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Grafton Barn Taken Down

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by Alex Brooks
The big barn across Route 2 from the Fresh Air Home was taken down this week by contractor Dan Sherman and his company D & L Excavation. The roof has been buckling for several years now, and last December Grafton Building Inspector Tom Withcuskey contacted the owner to say that it had to be taken down before it fell down, and the owner, Michael Levy, agreed. Levy put the job out to bid, hired the contractor, and, on Sunday, February 10, it came down.
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Hoosick Town Board Action – Surdam Wants Cooling Off Period For Highway Workers

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by Bea Peterson
At the Town Board meeting on Monday, February 11, Councilman Mark Surdam said there were some things he wanted to get off his chest. Surdam said he understands why the Highway Department wants a Union. “I may not agree with it, but I understand it,” he said. [Read more…] about Hoosick Town Board Action – Surdam Wants Cooling Off Period For Highway Workers

Petersburgh Town Board Action – Clerks And Secretaries

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by Alex Brooks
There was a wide-ranging discussion about the Town of Petersburgh’s clerical and secretarial needs at the February Town Board meeting. On the agenda were appointments for the Assessor’s Clerk, a Deputy Court Clerk, a 2nd Deputy Town Clerk, and a Secretary to the Supervisor.
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Determination On Motocross Set Back Variance Reversed By Stephentown ZBA

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by David Flint
A contentious issue standing in the way of finishing up the environmental review of Howard Commander’s proposed Motocross park became moot at the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting last Thursday, February 7. The question was whether a setback variance was required for an earthen berm topped by a fence that is proposed to be constructed along a neighboring property line to cut down on noise from the park. The Board had received a letter from Code Enforcement Officer Dean Herrick indicating that no such variance was needed.
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Grafton Town Board Action – A FOIL Request By A Councilman

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by Thaddeus Flint
When a Town Councilman, in order to do his job, feels he must resort to the Freedom of Information law in order to obtain documents from the very town he in part oversees, it could raise some eyebrows. But when Town of Grafton Councilman Rick Ungaro did this at the Town Board meeting Monday night, nobody in the packed Town Hall seemed all that surprised. Such is Grafton.
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More Sectional Crowns For Titletown – HFCS Wrestlers Bring Home Team And Individual Titles

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by Ryan Mosher
Fresh off defending their Class C Sectional win, the Hoosick Falls wrestling team endured an extra long day in Queensbury at the Section II State Qualifier on Sunday, February 10, looking to improve on their second place finish last year. Every other year the tournament is spread over two days and held at the Glens Falls Civic Center, but with the impending snowstorm, the tournament was condensed to one day and moved to Queensbury High School.  It was not an ideal situation, but the Section II Committee and the volunteers made it work.
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