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Mayor proposes deep cuts in fire department Calnon’s proposals would shave off $861,000 as city attempts to stave off double-digit tax hike Elizabeth Izzo

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PLATTSBURGH — Mayor James Calnon last week floated a list of proposed budget cuts that he said would save the city nearly $862,000 as lawmakers continue to chip away at a possible double-digit tax hike for city residents.

Calnon proposed $404,000 in cuts to the Plattsburgh City Fire Department, a $156,666 reduction to the city’s debt service and a $228,621 savings through health care changes.

The outgoing mayor also recommended a new centralized

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cleaning position, which he said would save the city $66,600 annually.

The proposed cutbacks are the latest attempt to bridge the projected $1.6 million budget deficit.

Councillors appeared hesitant over the suggested cutbacks.

“Usually we budget, then reach an impasse, pass it to the mayor, and the mayor makes 11th hour cuts,” said Councilor Mike Kelly (Ward 2). “And they don’t always work out.”

Kelly said that budget assumptions are often incorrect.

This disconnect between projected and actual spending is one of the main reasons the city has a low fund balance, said Kelly.

And sometimes, he said, projected savings don’t pan out. >> See City Budget | pg. 12

Tri-county area grapples with home aide crisis

paintÊ townÊ hall Seasonal mural project to feature youth artists, civic groups on Plattsburgh town hall

PLATTSBURGH — Several youth artists have shown interest in bringing a little color to the town.

Parks and Recreation Department Recreation and Youth Services Director Melanie Defayette said over 50 local kids Teah submitted artwork of their favorite winter Dowling activities to feature on front windows of Writer the town hall.

“They all did a fantastic job,” Defayette said. “But ultimately we could only pick a few to be featured.”

Last week, the town revealed the winners: Morrisonville Elementary fifth grader Emma Chase won overall for her drawing of her and someone else competing to be the top figure skater, both being judged by a panel of teachers and a living snowman.

Honorable mentions were given to Morrisonville Elementary fifth grader Bailey Blair and Cadyville homeschooler Luke LaForest.

Blair’s piece shows she and a pal throwing snowballs back and forth behind big mounds of snow.

LaForest’s drawing shows him and another sliding down a big hill on sleds surrounded by trees and snowmen.

On Wednesday, the three young artists gathered at the town

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The winning drawing was done by Morrisonville Elementary fifth grader Emma Chase

hall to paint their pictures on the windows.

That mural will be featured until spring when a new batch of kids will paint their favorite activities of the season.

Supervisor Michael Cashman said the town conceptualized the idea back in November.

“Our entryway is kind of a drab,” Cashman said. “This was a great way to bring some color to the town hall and also build a sense of community.”

The town’s goal is to feature new artwork each season by local kids.

Eventually, Cashman said he would like to get civic groups involved to paint murals every month — each one displaying a different cause like breast cancer awareness in October and autism awareness in April. >> See Plattsburgh Mural | pg. 3

PLATTSBURGH — The tri-county area is scrambling to maintain funding for a program that provides personal care assistance to keep residents living independently.

North Country Home Services reported earlier this month they would have been forced to pull out of Essex County by Dec. 31 without a financial lifeline from county lawmakers.

Lawmakers on Tuesday approved $80,000 in eleventh-hour emergency funding to keep the programming afloat. But the lifeline is a stop-gap measure and officials have broader questions about the future sustainability of the service across the region.

‘CRISIS SITUATION’ The nonprofit serves 150 patients in Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties.

Care is split into two components: Level 1 services are gen>> See Home Aide Crisis | pg. 9

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Lakeview Towers to begin elevator upgrades Replacing, modernizing aging system to be completed following state grant award

By Teah Dowling

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PLATTSBURGH — An injection of state grant funding means stalled elevators at Lakeview Towers may soon be a nuisance of the past.

The Plattsburgh Housing Authority received $300,000 in state grant funds earlier this month to modernize the two elevators and its control system at the complex on Flynn Avenue The nine-story, senior-living housing facility was built in 1970 and houses about 100 residents.

PHA Executive Director Mark Hamilton said while

several cosmetic upgrades have been done over the years, the elevator control system has never seen an upgrade.

“The elevators get stuck or the doors won’t open,” he said. “It’s really inconvenient for our seniors.”

Lakeview Towers houses over 100 elderly residents. It is also one of the sites for the Clinton County Nutrition Program, the county-run offering providing weekday meals and recreation opportunities for residents.

Congregate Meals Director Debbie Alexander said she hasn’t heard any complaints of nonresidential seniors using the site since the nutrition program takes place on the first floor.

But those who reside in the building are affected, said Hamilton. The upgrade is also necessary to ensure seniors can access other activities, including Wii and Bingo.

The estimated total project cost is $500,000.

“The grant goes a long way,” Hamilton said. “We wouldn’t of been able to afford this project without it.”

Hamilton said the PHA intends to cover the remaining costs by using capital improvement monies funded by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The project must be completed within the next two years, according to the state grant requirements.

Hamilton said he would like the upgrades to be completed in a year.

“We intend to get these upgrades done as soon as possible,” he said. “We want our seniors to continue to live independently.”

For more information or updates, call the PHA main office at 518-561-0720.

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Peru CSD teachers, students collaborating on tech advances

District releasing more details on Smart Schools $2.1 million plan

By Teah Dowling

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PERU — Teachers and students from the Peru Central School District are working together to identify the best ways to implement technology into their classrooms.

In August, the district received $2,129,269 through the Smart Schools Bond Act, in which over $800,000 will go toward technology advancements.

“Before spending this money,” Superintendent Patrick Brimstein said, “we need to figure out how we want our kids to learn in the 21st century.”

To accomplish this, Brimstein said four subgroups were created, each containing

teachers, students, administrators and community members.

Each group is comprised of people involved with different grade levels: kindergarten through second grade, third through sixth grade, middle school and high school.

So far, several meetings have taken place to come up with ideas on how to incorporate technology into their classroom settings.

For example, Brimstein said a couple groups have brought up the idea of installing an interactive screen for visual-based learning with the teacher.

Another idea would incorporate a makerspace area in the classroom filled with computers or tablets, so that students can experience 21st century and traditional learning at the same time.

None of these ideas are set in stone, said Brimstein, and these meetings are expected

to take place for a few more months.

After that, Brimstein said those groups will visit school districts already in a tech-based learning environment to see if their ideas will be most beneficial for their classrooms.

Brimstein said he hopes a final decision will be made by June 2017 so that the district can order the equipment and have it in place by the time school starts back up in September.

UPDATING INFRASTRUCTURE The remaining $1.2 million will go toward upgrading the district’s technology and internet infrastructure.

Bill Hayes of ECC Technologies, the consulting firm spearheading the project, presented the updated plan to the Board of Education earlier this month.

In all four schools, the network switches

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“Art is an opportunity to bring the community together,” he said. “We’re hopeful this program will take off so that all of our windows are covered with artwork.”

Cashman said the town is looking for any interested civic groups to participate in the monthly mural.

Submissions for the spring mural won’t open until sometime near March.

For more information, call 518-562-6860.

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and wireless network will be updated, providing internet access both inside and outside the buildings.

Security upgrades will be made to video surveillance and door access control.

Brimstein said a mass notification and automated lockdown system will be installed to ensure the safety of all the students.

If something dangerous happens, Brimstein said this system could notify and lockdown each building from one location at the same time.

School Business Administrator Randolf Sapp said construction will begin June 2017 and a majority of the updates should be complete by September 2017. All will be done by March 2018.

For more information or updates, visit www.perucsd.org.

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Wastewater, water rates to increase in Plattsburgh

By Teah Dowling

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PLATTSBURGH — Starting Jan. 1, town residents will no-

tice an increase in their water and wastewater bills.

On Dec. 19, the town of Plattsburgh unanimously approved the new wastewater and water fee schedule for next year.

Residents within the water district will see their annual bill increase to $40.95 per quarter for the first 7,000 gallons used, up from the current $39.

Residents within the wastewater district will see an slight raise of $1 up to $21 for the first 7,000 gallons used.

The rates for every 1,000 gallons used afterwards will also increase: water by 8 cents up to $1.67 and wastewater by 23 cents up to $4.73.

Users on the outskirts of town — Schuyler Falls, Woods Mills, Macey Lane and Beekmantown — will also see an increase in both.

Those exact figures will be dependent on their individualized contracts, said Scott Stoddard, director of water and wastewater for the town.

“Things go up over time,” he said. “So we have to make up for that difference somehow.”

Stoddard said the 5 percent jumps come from an increase in operating expenses, such as the sampling and monitoring of the town’s water supply for lead and copper.

An 8 percent jump in health insurance, which is affecting municipalities across the state to varying degrees, also contributed.

Keeping the infrastructure up-to-date for incoming residences and commercial businesses, like Norsk Titanium, is one of the biggest reasons for the increases, said Stoddard.

“It’s important for us to keep everything at a ready state,” he said. “That’s why we little increases each year.”

To view a copy of the fee schedule, visit www.townofplattsburgh.com. For more information, contact Stoddard at 518-562-6891 or scotts@townofplattsburgh. org.

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Beekmantown residents upset over road salt in water Town officials making efforts to solve well contamination problems

By Teah Dowling

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BEEKMANTOWN — Kevin Sponable brought a dishwasher rack, dark with brown stains, to a recent town board meeting.

