces a sentence of up to 10 years in prison and an additional fine of up to $250,000 at his sentencing on June 18.
LAKE GEORGE | Skeletal remains of about 20 humans dating back to the 1770s were unearthed earlier this month at a housing construction site, and Lake George Town Supervisor Dennis Dickinson proposed Feb. 15 to Warren County supervisors that the burial grounds be preserved in perpetuity as a state historic site. The discovery of human remains began Feb. 7 when a construction worker dug up some bones while using a backhoe to excavate a foundation for one of two tri-plex apartments to be built off Courtland Street near its intersection with Mohican Street in Lake George Village. Noted archaeologist David Starbuck of Chestertown was contacted by the New York State Museum, and he visited the site Feb. 8 to make a preliminary assessment. On Feb. 11, archaeological specialists from the state Office of Historic Preservation, the state museum and the state Department of Environmental Conservation met at the Lake George Town Hall with Lake George Director of Planning Dan Barusch and other local officials to decide the next steps to be taken. The state museum officials subsequently sent about two dozen archaeologists to the site Feb. 14 to make a thorough investigation.
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