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Durkee Lot plan updated
Zoning board reads appeals
Prime requests special-use grant
More controversy follows Durkee Lot project
By Sarah Elizabeth Morris STA FF W RITER
PLATTSBURGH | The Durkee Street Parking Lot reconstruction has been one of the main topics at almost every committee meeting and common council meeting. Prime Companies LLC has been updating the concept art as the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) approves changes to the plan. Senior Engineer of Prime Turner Bradford was at the most recent Zoning Board meeting and Common Council meeting to make these presentations. Prime announced that it has removed all the three-bedroom apartments from the building plans and is instead going to have just oneand two-bedroom apartments. The building, which started out as two separate ones, will be U-shaped with an entrance into one of the parking lots. One wing of the building along Bridge Street will include 10,000 square feet of commercial space. » Durkee Cont. on pg. 9
By Sarah Elizabeth Morris STA FF W RITER
PLATTSBURGH | Th is month’s Zoning Board of Appeals Committee meeting determined whether or not to pass the appeals sent in from the public to the Zoning Board Ordinance. There were five appeals total from the public that the committee looked over. The deadline to submit these appeals passed in May of this year. At the committee meeting, the public was allowed to come up during a session and state their concerns and comments over any appeals that were reviewed. » Zoning board Cont. on pg. 13
PET-A-PALOOZA: Curtis Lumber held its 10th-annual Pet-A-
Palooza, a pet adoption fair, June 15 at its store location on Tom Miller Road in Plattsburgh. Organizations that were involved at the event include the Animal Rescue and Welfare Services, Elmore SPCA, Focus on Ferals, Northern Greyhound Adoptions and PetSmart. “We’re hoping to get as many adopted and forever homes as possible,” Pet-A-Palooza coordinator Tanya Giradi said about this year’s event. Eight dogs and 16 cats found homes. Photo by Sarah Elizabeth Morris
Relay for Life returns to Plattsburgh Cancer Society event raises more than $65,000 By Sarah Elizabeth Morris STA FF W RITER
PLATTSBURGH | The American Cancer Society’s popular community charity Relay for Life was back in Plattsburgh June 14 at the Clinton County Fairgrounds. The 23rd annual event ran from 6 p.m. to midnight with the theme of Disney’s “Wish Upon a Cure.” The Relay for Life events, which take place in more than 3,500 communities across America, according to the American Cancer Society website, raise money to fund cancer research and find patient care programs that are right for them, including support, transportation, lodging and more. Last year, the Plattsburgh Relay For Life was No. 1 in
Local resident Joseph Whalen’s appeal was viewed by the Zoning Board of Appeals Committee to expand his driveway from 10 feet wide to 20 feet wide to fit two automobiles. Photo by Sarah Elizabeth Morris the Northeast Division for the number of survivors honored. The opening Relay for Life ceremonies began with a prayer, then a few words from Community Development Manager for the American Cancer Society Joan Sterling. She thanked everyone for coming and introduced Senior Community Manager at the American Cancer Society Annemarie Dillon, who traveled from Albany to be at the event. “This event is absolutely amazing,” Dillon said. “The theme this year couldn’t be more apt, because this event is raising so much money, it is our largest Relay for Life event of all of the other events … we are going to make the cure for cancer more than just a fairy tale tonight.” » Relay for Life Cont. on pg. 3
For the first lap at Plattsburgh’s Relay for Life, those who have had cancer, have cancer or are/were caregivers for someone with cancer, walked a lap, carrying balloons — purple for survivors, red for caregivers. The group was followed by the Plattsburgh Mustang Club. Photo by Sarah Elizabeth Morris
City’s five-year plan update shows good news Plattsburgh will be financially stable for an extra year By Sarah Elizabeth Morris STA FF W RITER
PLATTSBURGH | The Finance and Budget Committee recently discussed updates with the city’s fiveyear-plan that Chair Mike Kelly introduced to the city council at the beginning of June. “It costs about 3.15 percent extra each year to run the city,” Kelly had said in the original five-year plan presentation. “The tax rate is about 2 percent and that discrepancy is always going to be a problem for us. We have to recognize that and continue to find ways to do both growth and continue to hold the line on expenses.” The city hopes to cut expenses by almost $900,000 by the year 2021, but Kelly claimed that 2023 could be the first year in a long time that Plattsburgh will end up in a deficit. However, as the DRI’s plans with the Durkee Street get closer, the council believes that it will generate much revenue for the city and downtown. At the most recent meeting, Thursday, June 20, Kelly presented the changes to the five-year budget plan. According to the recent updates, Plattsburgh is expected to be financially stable until the year 2024, one year more than originally expected. Mayor Colin Read assigned a special task force to look over the analysis and extend it further. Read is expecting his mayor’s financial budget to be in and approved by July or August. The councilors also called for each department to find budget savings in order to cut costs. The next Finance and Budget Committee Meeting will be held Thursday, July 18, at 4:30 p.m. held in the Common Council Chambers at City Hall. ■
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