The Ashley Road resident said road salt has been leaching into his private well.

“There’s obviously a problem,” said Sponable. “Something needs to be done.”

Sponable said he noticed an issue with his water supply back in 2010 but could still use the water.

But the quality declined and now the water is “unusable,” he said, and must resort to purchasing water for drinking and cooking. Water from a spring is hauled by pick-up truck and placed in storage tanks for other water uses, like showering.

“I’ve invested a lot of money in all of this,” he said. “It’s ridiculous.”

This salt contamination issue in Sponable’s water supply isn’t the first complaint made to the town.

Residents voiced concerns last September, including Sally Yanulavich, who expressed dismay over what she said was salty and grainy drinking water.

Signs were recently put up by the town at the Beekmantown Recreation Park and Pavilion to not drink the water since it was also found to be contaminated.

Several town residents believe the sediment is coming from the 50-foot exposed salt and sand pile located behind the town highway garage.

Relation said the source has not yet been determined.

This fall, Beekmantown received $500,000 from the state to construct a new storage facility to accommodate 12,000 yards of mixed sand and salt. Supervisor Dennis Relation said the town is aiming to complete the structure by next fall.

In the meantime, Relation said the town’s engineer is in the process of coming up with a plan to address the current well contamination problem.

Testing more wells, he said, is more than likely going to be part of that plan.

Relation did not give out a date on when that plan would be completed.

“We’re not going to drag our feet,” he said. “But we need to get more information in order to move forward.”

While waiting for the plan to be completed, town officials encourage residents to keep on an eye on their water supply.

According the state Department of Health, drinking water with an excess amount of sodium could create health concerns, especially to people with high blood pressure, which could lead to cardiovascular disease if left untreated.

The department suggests testing water periodically for contaminants.

The Plattsburgh WPCP Laboratory and Endyne Inc in Plattsburgh are the only two places in Clinton County certified by the NYSDOH Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP) to test drinking water.

“If I wanted to sell my house, I wouldn’t be able to because of my water,” Sponable said. “This problem needs to be addressed.”

A 50-foot exposed sand and salt pile sits behind the town highway garage. Some residents believe heavy winds blowing at the pile is one of the causes of their well contamination.

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can’t help but wonder if the fast pace of a wireless society these days, where we are overloaded with too much information, much of which is over glorified, lends to how quickly the years seem to slip by.

The past year was one of major change both here at home in the United States and around the world.

Terrorism, war, the economy, immigration, refugees, guns, rising debt, email hacking and the election results no one expected seem destine to capture the headlines as we move into 2017 and beyond, in what should be another pivotal year in our ongoing nation’s story.

It’s anyone’s guess what direction the powers that be will allow the nation to take in 2017. The one thing we know for sure is the side that lost the election seem hell bent on making certain that if they couldn’t win the other side must completely fail.

If we can believe the news reports some are threatening disruptions at the inauguration and even talking impeachment before the president-elect is even sworn into office.

Not only is that dead wrong, but it’s unamercian.

We had an election, the opposition needs to get on board and let the new administration get their feet under them.

We need to start working together to find common ground. We can’t continue tearing at the very fabric of the nation at a time when we need to be united in purpose.

The audition for role of Commander and Chief has ended. He doesn’t need cartblanche, but he needs a fair opportunity to do what he does best which is to bring a sense of business acumen to the office of President.

It’s time to quit hurling insults and threats, and begin looking for the silver linings that most certainly will be in our future, if we can look past the bitter campaign.

2017 Can hold a great deal of promise but at the same time presents potential risks to the stability of the world.

A united America sends a much stronger message to friend and foe alike. A divided country only invites greater challenges from those outside our borders.

We can only hope and pray that reasonable national and world leaders take steps to lessen the growing tensions and that all God’s people can take a step back and learn to live in harmony on this small planet and great country we must to share if we are to live in peace.

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Boreas classification process was flawed from the start

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egardless of where you stand on the classification of the Boreas Ponds Tract, on one point it seems everyone agrees — the state dropped the ball on adequately surveying what is there and presenting that information in a usable form so people could make a fact-based decision.

Just why that happened is open for interpretation.

But the results are indisputable: The dearth of accurate information made available — like environmental impact statements and the exact location and condition of the man-made components in the tract — left the door ajar for inaccurate information to be disseminated.

As such, people were coerced to take a stand with half-truths.

There is no daylight between the two sides when it comes to this.

All seem to also agree that the process was rushed by the administration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, leading both sides to believe it was internally biased from the start.

Interestingly, they are not the first to make that assumption.

Former APA Commissioner Richard Booth believes the process is flawed as well, a fact he made clear during his farewell speech last spring.

Instead of allowing a full, honest dialogue of the facts, Booth said the governor steered APA staff into presenting pre-determined conclusions.

He said the chief executive and his staff “rigidly controlled” the analysis APA staff were allowed to prepare and present to the commissioners and public during the hearing process.

That influenced public comment and prevented commissioners from making recommendations based on full disclosure, Booth contends.

The broader ramifications past the current debate, he said, is a precedentsetting discussion that may weaken the agency in the long run.

So is the Boreas Ponds Tract classification déjà vu all over again?

We will leave that conclusion to you, but something doesn’t smell quite right.

Take, for example, the point made by Access the Adirondacks that the roadways within the parcel weren’t laid out by APA staff until the sixth public hearing — after hundreds of people had already voiced an opinion.

Some attendees of the initial hearings no doubt did not even know roads existed — or certainly not to what extent they exist — pointed out Access member Jason Kemper, forcing members of the group to use their precious speaking time simply presenting the facts.

Across the aisle, members of BeWildNY pointed to trails nowhere near hikeable on APA maps and “phantom roads” that were listed as navigable — aged logging roads that had all but been overtaken by the forest.

Adirondack Council Executive Director Willie Janeway pointed out that council members sunk six inches into some roadways when attempting to navigate them with mountain bikes.

So did the governor have a preconceived notion for the parcel well before anyone had a chance to speak and held much of this information close to the vest?

Given the facts, it is hard to say he did not, which as Booth pointed out in March, is a slippery slope that undermines environmental safeguards and due process of allowing New Yorkers to chime in.

Either way, the stark reality is that none of this has been good for the process and has only served to stifle dialogue, drive people apart and widen our distrust in a transparent process.

Zooming out to examine the bigger picture, all of this could have most like-

ly been averted if the state would just add a new classification allowing certain uses like mountain biking while slamming the door permanently on others altogether — including the use of ATVs. Again, interestingly, Cuomo was against a similar measure during the classification of the Essex Chain Lakes Complex — another fact brought forth by Booth prior to his departure from the board.

As we’ve witnessed speaking with everyone involved, compromise can be attained, but not in a vacuum in which the decision has already been made.

That simply is not good for anyone.

Cuomo’s love for the Adirondacks is well-documented — and sincere.

The governor seldom leaves the state, and the fact that the chief executive chooses to vacation here year after year over more exotic locales speaks volumes.

In fact, the governor’s public schedule had him Essex County this week.

While his itinerary was not made public, we hope he spent some time on the ground in Boreas to get a true lay of the landscape and walks away with the proper understanding to make an informed and fact-based decision.

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NorthÊ CountryÊ lacksÊ qualityÊ workers to fill jobs To the Editor: I read with interest the letter on Dec. 17 by Tim Sherman, who had some ideas on job creation in the North Country.

While I don’t live in Essex County, the problems here in Clinton County are very similar.

It seems that there are many who point the finger at environmental restrictions as something that keeps jobs from migrating here to the North Country. It seems foolish to destroy what makes this area so attractive to those of us who live here.

One of the biggest problems that I see is the apparent lack of qualified workers to fill the jobs that people are always wanting to come to the area.

The jobs that would be best suited for the area are jobs that bring added value to the farm economy that is now here. The workforce that is here is well suited to these kinds of jobs and our location to the major markets of New York and New England would make this area ideal. Additional vegetable and orchard cultivation and the processing plants that could be established would bring jobs without unduly harming the environment that North Country residents cherish so much.

In addition, suitable tourism infrastructure is generally lacking save for the area around Lake Placid. Tourism jobs can be vital and the small scale facilities such as bed and breakfasts and boutique hotels of quality and charm are well within the skill of local entrepreneurs.

It is clear that the only people who can bring the growth to the area are the people who live here. People and communities must band together and make the change they want instead of idly hoping that some great corporation will come here and make our dreams come true.

Scott Scharhag Champlain

ElizabethtownÊ zoningÊ lawÊ needsÊ workÊ toÊ beÊ reasonable

To the Editor: Factually incorrect statements are being made regarding the new Elizabethtown hamlet zoning law.

It’s being said that the town board spent $35,000 on the zoning law, that the new law is less restrictive, that future grants depend on an updated land use law, that any decision by the Planning Board can be appealed to the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA), that planning board members can simply be fired by the Town Board, that another layer of appeal authority is impossible, that residents will be able to make wellreasoned decisions, that this plan creates a business-friendly environment, that my personal concerns have been addressed and that I wanted site plans to be omitted from the proposed law.

None of these things are true.

Perhaps the fact that none of these things are true should raise concern about the integrity of future zoning decisions.

I’ll try to explain.

1. The planning board applied for a $37,500 Smart Growth grant from Gov. Andrew Cuomo for a townwide comprehensive plan. They wrote a contract, hired a consultant, and then spent most of the money working on a townwide Smart Growth Comp. Plan. Updating the hamlet zoning law was a secondary objective using left over money which the planning board has also spent. The town board processed the money flow, but spent nothing. Your state tax dollars paid for this.

