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Essex County sheriff finetuning school resource officer proposal
ICE PALACE UNDERWAY Annual bash slated for Feb. 1
Plan would require $20,000 buy-in from school districts By Pete DeMola EDITOR
ELIZABETHTOWN | Now that he’s formally been sworn into office, Essex County Sheriff David Reynolds will continue to fine-tune his proposal to station school resource officers (SROs) in school districts across the county. The Essex County Board of Supervisors last November approved $441,000 for the program in the 2019 budget. But the agreement includes a $260,000 revenue stream that would require each of the county’s 13 school districts to contribute $20,000 towards the plan. Under Reynolds’ proposal, six deputy sheriffs would be deployed at each district on a part-time basis, serving eight-hour shifts on a randomized schedule. Reynolds set fall as a tentative launch date for the program. He admitted the plan remains a work in process, and that opt-outs by any district may complicate fi nancial planning. A wholly county-funded plan, he said, would have safeguarded SROs from any school district budget shortfalls.
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Reynolds spent much of last summer meeting with school boards to seek resolutions of support. » Resource officers Cont. on pg. 2
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SARANAC LAKE | Ice Palace construction for the 2019 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival began in earnest last week. The annual winter celebration starts Feb. 1 and runs through Feb. 10, bringing a “Prehistoric Park” theme to village streets, venues and sporting competition.
“This year we’ve had winter weather on our side early and pretty consistently. We got early ice and we’ve had good amounts of snow, too,” Carnival spokeswoman Colleen O’Neill told The Sun. “I think it’s going to add up to a great carnival.” Saranac Lake’s Winter Carnival is among the longest running winter gala celebration in the country, having launched in 1897. It is one of the busiest 10-day festivals in the region. » Ice palace Cont. on pg. 4
Winter Carnival “Prehistoric Park” Ice Palace got underway last week. Frigid temperatures are welcome here in order to cut thick blocks of ice from Lake Flower. Photos indicate thickness of blocks and show some of the equipment and I.P.W. 101 volunteer crew harvesting ice for palace construction. Photo provided
What’s in store for Adirondacks in state budget Olympic upgrades, potential cuts to local governments in store By Pete DeMola EDITOR
ELIZABETHTOWN | Gov. Andrew Cuomo is going big with his executive budget proposal this year.
Buoyed by Democratic majorities in the state legislature, the governor’s proposed $175 billion spending plan has garnered headlines for its blend of progressive proposals — legalizing recreational marijuana, raising the age to purchase tobacco to 21 and ushering in a raft of safeguards to protect the LGBTQ population — paired with an ever-sharpening focus on combating the Trump administration. “In the face of unprecedented challenges on a national level and a federal government at a complete standstill, New York will
deliver on the most productive agenda in our history and build on our record of accomplishments,” Cuomo said. All flash aside, the proposed budget is largely business as usual for the Adirondacks.
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As part of closing the technology and communications gap that cobbles economic growth in the Catskills and the Adirondacks, Cuomo has proposed an “Upstate Cellular Coverage Task Force.”
The group of industry experts, government officials, environmental reps and other stakeholders will be tasked with identifying solutions and developing policies addressing the lack of cellular coverage. The state launched a broadband initiative in 2015 that pledged to provide 100 percent access by the end of 2018 with the help of $500 million in state subsidies — including $154 million injected directly into the North Country — paired with private investment and federal funds. » State budget Cont. on pg. 3
Keene Central reviews $9 million capital project Public information session set for Jan. 30 By Kim Dedam STA FF W RITER
A map of proposed reconstruction work at Keene Central School is part of project report materials prepare for the district by CS Architects, of Albany. Photo provided.
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