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Clinton County taxes to stay flat Sales tax revenue projected to climb $1 million next year
TEEN PHILANTHROPIST PLANS ‘POLAR EXPRESS’ SCREENING TO BENEFIT KIDS IN NEED
By Elizabeth Izzo STA FF W RITER
PLATTSBURGH | The Clinton County Legislature is poised to pass a spending plan for 2019 with no tax increase attached. Though the county continues to contend with an “uncertain economic and political environment,” as County Administrator Michael Zurlo wrote in his annual budget summary, included in the preliminary budget for next year is a tax rate of $5.97 per $1,000 in assessed value — no change from this year. For a taxpayer whose home is assessed at $100,000, this means a county tax bill of approximately $597. “Formulating a spending plan as we operate within an uncertain economic and political environment and are forced to pay for New York state’s onerous mandates continues to pose considerable challenges,” Zurlo wrote. “However, we continue to remain well positioned to meet these challenges.” The county is projected to spend $171 million next year, more than $29.3 million of which will be funded by property taxes. That’s an approximate 1.5 percent increase in expenses over this year, and a 1.1 percent increase in the tax levy.
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» County budget Cont. on pg. 3
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Former SUNY Plattsburgh at Queensbury dean dies at 73 Robert Golden’s colleagues and friends remember him and honor his legacy
PLATTSBURGH | Dr. Robert E. Golden, 73, of New Bern, North Carolina, provost and vice president for academic affairs emeritus at SUNY Plattsburgh, died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. Golden was named to his administrative post at SUNY Plattsburgh in January 2002, arriving on campus in July of that year. He had previously been the vice president for academic affairs at Keene State College.
‘EXPERIENCED, EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATOR’ Former dean of SUNY Plattsburgh Branch Campus at Queensbury, Robert E. Golden, passed away Nov. 29. Photo provided
At the time of his appointment, former President Horace Judson said, “Dr. Golden is very experienced in the academic affairs arena and broadly knowledgeable in other areas as well.
Before that, he served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania from 1989 to 1995 and held several positions at Rochester Institute of Technology from 1971 to 1989, including professor and chair of the Language, Literature and Communication Division; project director, Personal Computer Task Force; and associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts, among others.
“Dr. Golden is a very experienced, effective and articulate administrator who listens to all constituents before coming to an informed decision. His professional training, past administrative experience and accomplishments have positioned him for this important role at SUNY Plattsburgh.” Upon his hiring, Golden said he was “struck by the deep sense of commitment to the future welfare of the institution. The university has an attractive location, a strong and dedicated faculty and staff and high quality academic programs. I look forward to playing an important part in the university’s growth to become an even stronger institution in the future.” He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of Michigan and his master’s and doctoral degrees in English and American literature from the University of Rochester.
NAMED DEAN AT QUEENSBURY
In 2008, Golden retired as provost and vice president for academic affairs and received the college council’s Distinguished Service Award. He then moved to the branch campus at Queensbury where he taught English. In August 2009, Golden was named its dean and assistant to the president for the branch campus. At the time, Golden had proposed the transformation of the site to a full-fledged branch because he saw that SUNY Plattsburgh could play a more significant role in the entire northeastern region of New York, stretching from Saratoga northward. He also saw a population that needed greater access to higher education. » Golden Cont. on pg. 4
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Golden served as vice president of academic affairs at Keene from 1995 until his tenure began at SUNY Plattsburgh seven years later.
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