2. If you wish to believe this zoning law is less restrictive, read Article 5 regarding site plans and special use permits, including definitions of them on P20.

3. If future grants require an updated zoning law, show us the documents from Albany that spell it out for us.

Please, show us the documents for I’d love to see them.

4. Planning Board approval will be required for nearly everything, but no planning board decisions made by Bruce Pushee, Evelyn Hatch, Elena Borstein and Harry Otis Gough can be appealed to the ZBA, or anyone else in town government. Pages 64 and 81 make very clear that the only appeal to a planning board decision is to the NYS Supreme Court via an Article 78. The Code Enforcement Officer enforces the decisions made by others.

5. Planning Board members cannot be fired without a public hearing showing just cause for such dismissal.

History suggests it wouldn’t go smoothly.

6. The NYS guide to planning and zoning states that a planning board or “other administrative body” can be given authority to make certain decisions regarding zoning. An administrative body might include two town board members, two planning board members, two ZBA members and a citizen or business leader.

7. The proposed law has no role for residents or business leaders to be included in decision making. The Planning Board decisions would determine if it’s business-friendly, not the plan itself which is not businessfriendly in any sense.

8. I never suggested that site plans be omitted. My concern is the complexity of site plans and special use permits for basic projects or those the planning board deems “ incompatible.”

To be clear, I’m not opposed to reasonable zoning, but I be-

lieve this proposed law needs work to be made reasonable and I’m very concerned about the decision making structure this plan creates.

Ken Fenimore Elizabethtown

CostsÊ forÊ newÊ countyÊ nutritionÊ buildingÊ seemÊ excessive To the Editor: Well hurrah! Here we go again. Where is a Trump-like person at our county level to challenge, “The structure clocks in at $1.2 million, not including equipment costs.”

This for a very plain building, single-story 3,689 square feet.

Now if I have done my math correctly, that equals $325.29 per square foot.

Granted, a building for this purpose will have multiple special purpose sinks as well as rest room(s), handicapped accessible and heavy duty electrical capacity.

Perhaps I am mistaken. However, this sounds a little excessive. Somebody saw willing taxpayers coming.

Susan C. Sherman Westport

SchuylerÊ FallsÊ supervisor:Ê Ô ThankÊ you!Õ

To the Editor: On behalf of the Town of Schuyler Falls, I’d like to thank all who participated and attended the third Annual Tree Lighting event at the town hall in Morrisonville.

The weather again cooperated and a good-sized crowd of all ages enjoyed hot chocolate and cookies, conversation and storytelling inside, followed by carol sing and brief introductions outside.

The event culminated with the countdown and lighting of the huge evergreen tree in front of the town hall lit from top to bottom with a bright star (new this year), multi-colored lights, with the white lights inside from the early tree-lighting times over 25 years ago still visible!

We’d like to thank those special groups that attended. The Morrisonville Fire Department with their trucks, the Morrisonville-Schuyler Falls Ambulance Corps with their equipment (and for leading the carol-sing), the town government members and other volunteers and who decorated and organized and participated, members of the town board, the highway department, the historians’ office, the town hall.

We especially thank the town residents and friends whom, we hope, enjoyed the event.

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year — and we look forward to next year’s event. If you have ideas, would like to help organize and/or participate, please contact me.

Richard “Rick” Potiker Supervisor Town of Schuyler Falls

NoÊ illegalÊ orÊ secretÊ meetings To the Editor: Keith Parent’s statements are not all as they appear. He states he has lost his right to speak, talks of illegal meetings and equates his crude actions to that of state Sen. Betty Little (R-Queensbury) and Assemblyman Dan Stec (R-Queensbury).

Privilege of the floor was suspended when necessary for four months due to uncontrollable behavior by unruly members of the audience. Yelling and vile language prevented those speaking from being heard and they refused to stop. It was difficult for the Board to converse and to do their work.

When privilege of the floor was suspended, the unruly behavior stopped and work was completed.

During open floor, all are called on and given three minutes to speak on agenda topics. Parent has spoken several times, often over the allowed three minutes, and mostly off topic. He complained about not getting a job with the highway, made accusations regarding hiring practices, and praised himself as though he should be chosen above others.

Another time when he was called on, a full minute went by but he did not speak due to disturbance in the audience. The board eventually closed the floor, not to shut him down, but because his cronies were uncontrollable. In attempting to gain order, an apology was given to Parent, the floor was closed and Parent was invited to speak to the supervisor after the meeting. The next time Parent was given privilege of the floor, he spoke over the three minutes again, complaining about being “shut down,” and made accusations of secret meetings.

There are no secret or illegal meetings. Board members Seaman, Shepler and Youngblood individually check in with Supervisor Wood throughout the month, keeping up to date on town issues. Secret or illegal meetings, as Parent claims, simply do not happen. These board members are conscientiously doing their job so that they show up to board meetings prepared (something not done by Mr. Eddy unless it relates to his own personal agenda).

Parent was rightly “booed” by the Post Star for his crude behavior during “Meet the Candidates” night. Due to busy schedules, Sen. Betty Little and Assemblyman Dan Stec left only after being offered that opportunity by the moderator, Thom Randall. Their actions can’t even begin to compare to Parent’s crude actions.

As Don Lehman says, “facts be damned.”

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Ô WeÊ haveÊ metÊ theÊ enemy,Ê andÊ heÊ isÊ usÕ To the Editor: As I read Dan Alexander’s plea for “Respect and Understanding,” to end the senseless killing, I was struck with the strength of his desire, if only he/we could somehow make it so.

The problem is, no one hears anyone today unless it’s something he/she would want to say and likes hearing it from someone else, probably having heard it already many, many times.

We hardly make contact with or listen to anything that might actually lead or induce us to change. We are ill equipped to open to adversity. We would rather ignore or try to stamp out (kill) than painfully struggle to learn to become better people, or struggle to help others become better people.

Efforts to make a difference can fall in the realm of individual, relational (e.g., spouse or child), group (e.g., family or team), culture (e.g., organization or town, national or global), but I believe it has to start with each of us, individually. I say this because I have to know what seems right and effective to me, for me, before I can intelligently focus on it. There are meaningful answers to questions of what to focus on, and how, but we each have to sincerely ask before there will be answers.

As Pogo said, “We have met the enemy and he is us.” The root causes are not something you can just cite, vote for, and have someone else do the changing for us. Until we grasp this and begin to change ourselves, “it” is not going to get better!

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AÊ wordÊ fromÊ Adolf Ê Hitler To the Editor: “All this was inspired by the principle — which is quite true within itself — that in the big lie there is always a certain force of credibility; because the broad masses of a nation are always more easily corrupted in the deeper strata of their emotional nature than consciously or voluntarily; and thus in the primitive simplicity of their minds they more readily fall victims to the big lie than the small lie, since they themselves often tell small lies in little matters but would be ashamed to resort to large-scale falsehoods. It would never come into their heads to fabricate colossal untruths, and they would not believe that others could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously. Even though the facts which prove this to be so may be brought clearly to their minds, they will still doubt and waver and will continue to think that there may be some other explanation. For the grossly impudent lie always leaves traces behind it, even after it has been nailed down, a fact which is known to all expert liars in this world and to all who conspire together in the art of lying.”

— Adolf Hitler, “Mein Kampf ” Joe DeMarco Jay

BombÊ trainsÊ passÊ throughÊ ourÊ preciousÊ farmland To the Editor: During the weekend of the memorable “Super Moon” that shone over Essex County, I stopped at a railroad crossing between Essex and Whallonsburg and watched a hundred tankers full of highly volatile Bakken Crude Oil pass by.

The Keene town board adopted a resolution of the board last Monday evening calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation, the US Environmental Protection Agency, the NY DOT and the NY DEC to impose a moratorium on transport of Bakken Crude Oil by rail from Montreal to Albany, until a comprehensive study determines the public health, safety, economic and environmental impacts of a derailment.

Accidents involving this highly volatile crude oil carried in rail cars designed for vegetable oils include one in Lac Megantic, Quebec that killed 47 residents, one as young as 4 years old, and an explosion in Oregon that narrowly missed a school raise concerns about these shipments through the Champlain Valley rail corridor.

Keene’s board sent copies of the resolution to our U.S. senators and congresswoman, as well as the governor and Essex County Board of Supervisors. Moreover, our local fire departments are not prepared for a catastrophic derailment and cannot afford to train for such an event.

The local action group Mothers Out Front hopes that other towns in the Champlain Valley will pass resolutions to draw attention to this danger on the rails. I urge concerned residents in other Essex County towns to ask their town board to pass a similar resolution.

Only with the support of our government can we draw attention to these “bomb trains” that pass through our precious farmland and beautiful countryside, and the lacustrine wetlands and shoreline of our local treasure, Lake Champlain, home to fish, birds and other wildlife that we share our natural resources with.

Don Pachner Keene

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erally hands off, and include tasks like light cooking and cleaning and changing bed linens, among other errands.

Level 2 services include bathing, grooming and more traditional nursing services.

Those are billed back to insurance companies. But the former is covered by Medicaid — and the reimbursement rates to the providers are lopsided.

While it costs $29.50 per hour to provide those services, NCHS is only being reimbursed $22 from the state Department of Health, resulting in what Essex County officials say are cumulative six-figure losses.

