Hoosick Town Sets Higher 1977 Tax Rates and Fees
Hoosick N Y residents face higher town and county taxes with outside village rates at 170.5496 per thousand and village rates at 130.1148 per thousand. The town board approved a one year, $7,000 North Hoosick Fire Department contract and debated dog curfew enforcement after a resident urged against shooting curfew violators. Electrical rate hike of 10.75 percent was announced, town fines for 1976 totaled 5714, and uncollected taxes stood at 77,299.58. The board also moved youth funds to cover pool table repairs and approved funds for first aid supplies, while delaying a new lawnmower purchase.
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Hoosick
N.Y
North
Hoosick Falls
Jan Shields
Ms. Shields
William J. Benkoski
Calhoun
Benkoski
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
John Mahar
Raymond Alhowicz
George A. McEvoy
McEvoy
Youth Activities Commission Treasury
Leo McGuire
McGuire
Jamaica Trading Co Expands with Ward Center in Jamaica
Jamaica Jamaica Trading Co owners George and Sally Gardner open a Montgomery Ward appliance and catalog sales center to serve West River Valley residents who previously traveled 25 miles to outlets in Manchester Brattleboro or Bealows Falls. The gift center features Langewood stoves made in Denmark and complements Vermont cheeses and home baked goods. The village hosts two general stores a plant shop several inns and restaurants.
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Jamaica — Jamaica Trading Co
Jamaica Village
Montgomery Ward
West River Valley
Manchester
Brattleboro
Bealows Falls
Jamaica Trading Co
George
Sally Gardner
Gardners
Public hearings set on OEDP for Bennington Rutland
Public contribution to the Overall Economic Development Program is sought through hearings in Bennington Rutland and Manchester starting in February. John Kenney, director of the Economic Development Council of Southwest Vermont, says residents will help shape the final report and identify needed projects to attract EDA funding. The plan covers economic conditions and basic industries, with development centers and strategies to guide industrial, health, transportation, and housing priorities. Further hearing dates will be announced.
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Manchester
Bennington
Rutland
John Kenney
Economic Development Council of
Vermont
Kenney
Federal Economic Development Administration
EDA
Council
Vermont Development and Community Affairs
Inkind Services
Battenkill Dodge receives ZBA permit
Manchester Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously approved a permit for Battenkill Dodge owner Richard Bushee to erect a 24 by 50 foot storage showroom on Richville Road. The one story building must sit 29 feet back from front and side property lines. The project extends a nonconforming use for housing new cars without expanding the business. Staff Sgt. Gordy graduates Officer Leadership School at Tyndall AFB and is assigned to Havre Air Force Station after in military management training.
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Manchester
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Richard Bushee
Battenkill Dodge
Richville Road
Bushee
Harvey Turner
Turner
John F. Gordy
George Gordy
Rupert
Aerospace Defense Command
Tyndall Afb
Fla
Havre Air Force Station
Mont
Gordy
Washington Academy
Salem
N.Y
State University of New York Agricultural and Technical Institute
Cobleskill
Stanley Tools
Stanley
Stanley Brostoski
Main Street
Marvin MacDougall
Jack Evans
Church Street
William E. Dailey
New Forest Service Chief to Start Jan 30 in Manchester
Wolfgang Schumann will assume the Manchester post as head of the U S Forest Service, coming from the Amador Ranger District in Eldorado National Forest, Jackson California. He succeeds Norman Arsenault, reassigned to Milwaukee Wisconsin.
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Manchester
U.S. Forest Service
Wolfgang Schumann
Amador
Eldorado National Forest
Jackson
Calif
Schumann
Norman Arsenault
Division of Recreation Management
Eastern
Milwaukee
Wis
Shaftsbury Firehouse Addition Set for Bid in February
Construction of a 40 by 60 foot addition to the Shaftsbury Firehouse is slated to begin by April 4 pending a Jan 31 special town meeting vote. About $183000 in federal funds is allocated with $140000 for construction. Architect Tim Smith will prepare bid documents by February 15, as shown in the north elevation illustration.
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Shaftsbury
Christmas Guests and Church Meeting at Jermain
White Creek and East Greenbush families shared Christmas visits with relatives in Berlin Rome Hoosick Falls Cambridge Tours and New Jersey. The United Methodist Women of Jermain Church plan a Jan 5 meeting at 8 pm and an annual trustee election on Jan 9 with three seats open.
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John Rae
Clarence Raes
East Greenbush
Charles Herrington
James Billett
Berlin
Clay LaPortes
Rome
Alfred Bettis
Thomas Murphy
Hoosick Falls
Walter Hulshan
Harry Baldwin Jr
United Methodist Women of the
Shaftsbury ZBA approves limited commercial zone for medical complex
Shaftsbury ZBA backs a limited commercial zone to host a four physician and dentist complex with a drug store on about three acres near the village cemetery. Officials aim to define the zone to exclude undesirable businesses and reserve it for professions. March town vote planned after selectmen hearing.
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Shaftsbury
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Arthur
Elizabeth Faris
Selectmen
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