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SOUTHERN
ULSTER
Vol. 14, No 41 3 OCTOBER 11 - 17 , 2017
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SERVING HIGHLAND, MARLBOROUGH AND PLATTEKILL
Clerical error hits Marlboro in the pocketbook
By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
A “clerical error” made by the Town of Newburgh
Assessor is going to cost the Marlboro School district
Grant boosts
Highland
Landing Park
dearly in the 2017-18 school year; $1,180,945 to be exact.
Last week the Orange County Real Property Tax
Service Agency and the Town of Newburgh’s Assessor’s
Office informed the Marlboro School District that in
September they made a $15 million “clerical error”
in calculating this year’s assessment for the Roseton
Power Plant. Marlboro relies on the Assessor’s office for
accuracy when compiling their school budget and tax
bills.
The Roseton plant is under a federal court-ordered
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Eagle Scout
installs
new sign in
Plattekill
F lying L eap
By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
Recently the Town of Lloyd and the
Highland Landing Park Association
thanked NYS Assemblyman Frank
Skartados for his assistance in securing
$375,000 that will be used to bring water
and sewer infrastructure down to the
Highland Landing Park.
At a gathering under a new park
pavilion, Skartados said he appreciates
the efforts of everyone that has bought
the park from a former oil depot to a
wonderful recreational park for the
residents of the town.
“I want to thank everyone of you for
your commitment, your tenacity and
participation and all these volunteers,
businesses, contractors, laborers and the
Highland Landing Park Association for all
the work that you’ve done to get us to this
point. I am so glad to see progress really
being made right here,” he said. “I think
this is a very unique public asset that has
played a major role in the past history of
this community, for example, in supplying
food and materials to New York City.”
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By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
Joe Tompkins
Senior Gabby Falzarine and the Marlboro Varsity Cheer squad practice their halftime routine,
Friday, prior to Marlboro’s homecoming game.
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Lucas Smith recently placed a new sign
at the Plattekill Town Park, completing
his final requirement to attain the rank of
Eagle Scout.
Smith said he initially met with
Highway Superintendent Bobby Wager
“and we walked around the park and
we saw that this [old sign] needed
replacement.” Smith worked with a sign
person to develop the style and font style.
“The whole idea was to get the public’s
attention to know where the park was,
especially for visiting sports teams,”
Smith said.
Since he was a young boy Smith loved
scouting, especially camping “and I love
to help out my community.” He started
out as a Tiger, scouting’s first level and
has now reached the highest rank of
Eagle Scout for Troop 79 Plattekill.
Smith said he will miss scouting after
he graduates high school next June.
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