“North Country Home Services cannot afford to continue providing Level 1 services based on the previous information,” Essex County Department of Social Services Commissioner John O’Neill told lawmakers earlier this month. “The Medicaid rates are just far below their actual costs.”

If NCHS pulls out of Essex County, officials fear 40 patients will be pushed to the second category, causing an uptick in future costs.

And if they are determined to be ineligible for that program, the result could mean a complete loss of care.

“If these people don’t get Level 1 care, they’re going to end up in a nursing home,” said Moriah Supervisor Tom Scozzafava.

RURAL WOES While the state’s Medicaid program is undergoing deep reforms as part of the Affordable Care Act, including county takeover of Medicaid eligibility, the looming problem — which local officials are referring to as a “crisis” — can more be attributed to the rural nature of the North Country, said Essex County Manager Dan Palmer.

“Rural counties are facing more problems simply because it’s harder to make a visit,” Palmer said. “I think that’s what’s driving the crisis.”

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Clinton County Deputy Commissioner of Social Services Rich Holcomb said the state didn’t take into account the region’s remote geography when crafting the rate structure.

The travel time to Ellenburg to Rouses Point, for instance, is more cost-intensive compared to an aide making a dozen-orso appointments in a single highrise in the Bronx.

“It’s the nature of being in a rural county,” Holcomb said.

But while the crisis appears to be independent of broader health care reforms, NCHS CFO Scott Tooker said the agency was operating under the assumption that patients requiring hands-on care would be transitioned to managed care plans by 2016.

“If it had all gone to managed care, we wouldn’t be here discussing this,” Tooker said.

“They’ve basically frozen the rates years ago.

The $22, $22.50 an hour — we can’t sustain that. We can’t continue to bleed and support the state — we’ve been doing that for years.”

The rate deficit has also created a recruitment problem in other areas, said O’Neill.

Some agencies have hired more staff to provide the services themselves, while others now have long waiting lists due to an aide shortage.

O’Neill said the agency, which has five satellite offices across the region, has conducted an “exhaustive detailing” of costs, and there is nothing left to pare away.

“They have been working diligently to reduce their administrative overheads,” O’Neill said.

NCHS is the only provider for these personalized care services, he said.

“There are no other organizations in the North Country.”

SEEKING ANSWERS O’Neill said he’s been aggressive in seeking answers from the state health department and Medicaid office.

The best-case scenario would have been a Medicaid rate adjustment before Dec. 27,

O’Neill said, a change for which he has been lobbying for two years. However, the state historically hasn’t been forthcoming with information — even after a “strongly worded email” led to deeper discussions.

Subsequent attempts to glean info failed to add clarity to the issue, O’Neill said, citing Byzantine emails and cryptic comments from state officials that “there’s more to the story,” which sparked anger from lawmakers who were skeptical that the emergency funds would eventually be reimbursed.

The state DOH told the Sun they are working to ensure “continued access” to home care services in the North Country.

“To this end, DOH will make Vital Access Provider Program funding available to NCHS as longer term options are explored,” a spokesman said via email.

O’Neill told the Sun on Tuesday that funding for Level 1 services had tentatively been promised for all three counties for a minimum of 12 months.

And the state health department will work in “good faith” to address the reimbursement rate concerns raised by county officials, according to email correspondence provided by O’Neill.

O’Neill told lawmakers the funds would send a “very strong message” to aides and patients that services will not be terminated despite the bureaucratic challenges.

Palmer, the county manager, expressed a dimmer outlook on the prospects for recouping the $80,000, which was peeled from the county’s contingency fund just weeks after the 2017 budget had been finalized.

“I don’t believe it will be reimbursed,” he said. “We would hope for the best.”

Without the funds, Tooker said those patients may have fallen between the cracks.

“I don’t think there’s a lot of compassion at the state level, unfortunately,” he said.

Mike Marnell (R-Schroon) said if the county can afford to buy new pickup trucks, then they can find the funds to care for ailing residents.

“There’s enough (vehicles) that we could probably do without,” Marnell said.

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LOOKING OUTWARD Essex County said they would like to take an active leadership role in the region, and has reached out to Clinton and Franklin counties to discuss ideas for a regional approach, O’Neill said.

While lawmakers unanimously approved the stopgap spending measure, they also wanted to know how those counties were tackling the issue.

Essex County Board of Supervisors Chairman Randy Preston (I-Wilmington) said it’s counterproductive when the state steers municipalities towards a property tax cap, but continues to push unfunded mandates.

“It’s concerning that this is something rolled down to counties,” Preston said.

Outgoing Franklin County Chairman Billy Jones, who leaves office Dec. 31, said lawmakers were in the midst of exploring ways to bridge the reimbursement rate to NCHS, including possible subsidies from the county.

“But we have to look at how we can do that in a legal manner,” Jones said. “We want to keep home health services there. Our number one priority is taking care of residents in their homes.”

Holcomb said the county was working with their 45 patients to explore alternative programs.

That may include a switch to another Medicaid program. In that case, the county would work with NCHS to hire their own aides before the consumer would eventually take charge of their own care.

The attempt to retain the services isn’t seamless, he said, but is rather a scramble, trying to triage by taking care of those who are in the most immediate crisis first.

He agreed the rate reimbursement adjustment is preferred.

But for now, just retaining the services is their chief priority.

“It’s going to look very different,” Holcomb said.

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Jones heads to Albany Freshman lawmaker eager for new legislative session, which starts Jan. 9

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PLATTSBURGH — Clinton and Franklin county residents will have a new representative in Albany on Jan. 1.

D. Billy Jones, who won the open seat to replace state Assemblywoman Janet Duprey (R-Peru), said he’s ready for the challenge of representing the 115th District.

Jones is scheduled to step down as Franklin County Board of Legislators Chairman on Dec. 31, and will serve as a correction officer at Bare Hill Correctional Facility in Malone until his resignation the following day.

The Democrat defeated Kevin Mulverhill, a Republican, by a 2,700-vote margin on Nov. 8.

Despite the seat shifting to a Chateaugay resident, headquarters for the district will remain in Clinton County.

The newly-minted lawmaker will take over Duprey’s office in the U.S. Oval in Plattsburgh, with a satellite office in Malone, Franklin County.

“I’ll be very accessible,” Jones said. “I have been in Franklin County throughout my career, and will continue to do so.”

The district also covers a small slice of St. Lawrence County.

Duprey, a Republican, has held the seat since 2007.

Jones’ election means the seat is now back in Democratic hands after a decade, putting Jones in the assembly majority.

The rep-elect, who grew up on a dairy farm, said he hopes to be placed on the committees that govern policy in the rural district, including agriculture, corrections, tourism, economic development and small business.

“I don’t think it hurts to be in the majority, but I’ve always prided myself on crossing bipartisan lines,” Jones said.

Jones said he has spoken briefly with Duprey since the election on Nov. 8, and would like to squeeze in at least one more session prior to taking office.

“Obviously she has a lot of knowledge about the district and what’s going on,” Jones said.

Jones, who turned 42 on Election Day, has seen a quick rise through the ranks of local government. First elected as Chateaugay mayor in 2009, he was elected a county lawmaker in 2010, and chairman of that body in 2013.

The lawmaker said he also touched base with new colleague Dan Stec, the state assemblyman who represents Essex and Warren counties.

“He offered a hand and whatever he can do to help out,” Jones said.

Jones heads to Albany on Jan. 4, with legislative sessions

beginning on Jan. 9.

The climate is acrimonious even by Albany’s standards.

Talks to hold a special legislative session to approve a pay raise for legislators and expand ride-sharing services, including Uber and Lyft, upstate ended late-Friday night The failure to hold a special session by Dec. 31 means the state legislature will have to wait an additional two years to enact the proposed 25 percent pay bump.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the legislature created a pay raise commission last year. But the recommendation handed down in November attempted to tie the raise to ethics reforms and other issues, kicking the issue back into lawmaker hands.

The governor announced on Monday a departure from the usual State of State address, typically held in Albany in January.

Instead, Cuomo will host a series of regional addresses around the state the week of Jan. 9.

“Our efforts have focused on regional development strategies across the state and we want the opportunity to lay out regional accomplishments, goals and challenges,” said Melissa DeRosa, the governor’s chief of staff, in a statement.

The schedule includes speeches in all state regions except the North Country.

Billy Jones will represent New York’s 115th Assembly District when the session convenes in January.

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With Calnon’s projected savings at $861,979 — around 1.5 percent of the city’s proposed operating budget — City Chamberlain Richard Marks said that if the amendments are factored in and they don’t work out, the city could be in trouble.

The proposed total operating budget for 2017 is $55,389,753.

“We don’t have enough fund balance to cover this,” said Marks.

FIRE DEPARTMENT The mayor’s proposed amendments to the Plattsburgh City Fire Department would cut the department’s $3.1 million budget by 13 percent — temporarily scrapping a request for a second ambulance and removing a proposed battalion chief position.

Fire Chief Scott Lawliss said that he proposed the ambulance idea in September, adding $90,000 to his department’s budget to cover overtime costs incurred by increasing hours to man the unit.

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Overall, the second ambulance would be budget neutral, he said.

The project hit a roadblock earlier this year with negotiations with the Plattsburgh Professional Firefighters Union, he said. The union claimed that Lawliss did not have the authority to move staff around, and filed a grievance against the Fire Department.

