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ROOST proposes bed tax increase, ‘Community Enhancement Fund’
ELIZABETHTOWN | A proposal to increase the county’s tax on hotel rooms by 2 percent and direct that new revenue to fund local capital projects was put forward by the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST) Monday. Read more
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County occupancy tax revenue up 5.7 percent
PLATTSBURGH | Between 2017-18, Clinton County saw a 5.7 percent bump in occupancy tax revenue. Read more
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County sees 6.4 percent bump in sales tax revenue
PLATTSBURGH | Clinton County’s sales tax revenue increased by more than 6.4 percent last year. Read more
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Bed tax funds allocated to Lake George events
LAKE GEORGE | A number of organizations and promoters will be receiving occupancy tax funding for their 2019 events and initiatives after the joint Lake George Occupancy Tax Committee decided how to divvy up $157,600 in bed tax revenues. Read more
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Senate OKs mortgage tax renewal in Essex, Warren counties
ELIZABETHTOWN | The state Senate on Tuesday reauthorized Essex and Warren counties to resume the collection of mortgage taxes. Read more
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Plattsburgh officials outline state of the county, city, town
PLATTSBURGH | Clinton County and the Town of Plattsburgh both closed out 2018 on stable ground. Read more
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Shutdown has consequences locally
QUEENSBURY | The partial government shutdown will be affecting Warren County citizens who utilize various social services programs. Read more
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County waves civil service exam fees
PLATTSBURGH | The Clinton County Legislature has waived application fees for civil service positions. Read more
Three candidates vie to lead Warren County
QUEENSBURY | With the new year’s arrival, Warren County government is facing a three-way contest to chair the county Board of Supervisors. Read more
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Tourism state’s No. 2 income generator
MIDDLEBURY | For most Vermonters, it’s clear that the state relies heavily on tourism to help add needed money in local coffers. Read more
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Warrensburg seeks to force upgrades of decrepit properties
WARRENSBURG | Several local homes gutted by fires and then acquired in tax sales by out-of-town owners may be prompting a new ordinance in Warrensburg, town officials said last week at their monthly town board meeting. Read more
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Sales tax revenue discrepancies irks supers
QUEENSBURY | Controversy has erupted among Warren County supervisors over the distribution of sales tax revenue to the county’s municipalities, and the issue may have substantial political repercussions. Read more
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State’s inaction on mortgage tax to prompt county revenue shortfall
QUEENSBURY | Months ago, Warren County Clerk Pam Vogel warned county supervisors that Warren County government might lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue... Read more
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Hometown Cable to soldier on following programming shift
CHAMPLAIN | Calvin Castine never thought when he launched “Hometown Cable” in 1983 as a community project that it would flourish into a local institution. Read more
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Plattsburgh entrepreneur aims to pioneer low-cost crypto heat
PLATTSBURGH | A local entrepreneur has designed a mechanism that may be able to capture wasted heat from cryptocurrency mining rigs and funnel it where it could prove useful — commercial and municipal buildings. Read more
New format coming for Home Town Cable
This letter is being written to let the people in Clinton County’s northern tier know that as of Nov. 30 - Dec. 2, we will no longer have a 24-7 cable TV community channel. Read more
As temperatures plummet, blackouts rattle residents
LONG LAKE | Residents are smarting over a series of power outages that have disrupted life just as winter has sunk its fangs into the remote mountainous region. Read more
Lake George budget calls for 7.1% boost in spending — but a drop in tax levy
LAKE GEORGE | Governmental spending in the Town of Lake George as forecast in the town’s endorsed 2019 budget reflects a 7.1 percent increase, while the amount to be raised by taxes is to decrease by 0.1 percent. Read more
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Thurman budget calls for 3.4 percent tax hike
ATHOL | The Town of Thurman’s tax rate for 2019 is expected to increase by 3.4 percent, from $4.07 per $1,000 in assessed value this year to $4.21 per $1,000 next year. Read more
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Chesterfield revenues help keep budget increase low
CHESTERFIELD | Increases in the revenues within the town of Chesterfield led to decreases in the general and highway budget tax levies for 2019. Read more
