Arlington Water Chief Warns Against Trickle Frostfighting
Arlington Water Company superintendent Alan Mattison urges full-bore water flow four to five times daily to flush ice, noting trickling creates a pencil-thin channel that freezes. Several homes still face frozen lines, with 25 feet remaining on Carbona Circle. He plans steam thawing after using hot water helped thaw 67 feet. He confirms no lead pipes, cites EPA turbidity rules, and worries Route 7’s oil-hauling near artesian wells.
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Arlington
Arlington Water Company
Alan Mattison
Mattison
Carbona Circle
Stavens and Frost
Dorset
Francis Stork
Environmental Protection Agency
Health Department
Hoosick Falls Central Faces Net Aid Change Under Budget
Hoosick Falls Central School would gain 930 in state aid under Gov. Carey's 1977 78 budget but lose 5000 in building aid due to a lower equalization rate. Supt Philip Leonard said the overall effect hinges on an eclectic final aid mix and criticized the current building aid formula as misaligned with bond costs. He urged freezing per pupil building values to better estimate future tax costs.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
New York
Hugh Carey
Hoosick Falls Central School
Philip Leonard
State Department of Education
Leonard
Carey
Falls
New York State Superintendents Association
Hoosick Falls Central
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Manchester voters weigh 32 warning articles at town meeting
Residents will vote on town and school budgets totaling over 1.6 million dollars and consider changes to selectmen and school director terms. A 421,330 dollar town budget includes raises and benefits for 23 workers. Ten revenue sharing articles total 128,500 dollars for public works, fire, sewer, pool, school bus, roof, equipment, and programs. The package also seeks abolishing the inventory tax with depreciation based taxation replacing book value. The meeting also notes a school bus sinking fund proposal of 5,000 dollars and items for fire and sewer needs.
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Manchester
Selectmen
Henry R. Lambert
Public Works Department
Lambert
Edward Houlihan
Manchester Village
Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Hoosick Falls OTB to Open This Spring
Capital District Off-Track Betting plans a Hoosick Falls parlor this spring contingent on population size and adaptable sites. Mayor Bogardus and local clergy oppose, but Etkin cites county tax benefits and asserts opposition is insignificant while inspections of village sites proceed.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
David Etkin
Capital District
OTB) Corp
Falls
Etkin
Donald Bogardus
Hoosick
OTB
Rensselaer County
Edward Reutemann
OTB Corporation
Bogardus
Raymond Calhoun
Elkin
Pownal selectmen reject revoting provision in town meeting warnings
POWNAL Selectmen last night rejected a Burrington proposal to bar petitions for special elections to revote items rejected at Town Meeting. They warned such a provision would likely be illegal and ineffective, noting citizens can petition for a special meeting anyway. The board also fielded complaints about late night snowplow noise and two-vehicle collision on routes 22 and 67 in North Hoosick with minor damage and no injuries. Janet Reynolds was granted a land-use permit to subdivide a private road off Middle Pownal Road into two building lots.
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Pownal
Bruce Burrington
Burrington
South Pownal
A. Coleman Mason
Mason
Selectmen
Hoosick
N.Y
William Moon
Bennington
Walter Beebe
Albany
North Hoosick
Janet Reynolds
Middle Pownal Road
Shaftsbury water plea asks trickle taps and hydrant snow cover
Shaftsbury Prudential Committee urges village water residents to keep faucets running at a trickle to prevent main freezing and to ensure at least six inches of snow covers the ground between roads and fire hydrants.
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Shaftsbury
Shaftsbury Prudential Committee
Green Mountain track shifts to dogs economic impact analyzed
A Vermont study by David Williams for the Southwestern Vermont Economic Development Council examines the local economic effects of Green Mountain Race Track converting from horse to greyhound racing. The preliminary report estimates at least 3.28 million dollars yearly in local losses, with two thirds in wages and one third in horse maintenance income, while noting data gaps on local consumption and leakage. It also details 1976 employment figures, tax losses, and varying costs for horse upkeep versus dog racing. The piece notes related community events and local notices including a food sale by the Pownal Center Church Women’s Fellowship.
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Green Mountain Racetrack
Pownal
Green Mountain
David Williams
Southwestern
Vermont
Williams
Green Mountain Park
University of Vermont
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