After moving into arbitration, the union won that grievance — but Lawliss is still optimistic about a future second ambulance.

“I didn’t want to ask the taxpayers for a service we wouldn’t be providing,” Lawliss told the Sun. With the city’s current financial issues, the Fire Department will look into funding the project a different way — rather than getting funding upfront, they will likely ask for funds after services have been rendered, he said.

As for the battalion chief position, Lawliss said he doesn’t expect the proposed addition to last.

The Fire Department has worked for several years without a second chief, he said. The addition of a battalion chief position was meant to save money — instead of filling the vacant assistant chief position, they would have added a battalion chief at a lower cost.

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“I don’t think it’s going to happen,” said Lawliss.

‘WE HAVE TO SAY NO’ Facing a possible 23 percent tax hike, lawmakers are exploring the possibility of a potential 10 percent overtime cut across the board and cuts to Recreation Department staff and funds.

Councilor Paul O’Connell (Ward 4) proposed the overtime cuts, saying that it would save the city around $100,000. This is something O’Connell has repeated throughout budget sessions this season.

O’Connell also said that the Recreation Department’s budget should be examined.

“We just have to say no to some things,” said O’Connell.

Councilor Rachelle Armstrong (Ward 1) said the council should examine whether the Recreation Department could operate with fewer managers.

Recreation superintendent Steve Peters said this was doubtful.

Hundreds of thousands of people use the city’s rec facilities, he said, and people with “day to day knowledge” are necessary to upkeep those services.

The Recreation Department also oversees around 60 staff and 60 contractors, according to Peters.

“When you look at the ratio of managers to employees, our ratios are the worst in the city,” he said.

“I’m not sure if we can afford it,” said Armstrong. “We have to consider if we’re topheavy.”

The council also discussed temporarily putting off $50,000 in repairs to the Champlain Park seawall, with City Engineer Kevin Farrington agreeing the project could be postponed.

O’Connell said that if they ended up postponing the project, the wall — and the stairs that lead to the water — would need to be roped off to prevent possible injuries and subsequent lawsuits.

The last budget session of the year, just over two weeks before the Jan. 14 deadline, is slated for Wednesday, Dec. 28.

Free community screening slated PLATTSBURGH — A free community screening of “Being Mortal,” sponsored by High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care and the Clinton County Office for the Aging, will be shown at the Senior Citizens Council on Jan. 11 from 2-4 p.m.

Book club meeting on tap PLATTSBURGH — The “Reading Between the Wines” Book Club will meet Thursday, Jan. 5 from 6 - 7 p.m. at the Champlain Wine Company to discuss “Hillbilly Elegy” by J.D. Vance. For more information, call 564-0064.

Annual ‘Night Celebration’ upcoming PLATTSBURGH — The Adirondack Liturgical Dance Troupe and the Essex Children’s Choir will perform in the 12th annual Night Celebration Friday, Jan. 6 from 7 - 9 p.m. at the Plattsburgh United Methodist Church. For more information, call 563-2992.

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9. Moriah Lady Vikings

10. Beekmantown 4-by-100 Loudon Frechette, Matt Villa, Daryn Nephew and Nate Handy came together this spring to become the top 400-meter relay team in Division II as they took home the gold in the NYSPHSAA 4-by-100 championship event. The quartet earned the fourth state championship of the 2015-16 season for Section VII, joining the PHS boys soccer team and Lake Placid’s cross country and nordic ski teams.

8. PHS v. Peru It started with a scoreless 40 minutes.

That time then turned into 80 minutes. Then 95. Finally 110 minutes passed without a score from either the Hornets or the Indians. Onto penalty kicks the two teams went before Tyler Robinson and the Indians ousted the defending Class B state champions from the tournament in the sectional finals.

The Lady Vikings scored one regular season win in the 2016 season, but went into the Class D tournament knowing they could compete, which they did in a dominate opening round win over Willsboro before pulling the 2-0 upset over top-seeded Keene and an upset win over Elizabethtown-Lewis/Westport. The Cinderella run ended in the Class D finals with a loss to Chazy, but the game marked the first time an eighth seed had made the championship game.

7. Dalton Exford perfection Exford, who basically started as a self-taught bowler, had been working for this accomplishment his whole career. On Jan. 6, he realized it, throwing 12 strikes in 12 attempts in the third game of the match.

“It was the loudest scream I’ve had in my life,” he said.

“I never thought I would be one of those names on the screens at North Bowl. Now I am.”

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6. Bryce Smith v. Logan Dubuque The two wrestlers had met three times in the regular season, with Peru’s Dubuque having held the advantage. In the 99-lbs. championship match, it was Smith’s turn, able to rally early and scored a takedown win, followed by an emotional run into the stands to celebrate with his family. The win propelled Smith to the Most Outstanding Wrestler ward and a sixth place finish in the NYSPHSAA tournament.

The teacher remained the teacher, as Rob McAuliffe bested former Chazy standout player Damien Nevader in the Class D sectional title game. The two teams exchanged goals in the first 80 minutes of play, with Chazy scoring in the first 40 and the Bobcats in the second before Josh McCauley scored the golden goal in the ninth minute of overtime.

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4. Beekmantown v. Albany Academy

It came down to the last point of the match, as Beekmantown and Hudson Falls split the first four games and found themselves at 24-23 in the fifth and decisive game. While Hudson Falls was the one who was able to score the championship point, the Eagles held their heads high knowing they were in one of the best volleyball matches to have been played this season.

Kirsten Villemaire came down the left side of the Stafford Ice Arena boards in a tie game against Albany Academy in the Section VII girl’s hockey championships, made her way behind the net and then reversed course, recovering the puck and scoring the game-winning goal in overtime to give the Eagles a sectional crown.

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Panama With Panama leading 59-46 with 5:26 left in the fourth quarter, it looked like the Moriah Vikings would not be returning to the Class D state title game in 2016. Not so, as the Vikings mounted a 23-4 run to score the largest comeback win in state championships history.

Taylor Slattery scored 24 points in the win.

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Thirty-six holes of championship golf were not enough in the sectional finals last May, as Moriah’s Stahl and Lake Placid’s Kroes battled to matching scores, with Kroes having to shoot a 73 to level things through 36. The two matched scores on the first playoff hole before Stahl made a par on the finishing hole at Saranac Inn to win the individual title.

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We were there A recap of games covered by Sun Community News from the last week

Northeastern Clinton’s Brady Lafountain and Plattsburgh High’s Ben Champagne race for the puck Dec. 22.

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Gretchen Zalis reaches out to control the ball for the Seton Catholic Lady Knights, who fell to the Griffins Dec. 20.

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Corrine Smith had nine saves to record the shutout.

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WESTPORT — The Elizabethtown-Lewis/Westport Lady Griffins outscored the Seton Catholic Lady Knights in each of the first three quarters Dec. 20, scoring a 45-38 victory to stay unblemished in MVAC Northern Division play.

The Griffins were given a first-half boost in the perimeter shooting of senior guard Chloe Mitchell, who hit both of her three pointers in the second quarter as part of a 14 points night. Hannah Schwoebel added 13 points, while Ellie Storey had a double-double with 10 points and rebounds. Lizzie Stephens added 6 points, while Taylor Gough scored 2.

For the Knights, Gretchen Zalis had a strong first half but was limited in the second, ending with 21 points in the game.

Nicole Bullock added 11 points, while Haley Murnane had 4 points and Rachel Racette 2.

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Thursday - Boy’s hockey Bailey Cross looks to pass in the post for the Northern Adirondack Bobcats Dec. 21.

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PORT HENRY — The Moriah Vikings followed up their first league loss in three seasons by going on a 16-0 run to start the third quarter of play as they cruised past the Northern Adirondack Bobcats, 72-56, Dec. 21.

The top moments of the game came at the end of the second and third quarters. In then waning seconds of the first half, Dylan Trombley dribbled the ball over half court, then cut to the right and used a double-screen to get off a three-pointer that swished through the basket as the buzzer sounded.

Trombley then outdid himself at the end of the third, hitting a turn-around jumper from 30-feet away over a defender, also to beat the buzzer.

Trombley finished with 24 points in the game, while Joe Stahl added 18, Jarin Sargent 15, Brayden Swan 9, Kyle Wilson 2, Matt Pelkey 2, Jay Strieble 1 and Matt Rollins 1.

Stephen Peryea led the Bobcats with 14 points and added 11 rebounds.

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PLATTSBURGH — The Northeastern Clinton Cougars played their second straight game against a top-three, state ranked opponent Dec. 22, scoring a late goal to earn a 2-1 win against No. 3 Plattsburgh High.

Aidan LaValley scored the game-winner for the Cougars, connecting with 3:34 gone by in the third period to take a lead they never would give up.

After a scoreless first period, the Cougars faced an second period deficit, with Alex Kniefel scoring on assists from Logan Julian and Ben Champagne with less than two minutes having run off the clock in the period. Ian Gordon responded with the equalizer with 1:51 left in the second, scoring off a Devyn Sample assists.

Ryan Roberts recorded 21 saves in the win for the Cougars, while Dean Dashnaw recorded 12 saves.

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PLATTSBURGH — The Seton Catholic Knights scored 45 points over the middle two quarters as they scored a 67-26 victory over the Westport Eagles Dec. 21.

