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November 9, 2019

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SOAKED

Taxes down in Ti, sewer and water up

Essex County devastated by scary Halloween storm

Sewer and water customers paying for decades of deferred maintenance

By Kim Dedam and Tim Rowland STAFF WRITERS

ESSEX COUNTY | Winds from a fast-moving Halloween storm were well out to sea Monday. But it left pockets of homes throughout the North Country without power. The storm started while trick-or-treaters roamed the streets, shuffling fallen leaves and trying to stay dry. The rain increased overnight. Nearly four inches of rain fell in about seven hours in some locales, and the deluge forced major rivers onto roadways, bridges and fields. The USGS gage on the Ausable River topped out at 11.5 feet, according to Essex County Emergency Services. Flood stage on the river at AuSable Forks is 7 feet. High winds arrived as the rain stopped and blew branches, trees, power poles and wires onto flooded roads. In some places, even as rivers receded, the roads remain closed due to downed power lines. The 911 trunk lines for Essex County Emergency Services went down on Friday, forcing 911 calls from Essex County to be routed through Clinton County Emergency Services. Willsboro Town Supervisor and Chairman of the Essex County Board of Supervisors Shaun Gillilland issued an emergency declaration for Essex County, closing county government offices for the day, including Early Voting Polls at the Public Safety Building. Most area schools followed suit. See STORM DAMAGE » pg. 7

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By Tim Rowland STAFF WRITER

TICONDEROGA | Taxes will go down, but water and sewer rates will be up in Ticonderoga next year, according to a budget draft expected to be approved at next Thursday’s (Nov. 14) town meeting. Superintendent Joe Giordano said owners of a home valued for tax purposes at $100,000 will see a $30 decrease in their 2020 tax bill, as the rate falls from $7.75 to $7.45 counting both the town’s general and highway funds. The $4.24 million budget comes in $26,500 under the 2% tax cap. Giordano said 2020 budget includes a 6% increase in health care costs, and a 2% pay raise for town employees. The tax decrease will be somewhat offset for residents of the Chilson fire district by the cost of a new fire truck. And it will be more than offset for those on public utility systems, both of which are being improved on orders from state and federal governments. Sewer and water units will each be up $8 a quarter — sewer from $132 to $140, water from $96 to $104. On an annual basis this comes out to an extra $64 a year per unit. At a public hearing on the rates and the town budget Friday morning, Matthew Courtright, president of the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce, said he understands the town has little choice, but that he hopes board members going forward will realize the affect the rate hikes have on businesses. Business and industries that use multiple units will feel it in their bottom lines, meeting attendees said. “I don’t know what International Paper is going to do, I don’t know what Moses Ludington is going to do,” said Bob Dedrick, who attended the hearing.

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This photo from the North Hudson Volunteer Fire Department shows the A wind burst took down several massive white pine trees in Chilson. water damage at the former Frontier Town. Photo provided Photo by Laurel Carroll

‘Chaplain, where’s your cross?’

SROs make difference in school safety, planning are deputies at the Essex County Sheriff ’s Department. Each has a sheriff ’s department vehicle on premises. “So far the program has been a huge success,” Reynolds told the Sun. “The officers are all becoming recognized members of each school community. The feedback from the community, the parents and especially the students, has been positive. One of the reasons the program is working is because we carefully selected each officer and paired them with the school that we felt they would best fit with. Each officer has their own unique set of skills that they have been able to incorporate into their daily school routine.”

New program in Essex County met with success By Kim Dedam STAFF WRITER

MORIAH | Six Essex County school districts introduced School Resource Officers (SROs) to their hallways and programming this year. The program option was launched in early 2019 by Essex County Sheriff Dave Reynolds, who spoke with administrators around the region to gauge interest. The cost to districts was set at $60,000 for a full-time resource officer or $40,000 for a part time officer. Each

Deputy Matthew Braunius

See SRO S » pg. 2

Deputy Thomas Forbes

See BUDGET » pg. 5

Deputy William Rohrer

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Air Force colonel gets the call to the clergy By Tim Rowland STAFF WRITER

TICONDEROGA | Col. Richard Roessler was standing in a chow line in Afghanistan when he was approached by two airmen who took stock of him and said, “Chaplain, where’s your cross?” One catch: Roessler was not a chaplain. But he is now. On Friday, Roessler was ordained as rector of the Episcopal Church of the Cross in Ticonderoga, following a — one might say miraculous — career arc that took him from an artillery officer to a military medical planner to the priesthood. This church lost its rector, Marjorie Floor, over two years ago when she suddenly died on Ash Wednesday. The church relied on a group of supply clergy until June, when Roessler accepted the position of Deacon Vicar. Thirty-two years ago, when Roessler married his wife Tami, he had not been particularly interested in church. The couple had gone through the motions of counseling prior to their wedding, but it had not translated into regular attendance. That point was noted by a priest who somberly informed Roessler that he could attend a church closer to his

Bishop William Love ordains The Reverend Richard Roessler at Episcopal Church of the Cross in Ticonderoga as Roessler’s wife Tami and daughter Allyson Roesslerlook on. Photo provided

home, or have his marriage annulled for $100. Roessler (who has the sense of humor to recognize that a joke could be made about bargain pricing and the wisdom not to make one) said that this tongue-in-cheek nudge was enough to get them into the pew, where their spirituality flourished. See CHAPLAIN » pg. 18

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