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Letter To The Editor – Petersburgh Town Clerk Responds

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To the Editor:
I am writing to clarify several points mentioned in the “Clerks and Secretaries” section of last week’s article [in The Eastwick Press] regarding the Petersburgh Town Board Meeting. While it is true that I do hold numerous positions in the Town, I have organized the responsibilities of each to avoid any possible conflicts.  Discussions during this Board meeting involved only my positions as Town Clerk and Town Secretary, for which the duties have increased significantly in the past couple of years.  The reason for addressing the “clerical and secretarial needs” of the Town is based upon the necessity of updating office procedures, record keeping, reporting processes and such to better accommodate the requirements of the Town and the State as well as the needs of public.
Regarding “unnecessarily raising the cost of Town government,” I would like the public to be made aware that my request has been for the hiring of Deputies to assist with the workload, for which monies have already been allotted for such purposes.
My only objective is to better serve the residents of the Town of Petersburgh by creating a more efficient and productive functioning government.
Respectfully,
Callie Crisp
Petersburgh Town Clerk

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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No Funds Available For Route 22 Underpass Fix In Petersburgh

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by Kieron Kramer
In a letter dated January 17 the Acting Regional Director of the New York State Department of Transportation, Sam Zhou, informed District 5 County Legislators Stan Brownell and Lester Goodermote that NYSDOT does not have the funding available for improving the clearance on Route 22 where it goes under the Route 2 bridge in Petersburgh.
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Boy Scout Troop 222 Brave Cold In The Klondike Derby And Freeze Out 2013

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submitted by Andrew Zlotnick
Ten Scouts  from Troop 222 set out in two sleds on January 26 at the Rotary Scout Reservation located in Poestenkill in temps hovering around 8°F all day. The Scouts tested their scouting skills against other troops in the Mahakin District of the Twin Rivers Council of the BSA in winter team building activities. [Read more…] about Boy Scout Troop 222 Brave Cold In The Klondike Derby And Freeze Out 2013

Local Students Named To The College Of Saint Rose Dean’s List

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The College of Saint Rose in Albany recently announced that Tyler Pomakoy of Stephentown and Katherine Bakaitis of Petersburgh were among 805 students named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2012 semester.
Full time students who complete a minimum of 12 credit hours and achieve a semester grade point average of at least 3.5 with no grades of D, F, Incomplete or Pass/Fail are eligible for inclusion on the Dean’s List.
The College of Saint Rose is a private, independent, coeducational, liberal arts college located in the heart of New York’s capital city. The College offers 70 undergraduate and 74 graduate programs and serves nearly 5,000 students. Through a strong liberal education curriculum and progressive academic programs, a Saint Rose education instills students with the passion, knowledge and purpose not only to do great things Ð but extraordinary things.