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WARRENSBURG HOLIDAY LIGHTING DISPLAYS DAZZLE VISITORS, RESIDENTS » Holiday lights Cont. on pg. 7
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QUEENSBURY | Controversy has erupted among Warren County supervisors over the distribution of sales tax revenue to the county’s municipalities, and the issue may have substantial political repercussions. A portion of the sales tax revenues are returned to towns quarterly on the basis of their share of the total assessed valuation of each town’s properties. As such, towns with a substantial number of expensive lakefront homes receive the largest rebates in sales tax. Warrensburg Supervisor Kevin Geraghty has complained often in recent years that Warren County’s sales tax revenue isn’t distributed on a fair basis — towns with the lakefront property are now receiving overly generous sums of sales tax revenue, he said, benefiting the wealthy — while the towns with little or no lakefront property are receiving paltry amounts, hurting residents of modest means. » Sales tax Cont. on pg. 2
Veterans Park off River St. in Warrensburg hosts one of the town’s many displays of holiday lights that have entranced residents and visitors alike. Photo by Thom Randall
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Educators feel betrayed by Minerva’s athletics plan By Tim Rowland STA FF W RITER
» Magic forest Cont. on pg. 3 Magic Forest, one of the heritage amusement parks in the area, is to be sold to a new owner who plans to add a focus on dinosaurs and prehistoric life to its present theme of on fairy tales, accompanied by shows, rides and exhibits. The name is to be changed to Lake George Expedition Park, and is to have new interactive features. Photo by Thom Randall
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“This is like getting a call from your wife of 27 years saying I’m leaving you,” said Newcomb Superintendent Clark “Skip” Hults. Hults said he’d learned that Minerva had been negotiating with Johnsburg since August, but that he had only been formally told of the talks about six weeks ago. Because it affects their program so deeply, Newcomb educators felt at the very least they should have been made aware of Minerva’s intentions from the beginning, and also should have been afforded the chance to meet with Minerva to state their position. In an effort to start a dialog, the Newcomb Central School Board resolved to ask Minerva to delay its decision at least until the two boards can have a chance to meet face to face. » Athletics Cont. on pg. 3