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Regional officials to examine town gov’t biomass boiler By Thom Randall CORRESPONDENT
CHESTERTOWN | This weekend, dozens of government officials from across New York’s Capital Region will be visiting Chestertown to see how the town government is heating their Municipal Center in an efficient and environmentally sustainable manner. On Saturday Oct. 6, the town of Chester and the Capital District Regional Planning Commission are jointly sponsoring an open house at the Chester Municipal Center to show off the high-efficiency wood pellet heating plant that town officials have had installed and is now in operation. The event is to be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Chester Supervisor Craig Leggett said. See WOOD-PELLET HEATING » pg. 8
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Consulting engineers Khaled Yousef plus Rick Handley of Rick Handley & Associates run a test on the town of Chester’s wood-pellet heating system in November 2017 prior to a ribbon-cutting ceremony held for the innovative, high-efficiency installation. This Saturday, dozens of regional officials will be examining the wood-fired boiler, which saves money, provides heat quickly, and is considered an environmentally friendly, carbon-neutral heating technology. The Sun file photo
HORICON | An effort to construct a new bridge in northern Warren County moved forward this week — and the span is envisioned to boost public safety in rural portions of the towns of Horicon, Chester, Warrensburg and Bolton. The 117-year-old Middleton Bridge, closed for about a decade due to its deteriorating condition, extends across the Schroon River between the towns of Warrensburg and Bolton. Plans to replace it with a new bridge 1.8 miles north
on the Schroon River— 1.8 miles north of the existing span — have been stalled due to many years of legal and legislative wrangling. On Oct. 18, the Warren County Board of Supervisors committed $557,547 towards the new bridge’s engineering and right-of-way acquisition costs, anticipating that the state and federal governments will eventually be refunding the money. Local taxpayers are expected to pay about 5 percent of the construction expense of the bridge, anticipated to cost between $3 million and $4 million, with the remainder paid by the federal and state governments. The old Middleton Bridge had connected Schroon River Road with East Schroon River Road, and its closure has caused a detour of up to 10 extra minutes for residents and enterprises on the east side of the river including the popular Ridin’ Hy Ranch, a major area employer. See MIDDLETON BRIDGE » pg. 6
Voter verification goes digital in Warren County scan the license’s bar code, which prompts instant registration verification. The verification process is color coded — a solid green background on the tablet’s screen means the citizen is allowed to vote, a yellow matrix means the voter needs to provide more information, and a red background means the voter has already voted or isn’t registered. Also, the tablets will instantly determine if a voter shows up at the wrong location. If this is the case, the device redirects voters to the proper poll site’s address, either by describing driving instructions or pinpointing the poll site on a map, or sending driving directions to the voter’s smartphone.
Early Voting schedule detailed By Thom Randall CORRESPONDENT
QUEENSBURY | Starting with the upcoming election in Warren County, citizens showing up to vote won’t be watching election inspectors fl ip through multiple pages in old hardback poll books to check them in. Instead, voters will be registered in less time and with greater convenience, as the election inspectors will be using digital tablet devices to verify their registration. When a voter checks in, an inspector will instantly confirm the person’s identity on the basis of a name and address, then the tablet will be flipped 90 degrees on a stand for the voter to sign in. Birthdates are included in the stored identification data. A person can choose to check in with their driver’s license, and the tablet’s camera can
At the county Board of Elections headquarters in Queensbury, Republican Warren County Election Commissioner William Van Ness and Democratic county Election Commissioner Beth McLaughlin demonstrate the new tablet-based digital voter verification system which is being implemented in the county beginning this election cycle — including this week’s Early Voting sessions. Photo by Thom Randall
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