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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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. more
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City Municipal Lighting files site plans for new complex
PLATTSBURGH | The Municipal Lighting Department (MLD) has filed an early site plan with the Town of Plattsburgh Planning Department, the first public look at a proposed development on land the City of Plattsburgh is looking to annex from the town. more
Moriah stays under the cap
MORIAH | The Town of Moriah plans to spend $3.2 million in the coming year, which translates into about a $27 increase to taxes on a $100,000 home, not including water and fire districts. more
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Johnsburg tax levy hike of 11.6 percent pending
NORTH CREEK | The Town of Johnsburg’s 2019 preliminary budget calls for a 11.6 percent increase in the amount to be raised by taxes for the highway, general government, library and special district expenditures combined. more
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Clinton County, Airbnb reach tax deal
PLATTSBURGH | Clinton County has reached a deal with vacation rental site Airbnb to collect taxes on all bookings for stays within the county. more
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Warren County’s 2019 budget calls for 2.9 percent spending hike
QUEENSBURY | Warren County’s 2019 budget as amended this last week calls for a increase in the tax levy of about 2.5 percent, according to county Budget Officer Frank Thomas. more
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City finances continues upswing
PLATTSBURGH | With the fiscal year nearly over, the City of Plattsburgh’s year-to-date budget report shows that revenue continues to exceed department expenses. more
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Supers irked over tax revenue distribution
QUEENSBURY | Warren County sales tax revenue returned to towns isn’t distributed on a fair basis, Warrensburg Town Supervisor Kevin Geraghty told county officials Oct. 19 at the monthly Board of Supervisors meeting. more
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Favro running on record in bid for fifth term
PLATTSBURGH | Clinton County Sheriff David Favro said his record speaks for itself. more
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Sheriff candidates square off at fast-moving debate
PLATTSBURGH | Opiates, overtime and school security dominated discussion of the faceoff between the contenders for Clinton County sheriff last week. more
Vermont’s income tax windfall
A recent news report by Montpelier-based freelance columnist Guy Page indicates that receipts from Vermont’s corporate income tax (commonly called the CIT) through September jumped a whopping 80 percent over the first nine months of 2017. more
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WCS maps out post-yes landscape
WESTPORT | District officials are surveying the landscape following a straw poll vote last week that paved the way for a merger between Elizabethtown-Lewis Central (ELCS) and Westport Central (WCS). more
State’s inaction on mortgage tax renewal may crimp county budgets
LAKE GEORGE | Warren County government may lose between $250,000 and $900,000 of revenue in 2019 due to the state legislature not taking action to endorse the renewal of its mortgage tax law. more
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Clinton County ‘susceptible to fiscal stress,’ report says
PLATTSBURGH | Clinton County has moved from having “no designation” of fiscal stress to being “susceptible to fiscal stress,” according to a new report from the state Comptroller’s Office. more
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Lake George hosted record crowds this summer, says mayor
LAKE GEORGE | Attendance at several recent events in Lake George Village have set new records, and tourism is robust, Mayor Robert Blais told village board members last Monday. more