Kevin Murray continued his march towards the 1,000-point plateau with 27 points, while Philip Yang added 11, Tristin Turner 8, Neil Yang 8, Dawson Pellerin 6 and Alex Sharon 2.

For the Eagles, Riley Martin scored 8 points, as Wyatt Gough added seven before leaving with an injury. Schylar Kurth scored 5 points, John Looby 4 and Hudson Stephens 2.

Thursday - Girl’s hockey PLATTSBURGH — The Plattsburgh High Lady Hornets scored three goals in the first and third periods as they earned a 6-0 win against the Lake Placid Lady Blue Bombers Dec. 22.

Sydney Adolfo recorded four assists — two in each the first and third period — in the game, while Abby Boule had a goal in the first period and a pair of assists in the third. Megan Sullivan and Izzy LeBrun each scored a pair of goals, while

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BCS: Austin Recore 277, 675; Jacob Deyo 213, 632 PCS: Aaryn Clark 193, 522

Thursday, Dec. 22 Saranac Lake Saranac

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SLCS: Kyler Darrah 3 G; Rhett Darrah 2 G SCS: Dubay 29 saves

Beekmantown T.I./Alex Bay

Saranac Plattsburgh High

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SCS: Nick Dorrance 254, 596; John Galarneau 198, 508 SCS: Ryan Beebie 254; 607

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BCS: Matthew Maggy 3 G; Christian Wawrzynski 2 G

Northeastern Clinton Moriah

8 0

NCCS: Gabe Sisco 213, 579; Josh McGoldrick 190

GirlÕ sÊ basketball

MCS: John Martinez 172

Thursday, Dec. 22

Northeastern Clinton Ticonderoga

53 42

NCCS: Kya McComb 18; Abbie Sample 17 TCS: Delaney Hughes 18; Emily Pike 14

AuSable Valley Plattsburgh High

62 29

PHS: Jasmine Piper 12.

Tuesday, Dec. 20

4 0

SCS: Emily Verrillo 174, 464

Wednesday, Dec. 21 Beekmantown Peru

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BCS: Alyza Agoney 221, 612

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NAC: Paige Chilton 16; Juliana Gardner 12 MCS: McKenzie Sprague 17; Madison Olcott 10

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AuSable Valley Saranac

AVCS: Brooke SantaMaria 181, 486; Katelyn Miller 181, 451

AVCS: Madison McCabe 19, Kourtney Keenan 14

Northern Adirondack Moriah

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54 38

PCS: Briaunna Varno 193, 545

Plattsburgh High Saranac

3 1

PHS: Jessica Shaffer 201, 540; Nikita Stiffler 156, 408 SCS: Emily Verrillo 193, 531

PCS: Sam Spear 13; Ally Post 10 SLCS: Andrea Boon 16

Beekmantown Saranac

62 30

Northeastern Clinton Moriah

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AVCS: Tyler Atkins 223, 504; Logan Martineau 218, 626

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NCCS: Nick Duffy 20; Michael McLeod 11 PHS: Andrew Cutaiar 20; Dan Piper 15

Ice skating lessons on tap PLATTSBURGH — The Skating Club of the Adirondacks will host ice skating lessons Saturday, Jan. 7 at the SUNY Plattsburgh Fieldhouse from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Skaters of all ages and abilities are welcome. For pricing information and a complete schedule, email skatingcluboftheadirondacks@gmail.com.

Winter Fun Run series to continue through January WEST CHAZY — The Town of Plattsburgh Parks & Recreation Department plans to ring in the new year with their annual “Winter Fun Run” series. The free runs are slated for Jan. 6, 13, 19 and 27 on the Beekmantown High School indoor track. Registration will take place at 5:30 p.m. and the run will begin at 6 p.m. at each event. For more information, call 562-6860.

Artist store at the Strand Center for the Arts opens PLATTSBURGH — The Strand Center for the Arts (SCA) has opened a larger, updated artist store. This project was made possible in part by generous donations from friends of the Strand Center for the Arts and the tireless work of numerous volunteers who did everything from painting to installing countertops and moving furniture. “The Strand Center Artist Store provides an opportunity for local artists and artisans to sell their works within the Strand Center,” says SCA Executive Director, Joshua Kretser. “This new endeavor at the Strand Center will continue to enable us to carry out our mission of uniting the arts with our region.” The store will be open Tuesday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 563-1604 or visitstrandcenter.org.

Plattsburgh bowling program returns Jan. 8 PLATTSBURGH — The Town of Plattsburgh Recreation Department is again sponsoring an eight-week bowling program for all school aged children who are residents of the town, beginning Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. Shoe rental and three games of bowling are included for free each week. This weekly program will run through Feb. 28. There is a one-time registration fee of $10 for town residents and $40 for non-residents due at time of registration. For more information, visit townofplattsburghrecreation.com.

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PUBLIC MEETINGS

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TICONDEROGA - Bingo, Ticonderoga fire house, 6:45 p.m. Doors 5 p.m. Every Thursday.

ELIZABETHTOWN – Essec County 2017 WIC Schedule at the Public Health Building January 5, Feb 2 , March 2, April 6, May 4, June 8, July 6, August 3, September 7, October 5, November 2, December 7 8:00 – 3:45pm.

LAKE PLACID – Essex County 2017 WIC Clinic Schedule at the Thomas Shipman Youth Center January 3, Feb 7, March 7, April 4, May 2, June 6, July 5, August 1, September 5, October 3, November 7, December 5 9:30-2:30pm.

ELIZABETHTOWN – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Sunday at Elizabethtown Community Hospital Board Room, 75 Park St., Elizabethtown, 4pm-5pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

January 18, Feb 15, March 15, April 19 , May 17, June 21, July 19, August 16, September 20, October 18, November 15, December 20 10:00-5:30pm Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296

January 24, Feb 28, March 28, April 25, May 23, June 27, July 25, August 22, September 26, October 24, November 28 December 19 1:30- 6pm.

Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296

LAKE PLACID – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Monday at St. Agnes Church Basement, 169 Hillcrest Avenue, Lake Placid 8pm9pm. For more information call 1888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

PLATTSBURGH – Al-Anon Adult Children Meeting every Monday at 7pm-8pm, United Methodist Church, 127 Beekmantown Street, Plattsbugh. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-5610838.

PLATTSBURGH – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Tuesday at United Methodist Church, 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh Noon-1pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-5610838.

PLATTSBURGH – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Thursday at United Methodist Church, 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh 7:30pm-8:30pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

PLATTSBURGH – ALATEEN Meeting every Thursday at United Methodist Church, 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh 7:30pm8:30pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS SARANAC LAKE - Chair Yoga Classes to be held at Will Rogers Amy Kohanski will hold a series of chair yoga classes at Saranac Village at Will Rogers on Thursdays from 3:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m., beginning January 5th through April 6th.

There is a $5 fee per class for nonresidents of Will Rogers. Pre-registration is not required. No experience is necessary. For more information, please call Amy Kohanski at 518-524-6888 or email her atakohanski@roadrunner.com.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH AUSABLE FORKS – Essex County 2017 WIC shedule at the Amblulance Building January 4, Feb 1 , March 1, April 5, May 3, June 7, August 2, September 6, October 4, November 1, December 6, 9:30-2:30pm Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296

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REAL ESTATE DIRECTORY $25 PER WEEK INCLUDES B&W PHOTO, HEADING, PRICE, LOCATION, MLS#, 3 LINE DESCRIPTION, CONTACT INFO (2 LINES) ADD'L LINES: $2 EA. FEATURED PROPERTY BLOCK (in weekly rotation w/participants) REAL ESTATE CLASSIFIEDS $25 PER MONTH INCLUDES HEADING, LOGO, CONTACT INFO (2 LINES) (Real Estate Classifieds will appear on the same page beneath the directory.)

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DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS WILL BE 4PM ON THURSDAYS!

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE COMMERCIAL/RETAIL 1600 sq ft., w/house, at exit 34 Rt 9N, next to Maplefields. Ample parking, real estate only $230K, with equipment $270K Call 518-834-9900

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4 BEDROOM HOME for sale in Lewis, NY Master bedroom on 1st floor large fenced in back yard Priced to sell at only $79,000 (518) 873-2362

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Visit on-line or call 518-891-9919 REAL ESTATE WILLSBORO, NY 1.06 acre lot w/water/sewer/power ($26,000) or Above lot with 1998 2bd/2bath mobile home ($49,000) 518-963-7320

KEESEVILLE – Essex County WIC 2017 schedule at the United Methodist Church January 26, Feb 23, March 23, April 27, May 25, June 29, July 27, August 24, September 28, October 26, November 30, December 28 9:30- 2:45pm.

Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296

CADYVILLE – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Sunday 7pm8pm, Wesleyan Church, 2083 Rt. 3, Cadyville, NY. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

TICONDEROGA - Essex County Lethernecks, Marine Corps League, Det 791, Ticonderoga American Legion Post. 6 p.m. Active Marines and Marine Veterans invited. First Thursday of every month.

CHAZY – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Friday at Sacred Heart Church, 8 Hall Street, Chazy 7:30pm-8:30pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

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PUBLIC MEETINGS PLATTSBURGH - BREASTFEEDING - LA LECHE LEAGUE Do you have questions about breastfeeding? Do you have support you can offer to others? Do you need information about returning to work and nursing? Please join us for mother-to-mother sharing. All mothers, mothers-to-be, and children are welcome. Meetings are twice monthly: the first Monday at 7 P.M and the third Friday at 10:00 A.M at the Family Connections, 194 U.S Oval, Plattsburgh. Info: 518-643-9436.

