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McDonald WATER FIX NOT CHEAP to retire Ti superintendent leaves after 19 years of service By Tim Rowland STA FF W RITER

TICONDEROGA | Ticonderoga Central School Superintendent John McDonald Jr. retired from his position last Tuesday, after an unsettling two months in which the board struggled to produce a budget that was acceptable to taxpayers and school stakeholders. The surprise move was announced during a Monday faculty meeting, and McDonald’s letter of resignation was accepted by the board during a special meeting Tuesday evening. Board President Mark Russell said McDonald, 53, was not asked to retire, but that the matter was put on the table as the board looked for further cuts after voters rejected a school budget that exceeded the state’s recommended tax cap. Recently voters agreed to a new budget that stayed within the cap, but required a new round of cutbacks. McDonald had voiced concern that continued cuts — caused by lagging state aid, increasing numbers of special-needs students and health-care costs — were affecting students’ education. » McDonald Cont. on pg. 7

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Chilson, Eagle Lake need new system by 2025 By Tim Rowland STA FF W RITER

Ticonderoga’s new acting superintendent John Donohue and outgoing Superintendent John McDonald Jr. at last year’s graduation. Photo by Tim Rowland

CHILSON | Residents of Chilson and Eagle Lake last week were given five options, none of them cheap, for a new water system that will satisfy a federal court order to shut down an unfiltered flow coming from Gooseneck Pond by 2025. Under federal law, open-water sources for municipal water systems must be filtered, which Gooseneck is not, but beyond that, the dam at Gooseneck Pond is gradually failing and would need to be fi xed. Gooseneck Pond could in theory still by used as the communities’ water source, but the cost of a new filtration plant and repairs to the dam push the project cost to upward of $15 million, which at minimum would cost users more than $300 a month. At a cost of $6 million to $8 million, the cheapest plan, said Don Fletcher, an engineer with

Scanlon wins FLW Tour at Lake Champain Missouri pro commits to largemouth bite, wins $100,000 at regular season finale PLATTSBURGH | After starting the day in second place, pro Casey Scanlon of Lake Ozark, Missouri, caught a five-bass limit weighing 19 pounds, 10 ounces, Sunday to vault to the top of the leaderboard and win the FLW Tour at Lake Champlain presented by T-H Marine with a four-day total of 20 bass weighing 76 pounds, 2 ounces. Scanlon’s weight was enough to edge second place angler Jackson Kayak pro Eric Jackson by 1 pound, 11 ounces, in the event that featured 163 of the world’s most decorated bass anglers competing over four days on Lake Champlain. “It’s been a long time coming. I’ve been doing this for eight years now and on a couple of different tours. I’ve had the opportunity to win several times and haven’t gotten it done, so today is a pretty special day,” said Scanlon, who earned his first career win in FLW Tour competition. “I’ve been fishing tournaments since I was 15 and it’s not easy out here, but days like this make it all worth it.” Scanlon spent the event targeting largemouth down near Ticonderoga. Early in the tournament, most of his bass came off shallow rock inside of a milfoil edge. As the tournament progressed, though, he caught more fish from the grass, with all of his keepers today coming from the grass. » FLW champ Cont. on pg. 7

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Meanwhile, Deputy Superintendent of Highways Kevin Woods easily won election to the open position of superintendent with 133 votes. Cory Armstrong fi nished second with 35 votes and Roy Cutting had 34. ■

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CROWN POINT | Incumbent Crown Point council member Tara Peters led a field of four candidates for the town board last Tuesday with 123 votes. John Wayman won the other seat with 96 votes. Finishing out of the running were Clayton Menser Sr. with 73 votes and Roxanne Burns with 56.

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