Pownal developers pull Act 250 road plan over loophole
In Pownal, Arthur Silva and Alfred Ferro withdrew their Act 250 application for a 1236 foot access road to a proposed 10 lot subdivision, highlighting a loophole that allows subdivision into 10 or more acre lots without a permit. They faced town officials over road upgrades and septic covenants and cited economic reasons for abandoning the road project.
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Russ Garland
Arthur Silva
Alfred Ferro
Pownal
Vermont
Silva
Ferro
Brookman Road
Ladd Brook Road
Massachusetts
Pratt Road
Bennington District Environmental Commission
District Commission
State Environmental Board
Superior Court
State Supreme Court
Silva and
Bennington
Ferro and Silva
Anson A. Mason
Lawrence Pratt
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Philosphy
Margaret Lillie
Robert S. Brown
House Natural Resources Committee
Roy C. Vance
Danville
Vance
World Day of Prayer to be observed in Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls N Y 89th World Day of Prayer will be held at Hoosick Baptist Church on March 7 at 7 30 p m The service spans 169 lands with millions partaking in a six kontinent chain of prayer plan details shared at a Monday meeting at Mrs Lyman Rudds home Local women from area churches invited to participate and to share verses in other languages under the theme Become Perfectly One 1975. Dorothy Ferrence Joan Harrison Annabel Moseley Elma Sherman and Ruth Rudd welcome volunteers to participate Open to all.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Area
Women United
Hoosick Baptist Church
Lyman Rudd
Hoosick
Dorothy Ferrence
Joan Harrison
Annabel Moseley
Elma Sherman
Ruth Rudd
No deficiency payments for 1974 wheat and barley
WYNANTSKILL N Y No deficiency payments will be made for 1974 crop wheat and barley per Rensselaer County ASCS. The national weighted average price for the first five months of the marketing year exceeds target prices, so no deficiency payments are due.
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Wynantskill
N.Y
Rensselaer County Agricultural Stablization and Conservation Service
George W. Kyer
The
Conservation Service
Eyer
Vermont Senate heads confirmation bill sparks protest in Montpelier
In Montpelier a top aide to Gov Salmon denounced a push to require Senate confirmation for all state department heads, warning of high turnover and loss of public touch. Senate sponsor says some departments are unresponsive and reform is needed.
Albany Governor Meets Big 6 Mayors in Sympathy Session
Governor Hugh Carey met with the mayors of New York's Big 6 cities on Wednesday, offering sympathy but not money. Albany Mayor Erastus Corning II praised Carey as the most sympathetic leader in understanding their problems, while mayors expressed mixed views on his proposals and possible budget changes.
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Albany
Hugh Carey
Carey
Erastus Corning II
Nelson Rockefeller
Malcolm Wilson
Tax relief bill targets tax exempt cities in New York
Assemblyman Neil Kelleher and City Manager John Buckley propose legislation to boost state aid for 14 cities including Troy Albany and Watervliet based on at least 37 percent of assessed value tax exempt. Troy reports 45 percent exempt while Albany has a larger share due to state buildings. The plan excludes New York and Buffalo as too costly.
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Troy
Neil Kelleher
John P. Buckley
Albany
Watervliet
New York
Buffalo
Berkshire Officials Freeze Court Funding and Restrict Travel
Berkshire County commissioners moved to cut the Williamstown District Court budget and barred travel to Boston for the legislature committee on Counties calling the trip costly and unnecessary. Two dissenters urged staying home and extended the order to department heads. In Stockbridge, police issued a warrant for 26 year old William Stone after a stabbing left George Venizelos of Stockbridge injured near the Red Lion Inn. Venizelos, 22, was hospitalized in fair condition after transfer to Berkshire Medical Center.
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Pittsfield
Williamstown
Boston
Peter G. Arles
Harry W. Vincent
John J. Pignatelli
Stockbridge
Housatonic
George Venizelos
Red Lion Inn
William Stone
North Plain Road
Frog Hollow
Venizelos
Pittsfield General
Berkshire Medical Center
Lee Ambulance
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World Chain of Prayer
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Burr and Burton Seminary
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