SARNAC LAKE – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Wednesday at Baldwin House, 94 Church Street, Saranac Lake 7pm-8pm.

For more information call 1-888425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE COMMERCIAL/RETAIL 1600 sq ft., w/house, at exit 34 Rt 9N, next to Maplefields. Ample parking, real estate only $230K, with equipment $270K Call 518-834-9900 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

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4 BEDROOM HOME for sale in Lewis, NY Master bedroom on 1st floor large fenced in back yard Priced to sell at only $79,000 (518) 873-2362

ADIRONDACK “BY OWNER” AdkByOwner.com 1000+ photo listings of local real estate for sale, vacation rentals & timeshares. Owners: List with us for only $299 per year.

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The North Country SPCA maintains a SNIP (spay- neuter-incentive-program) initiative.

The ideal candidate will have experience in leading a small staff, fund raising, writing, managing fiscal affairs, representing the organization to multiple publics, and working with a committed board of directors.

The executive director has the opportunity to lead and represent a successful organization that primarily serves Essex County, New York and makes a contribution to the lives of dogs and cats and their owners.

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PERSONS AFFECTED: LEGALS This Notice and Petition STATE OF NEW YORK is directed to all persons COUNTY COURT owning or having or COUNTY OF CLINTON claiming to have an inIN THE MATTER OF THE terest in the real properFORECLOSURE OF TAX ty described herein.

LIENS BY PROCEEDING Such persons are hereby IN REM PURSUANT TO notified further that a ARTICLE ELEVEN OF duplicate of such Notice THE REAL PROPERTY and Petition has been TAX LAW BY THE CITY filed in the office of the OF PLATTSBURGH. Enforcing Officer of the COMBINED NOTICE & Tax District and will rePETITION OF FORECLO- main open for public inSURE PURSUANT spection up to and inTO RPTL §1123(2) (b) cluding the date speciIndex No.: 2016- fied below as the last 00001379 day for redemption.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE RIGHT OF REDEMPthat on the 27th day of TION: Any person havOctober, 2016, the City ing or claiming to have Chamberlain hereinafter an interest in any such the “Enforcing Officer” real property and the leof the City of Platts- gal right thereto may on burgh, hereinafter the or before said date re“Tax District” pursuant deem the same by payto law filed with the ing the amount of all Clerk of Clinton County such unpaid tax liens the attached list of delin- thereon, including all inquent taxes and hereby terest and penalties and commences this pro- other legal charges ceeding, to enforce the which are included in payment of delinquent the lien against the such taxes or other lawful real property, computed charges which have ac- to and including the date cumulated and become of redemption.

Such liens against certain payments shall be made parcels of real property. to the City Chamberlain, The parcels to which City of Plattsburgh, 6 this proceeding applies Miller Street, Plattsare described in Sched- burgh, NY 12901. In the ule A attached hereto event that such taxes are and made a part hereof. paid by a person other EFFECT OF FILING: All than the record owner of persons having or claim- such real property, the ing to have an interest in person so paying shall the real property de- be entitled to have the scribed in Schedule A tax liens affected hereby hereto are hereby noti- satisfied of record. fied that the filing of this ALL PAYMENTS MUST Notice and Petition con- BE IN THE FORM OF stitutes the commence- CASH, MONEY ORDER ment by the Tax District OR BANK CHECK. LAST DAY FOR REof a proceeding in the DEMPTION: THE LAST court specified in the caption above to fore- DAY FOR REDEMPTION IS HEREBY FIXED AS close each of the tax THE 24th DAY OF JANliens held and owned by UARY, 2017. the Tax District in the parcels described in SERVICE OF ANSWER: Schedule A hereto by a Every person having any right, title or interest in foreclosure proceeding or lien upon any parcel in rem.

NATURE OF PROCEED- of real property described in Schedule A ING: This proceeding is brought against the real hereto may serve a duly property only and is to verified answer upon the attorney for the Tax Disforeclose the tax liens trict setting forth in deheld and owned by the Tax District in the tail the nature and parcels described in amount of his or her inSchedule A hereto. No terest and any defense personal judgment will or objection to the forebe entered herein for closure. Such answer must be filed in the Ofsuch taxes or other legal charges or any part fice of the Clinton County Clerk and served upon thereof.

PERSONS AFFECTED: the attorney for the Tax District on or before the This Notice and Petition date above mentioned as is directed to all persons owning or having or the last day for redempclaiming to have an in- tion. terest in the real proper- FAILURE TO REDEEM ty described herein. OR ANSWER: In the Such persons are hereby event of failure to renotified further that a deem or answer by any person having the right duplicate of such Notice to redeem or answer, and Petition has been such person shall be filed in the office of the forever barred and foreEnforcing Officer of the Tax District and will re- closed of all his or her main open for public in- right, title and interest spection up to and in- and equity of redempcluding the date speci- tion in and to the parcels fied below as the last described herein and a judgment in foreclosure day for redemption.

RIGHT OF REDEMP- may be taken by default.

TION: Any person hav- I do hereby certify and affirm the foregoing as ing or claiming to have an interest in any such true under the penalties real property and the le- of perjury this 27th day of October, 2016. gal right thereto may on or before said date re- Attorney for Tax District: deem the same by pay- Dean C. Schneller, Esq. ing the amount of all Attorney for the City of such unpaid tax liens Plattsburgh thereon, including all in- 121 Bridge Street Plattsburgh, NY 12901 terest and penalties and (518) 647-8877 other legal charges which are included in ENFORCING OFFICER: Richard A Marks, the lien against the such City Chamberlain real property, computed City of Plattsburgh to and including the date 6 Miller Street of redemption.

Such Plattsburgh, NY 12901 payments shall be made to the City Chamberlain, (518) 563-7704 City of Plattsburgh, 6 STATE OF NEW YORK) Miller Street, Platts- :SS.: COUNTY OF CLINTON) burgh, NY 12901. In the event that such taxes are Richard A. Marks, being paid by a person other duly sworn, deposes than the record owner of and says: I am the Chamberlain of the City such real property, the person so paying shall of Plattsburgh. I have read the foregoing Petibe entitled to have the tax liens affected hereby tion and know the contents thereof to be true satisfied of record.

ALL PAYMENTS MUST of my own knowledge, except those matters BE IN THE FORM OF CASH, MONEY ORDER that are stated on inforOR BANK CHECK. mation and belief and as LAST DAY FOR RE- to those matters I beDEMPTION: THE LAST lieve them to be true.

DAY FOR REDEMPTION (Signature) IS HEREBY FIXED AS Richard A. Marks THE 24th DAY OF JAN- Sworn to before me this 27th day of October, UARY, 2017.

SERVICE OF ANSWER: 2016.

Every person having any Notary Public right, title or interest in Julie A. Winterbottom or lien upon any parcel Notary Public State of of real property de- New York

amount of his or her interest and any defense or objection to the foreclosure. Such answer must be filed in the Office of the Clinton County Clerk and served upon the attorney for the Tax District on or before the date above mentioned as the last day for redemption.

FAILURE TO REDEEM OR ANSWER: In the event of failure to redeem or answer by any person having the right to redeem or answer, such person shall be forever barred and foreclosed of all his or her right, title and interest and equity of redemption in and to the parcels described herein and a judgment in foreclosure may be taken by default.

I do hereby certify and affirm the foregoing as true under the penalties of perjury this 27th day of October, 2016.

Attorney for Tax District: Dean C. Schneller, Esq. Attorney for the City of Plattsburgh 121 Bridge Street Plattsburgh, NY 12901 (518) 647-8877 ENFORCING OFFICER: Richard A Marks, City Chamberlain City of Plattsburgh 6 Miller Street Plattsburgh, NY 12901 (518) 563-7704 STATE OF NEW YORK) :SS.: COUNTY OF CLINTON) Richard A. Marks, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I am the Chamberlain of the City of Plattsburgh. I have read the foregoing Petition and know the contents thereof to be true of my own knowledge, except those matters that are stated on information and belief and as to those matters I believe them to be true.

(Signature) Richard A. Marks Sworn to before me this 27th day of October, 2016.

