Arlington School Board to Appeal State Appraisal
Arlington voters hear the state assessment puts Arlington among the wealthiest towns as the Board plans an appeal under the Miller formula. The measure uses total property value and local tax effort to determine school aid, a potential legislative issue. The board and selectmen must second the appeal. Wynantskill hosts New York erosion and sediment conference focusing on land use planning and resources with a $10 registration due by Dec. 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judson Brown
Arlington
Department of Taxes
George Walsh
Walsh
Wynantskill
N.Y
New York State
Hyatt House
Albany
Rensselaer County Soil Conservation District
Manchester Program to be deeply studied
Manchester Program will undergo a thorough evaluation December 9 and 10 to assess how well the Burr and Burton Seminary alternative program serves local students. Evaluators include Barbara Smith, C Drussel Coffin, Clint Lewis, and Richard Bliss. The review covers goals, budget, and community needs, with meetings at River Road school and possible public report to trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
David Wilson
Burr and Burton Seminary
Burr and Burton
Barbara Smith
Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union
C. Drussel Coffin
Division of Special Education
State Department of Education
Clint Lewis
Richard Bliss
East Hill
Andover
River Road
Committee
BBS
Houghton Pearl
Wilson
Manchester selects regional landfill with Cummings plan
Manchester selectmen voted four to one to join Cummings regional landfill in Sunderland starting Jan 1 1975. The town will pay $17 000 yearly with up to 4 percent annual increases and may face higher hauler costs if they stay at Beattie site or shift to Sunderland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester Selectmen
Cummings
Russ Garland
Manchester
Orrin H. Beattie
Dufresne Pond
Martin J. Cummings
Sunderland
Arlington
Dorset
Sandgate
Bennington County Regional Commission
BCRC
Beattie
Selectmen
Selectman
I. Stanford Zecher Jr
Ralph Fleming Jr
Zecher
Oakley K. Porter
Selectment
Fleming
Schner
Mattison
First
Emil Zoufaly
Michael Shay
Williams College
River Road
Ground to break for town garage on Fishing Access Road
Manchester selectmen announced that ground will be broken Monday for the new town garage on the Fishing Access Road off Dufresne Pond Road. Selectman Douglas Schner said the project meets zoning board conditions including a 30 foot road setback and 400 foot minimum distance between the salt shed and adjacent wells. Contractor Leonard A. Chabot of Manchester to oversee the project as wood framing begins this winter. In other business the board approved an entertainment permit for the Roundhouse to address a noise issue with decibel limits and sound monitoring planned with a portable meter and window insulation in place to reduce noise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher Elementary
Ira Manross
Arlington Water Works
Norton Barber
Bennington
Jerome Coulter
Coulter
Orrin Griffis
Arnold Wilcox
Manross
Barber
Arnold
Walsh
George Sleeman
Vermont Municipal Employees’ Retirement System
Sleeman
Manchester
Dufresne Pond
Selectmen
Leonard A. Chabot
Roundhouse
Winter Woods Ecology Touring Course Sponsored
The Conservation Society of Southern Vermont will sponsor a five day Winter Woods Ecology Touring Course during the Christmas and New Year holidays. Instruction will cover ecological principles and practical outdoor skills for winter terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townshend
Conservation Society of Southern
Vermont
Hoosick Falls Elks Dinner Dance And Winter Woods Course
The Hoosick Falls Lodge of Elks hosts a dinner dance at the Elks clubhouse with a Winter Olympics theme, featuring a steak dinner by Tom Wysocki and Jerry Tate. Co chairmen Donald Bradley and James Pratt organize, while Paul Da Porte’s orchestra provides music. A Sunday visit to Mechanicville with Elks VP William Murphy includes a chartered bus ride. A winter woods course sponsored by CSSV runs Dec 27 to 31 and Jan 2 to 6 at the West River Valley Greenway with experts Bill Landmesser and Susan Walter guiding. Beginnning Jan 1 1975 a 100 dollar annual alarm-system fee is proposed for town dispatch connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
Greenway
Bill Landmesser
Susan Walter
Conservation Society of Southern Vermont
Townshend
Vermont
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arlington School Board
The
New York Soil Conservation Districts Association
State Soil and Water Conservation Committee
Burr
Burton
Lois Mattison
Douglas Schner
Bulova
Accutron
Shultz Jewelers Inc
American Gen Society
Main Street
New Town Garage
CSSV
Edith Beaumont
West River Valley Greenway
Jamaica
Londonderry
Society
Samuel Katcher
Toll House Motor Lodge
Vosha
Katcher
Selectman’s Meeting
Arthur J. O’dea
Red Jacket
Richard Lake
Route 7
O’dea
Monument Plaza Shopping Center
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