Notary Public Julie A. Winterbottom Notary Public State of New York #01WI6023921 Qualified in Clinton County Commission expires May 3, 2019 City of Plattsburgh List of Delinquent Tax Liens on File with the Clinton County Clerk Amounts Due are as of October 27, 2016 Tax Year Tax Bill # Tax Type Tax Bill Name City Tax Map Number Amount Due 2015 3144 Property DUCHARME SANDRA 207.11-6-33 $2,029.97 2015 2753 Property GORENN PROPERTIES LLC 207.12-1-20 $5,892.19 2015 3716 Property SANTIMAW YVONNE B 207.12-2-11 $849.03 2015 1843 Property FULLER DAVID J 207.12-3-24 $3,220.61 2015 2738 Property RANA AFZAL 207.16-1-14 $2,448.58 2015 9003826 School RANA AFZAL 207.16-1-14 $3,455.91 2015 2454 Property DOUCETTE-SPERRY BERNADETTE L 207.16-1-46 $2,852.01 2015 2426 Property CARTER JOHN J 207.19-2-10.1 $5,087.67 2014 994

of Delinquent Tax Liens 2015 on File with the Clinton 994 County Clerk Property Amounts Due are as of 55 ELM STREET PROPOctober 27, 2016 ERTIES INC Tax Year www.suncommunitynews.com 207.19-3-48 Tax Bill # $1,499.08 Tax Type Tax Bill Name 2015 City Tax Map Number 9000024 Amount Due School 55 ELM STREET PROP2015 ERTIES INC 3144 207.19-3-48 Property $1,818.91 DUCHARME SANDRA 207.11-6-33 2014 $2,029.97 678 Property 2015 CURTIS ELIJAH 2753 207.74-2-8 Property $1,548.64 GORENN PROPERTIES LLC 2014 207.12-1-20 9001039 $5,892.19 School CURTIS ELIJAH 2015 207.74-2-8 $1,399.87 3716 Property 2015 SANTIMAW YVONNE B 677 207.12-2-11 Property $849.03 CURTIS ELIJAH 2015 207.74-2-8 1843 $1,517.66 Property FULLER DAVID J 2015 207.12-3-24 9001034 $3,220.61 School CURTIS ELIJAH 2015 207.74-2-8 2738 $1,678.99 Property RANA AFZAL 2015 207.16-1-14 2405 $2,448.58 Property S CLICHE' HOLDINGS 2015 LLC 9003826 207.82-1-18 School $13,029.81 RANA AFZAL 2015 207.16-1-14 9004051 $3,455.91 School S CLICHE' HOLDINGS 2015 LLC 2454 207.82-1-18 Property DOUCETTE-SPERRY $15,110.85 BERNADETTE L 207.16-1-46 2015 $2,852.01 1244 Property 2015 TITHERINGTON PHILIP 2426 D Property 207.8-2-5 CARTER JOHN J $1,787.09 207.19-2-10.1 $5,087.67 2015 4284 2014 Property 994 CARON THOMAS N Property 221.11-3-38.1 55 ELM STREET PROP- $1,596.05 ERTIES INC 207.19-3-48 2015 4286 $6,091.82 Property CARON THOMAS N 2015 221.11-3-38.2 994 $1,044.68 Property 55 ELM STREET PROPERTIES INC 2015 207.19-3-48 4214 $1,499.08 Property MCGARR FRANCIS - ES2015 TATE OF 9000024 221.15-6-6 School $512.08 55 ELM STREET PROPERTIES INC 2015 207.19-3-48 4512 $1,818.91 Property BROWN JULIE E 2014 221.5-1-41 678 $2,592.71 Property CURTIS ELIJAH 2015 207.74-2-8 1230 $1,548.64 Property BRODI STEPHEN T 2014 221.7-3-10 9001039 $8,059.14 School CURTIS ELIJAH 2015 207.74-2-8 9000538 $1,399.87 School BRODI STEPHEN T 2015 221.7-3-10 677 $9,234.41 Property CURTIS ELIJAH 2015 207.74-2-8 4326 $1,517.66 Property LAFOUNTAIN AUDREY 2015 ESTATE OF 9001034 221.7-4-41 School $1,194.06 CURTIS ELIJAH 207.74-2-8 2015 $1,678.99 9002466 School 2015 LAFOUNTAIN AUDREY 2405 ESTATE OF Property 221.7-4-41 S CLICHE' HOLDINGS $2,247.03 LLC 207.82-1-18 2013 $13,029.81 4541 Property 2015 GIROUX TRACEY 9004051 221.8-2-9.42 School $1,120.65 S CLICHE' HOLDINGS LLC 2013 207.82-1-18 9001791 $15,110.85 School GIROUX TRACEY 2015 221.8-2-9.42 1244 $1,290.43 Property TITHERINGTON PHILIP 2014 D 4563 207.8-2-5 Property $1,787.09 GIROUX TRACEY 221.8-2-9.42 2015 $1,621.44 4284 Property 2014 CARON THOMAS N 9001798

CARON THOMAS N 221.11-3-38.2 $1,044.68 2015 4214 Property MCGARR FRANCIS - ESTATE OF 221.15-6-6 $512.08 2015 4512 Property BROWN JULIE E 221.5-1-41 $2,592.71 2015 1230 Property BRODI STEPHEN T 221.7-3-10 $8,059.14 2015 9000538 School BRODI STEPHEN T 221.7-3-10 $9,234.41 2015 4326 Property LAFOUNTAIN AUDREY ESTATE OF 221.7-4-41 $1,194.06 2015 9002466 School LAFOUNTAIN AUDREY ESTATE OF 221.7-4-41 $2,247.03 2013 4541 Property GIROUX TRACEY 221.8-2-9.42 $1,120.65 2013 9001791 School GIROUX TRACEY 221.8-2-9.42 $1,290.43 2014 4563 Property GIROUX TRACEY 221.8-2-9.42 $1,621.44 2014 9001798 School GIROUX TRACEY 221.8-2-9.42 $1,674.39 2015 9001788 School GIROUX TRACEY 221.8-2-9.42 $2,167.84 2015 853 Property TRB DEVELOPMENT LLC 233.8-3-18 $363.43 2015 9004520 School TRB DEVELOPMENT LLC 233.8-3-18 $500.90 2015 854 Property TRB DEVELOPMENT LLC 233.8-3-19 $314.08 2015 9004521 School TRB DEVELOPMENT LLC 233.8-3-19 $430.93 2015 2280 Property TRB DEVELOPMENT LLC 233.8-3-39 $681.35 2015 9004524 School TRB DEVELOPMENT LLC 233.8-3-39 $951.42 I certify and affirm that the foregoing List of Delinquent Taxes is true under penalty of perjury.

Dated: Signed: Richard A. Marks Enforcing Officer EXPLANATORY NOTES The following notes are not part of the allegations of the NOTICE & PETITION and are included to provide general information about the tax foreclosure and redemption process.

1. The list of Delinquent Taxes is on file with the

9001788 School GIROUX TRACEY 221.8-2-9.42 $2,167.84 The ‘Burgh Sun 2015 853 Property TRB DEVELOPMENT LLC 233.8-3-18 $363.43 2015 9004520 School TRB DEVELOPMENT LLC 233.8-3-18 $500.90 2015 854 Property TRB DEVELOPMENT LLC 233.8-3-19 $314.08 2015 9004521 School TRB DEVELOPMENT LLC 233.8-3-19 $430.93 2015 2280 Property TRB DEVELOPMENT LLC 233.8-3-39 $681.35 2015 9004524 School TRB DEVELOPMENT LLC 233.8-3-39 $951.42 I certify and affirm that the foregoing List of Delinquent Taxes is true under penalty of perjury.

Dated: Signed: Richard A. Marks Enforcing Officer EXPLANATORY NOTES The following notes are not part of the allegations of the NOTICE & PETITION and are included to provide general information about the tax foreclosure and redemption process.

1. The list of Delinquent Taxes is on file with the Clinton County Clerk's Office for review for the above referenced tax years, and that list will be included with the affidavit of filing a motion for default judgment should any parcels proceed to foreclosure.

2. Under the Column “Tax Type”, the term “Property” refers to City and County land taxes, delinquent City refuse, water and sewer bills and any special assessments.

The term “School” refers to City of Plattsburgh School District taxes.

3. The Column “Amount Due” is the amount due as of October 27th, 2016 for delinquent 2015 Property and 2014-15 School taxes and, where indicated, 2014 Property taxes, 2013-2014 School taxes, 2013 Property taxes and 2012-2013 School taxes. The Amount Due does not include tax foreclosure costs 1, and interest that will accrue on the Amount Due on the 15th day of each month during the foreclosure process.

The Amount Due does not include 2016 Property Taxes or 2015-16 School taxes which must be paid to redeem a parcel from the foreclosure proceeding. For example, if you owe taxes for 2014, 2015 and 2016, the law requires the liens to be redeemed in reverse chronological order which means the 2016 taxes are redeemed first and the 2014 taxes are redeemed last. The tax foreclosure proceeding will continue until the 2014 tax lien is paid.

4. To confirm the amount you must pay to redeem a property from the tax foreclosure proceeding, please contact the City Chamberlain by calling 518-563-7704, or email inquiries addressed to fcs@cityofplattsburgh-ny.gov.

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for default judgment should any parcels proceed to foreclosure.

2. Under the Column “Tax Type”, the term • “Property” December refers 31, 2016 | 21 to City and County land taxes, delinquent City refuse, water and sewer bills and any special assessments.

The term “School” refers to City of Plattsburgh School District taxes.

3. The Column “Amount Due” is the amount due as of October 27th, 2016 for delinquent 2015 Property and 2014-15 School taxes and, where indicated, 2014 Property taxes, 2013-2014 School taxes, 2013 Property taxes and 2012-2013 School taxes. The Amount Due does not include tax foreclosure costs 1, and interest that will accrue on the Amount Due on the 15th day of each month during the foreclosure process.

The Amount Due does not include 2016 Property Taxes or 2015-16 School taxes which must be paid to redeem a parcel from the foreclosure proceeding. For example, if you owe taxes for 2014, 2015 and 2016, the law requires the liens to be redeemed in reverse chronological order which means the 2016 taxes are redeemed first and the 2014 taxes are redeemed last. The tax foreclosure proceeding will continue until the 2014 tax lien is paid.

4. To confirm the amount you must pay to redeem a property from the tax foreclosure proceeding, please contact the City Chamberlain by calling 518-563-7704, or email inquiries addressed to fcs@cityofplattsburgh-ny.gov.

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