Santa Claus Is Coming To Delhi - He's Also Headed to Bloomville & Bovina

By Mary A. Crisafulli

DELHI - It's the merry time of year when flurries of snow tickle our cheeks, carolers roam the streets, and if you're lucky Santa will pop into town. This year, Santa's Slay will ride down Delhi's Main Street on Friday, Dec. 6 at 5:30 p.m. in the annual Holiday Parade hosted by the Delhi Chamber of Commerce. 

Now most of us remember from our time as children the magic of Christmas is unique. Portraying Santa is not as simple as putting on the big red suit. A Santa should be jolly with a twinkle in his eye and of course, be able to pull off a long white beard. 

William Cairns has proudly worn the suit for Delhi for the past seven years. Cairns is what my Mom would call "A good Santa." He just looks the part with a welcoming friendly face and as a bonus his beard is real! 

Cairns took over the role from the late John Jones. In 2016, Jones became ill and was unable to participate in Delhi's event. Jones quickly recruited Cairns to help out. "I didn't have much of a beard yet that first year," Cairns remembered, "I quickly started growing it in November."

Jones sadly passed away that Christmas Eve, but before leaving this world, he shared some jolly wisdom with Cairns. "He passed the suit onto me," he recalled, “I went to visit him in the hospital, because I thought, geez I don't know anything about playing Santa." Jones gave some helpful pointers telling Cairns the job entails listening to the children.

Of course, Santa still needs help when he is out spreading cheer. He needs a Mrs. Claus and June Barriger is a seasoned partner. Barriger has been playing Mrs. Claus for many years, first taking the role with her cousin Jones. "Barriger makes me look like I know what I'm doing," said Cairns. She is wonderful with the children, he notes, she hears and understands what they say and offers a comforting nudge for nervous visitors. 

The Santa role quickly grew for Cairns. The same year he was featured in Delhi, Cairns was asked to visit the Bovina Fire Department. This year Santa will be at the Bovina Fire Station, 36 Maple Ave on Sunday, Dec. 8 from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. collecting letters and handing out candy canes. 

Cairns will also be at Bloomville Park on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 6 p.m. for Christmas Magic Arrives in Bloomville Lighting Up The Park event hosted by Bloomville Community Pride. 

Lastly, this Santa will appear at the Sundaes with Santa event at South Kortright Central School on Dec. 13 from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.

For Cairns the magic is in "the kids who really believe and are excited to get their opportunity to tell Santa what they want," he said, "it just makes it really special."

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SUNY Delhi PresidentAppointed Co-Chair of Economic Development Council

ALBANY — Governor Kathy Hochul has appointed SUNY Delhi President Dr. Mary Bonderoff to serve as Co-Chair of the Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council (STREDC), effective immediately. She joins Schuyler County Partnership for Economic Development (SCOPED) Executive Director Judy McKinney-Cherry as Council Co-Chair as the STREDC continues it focused work to grow the economy in the eight county Southern Tier region which includes Broome, Tioga, Chenango, Delaware, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, and Tompkins counties.

Since 2011, the REDC process has transformed New York State government’s approach to economic development by creating a statewide framework for bottom-up, regional economic growth and streamlining the state funding application process. The Councils are public-private partnerships made up of local experts and stakeholders from business, academia, local government, and non-governmental organizations.

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Supervisors Re-Allocate $200K ARPA Funds & Adopt 2025 Budget

By Mary A. Crisafulli

DELHI - Delaware County Supervisors re-allocated unused ARPA funds and adopted the 2025 budget on Nov. 26. 

Delaware County received $8,672,706 in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds half distributed in 2021 and again in 2022. Supervisors allocated $500,000 in 2022 to restore the Soldiers Monument at Delhi Courthouse Square. The project, now completed, had a remaining balance of $220,086. Supervisors elected to reallocate $200,000 of that balance to the Agricultural and Livestock-Farm Enhancement Program through Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE). 

Supervisors previously awarded $1 million in ARPA funds for the CCE project to combat issues due to the pandemic, which disrupted agricultural markets. Qualifying farms could request grants of up to $5,000 for crop production costs or up to $25,000 for improvement projects. To date, the initiative has supported roughly 49 farms. Additional funding is expected to fund eight to ten more projects.

"This has really made an impact on agriculture," said Masonville Supervisor Betty Scott. Comments from an outside audit of CCE were impressed by the enrichment grant program, said Scott who is CCE Board President. The auditors said this should be a best management practice across the board, she recalled.

Scott and Andes Supervisor Wayland Marshfield, as a participant of the program, both obtained from the vote.

ARPA Committee Chair and Hamden Supervisor Wayne Marshfield explained that all ARPA funds must be allocated by 2024 year-end. The county has roughly $33,918 in ARPA funds remaining. The committee will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 11 and supervisors are expected to approve allocations later that same day.

In other business, supervisors adopted the 2025 budget of roughly $130 million. The tax levy of $35,526,779 is an increase of 1.83% or $640,377 over 2024. The budget includes a salary of $16,465 for each of the 18 supervisors and a salary of $75,588 for the board chair.

Marshfield, a finance committee member, noted challenges in organizing the budget including a nearly $640,000 increase in spending. Significant increases include a 20% rise in special education and foster care service costs, retirement premiums jumping $1.1 million, and increased medical insurance of $442,000. Marshfield highlighted the County's duty to make towns and schools whole by paying unpaid taxes. Roughly $6.6 million was allocated for unpaid school taxes and $2.5 for unpaid property taxes. To manage these expenses, Marshfield said a lot of cutting had to be done to keep under the 2% tax cap.

"Is it a perfect budget, no, but its a good budget," said Finance Director Art Merrill, "It's a good group (the finance committee), there are seven of us and we study it (the budget) very hard."

In other resolutions:

Supervisors approved the tax roll collection for 2025 of $193,404 to be paid by towns for preparation of assessment rolls, and tax bills. Towns were additionally charged levy amounts as follows: Andes $10,850, Bovina $4,877, Colchester $9,073, Davenport $9,308, Delhi $8,147, Deposit $6,877, Franklin $12,585, Hamden $5,063, Hancock $6,329, Harpersfield $4,503, Kortright $10,069, Masonville $6,558, Meredith $10,069, Middletown $107,068, Robury $11,770, Sidney $23,045, Stamford $6,720, and Tompkins $1,589. 

Self-insurance funds for workers' compensation and volunteer firemen's benefits were approved at $1,600,000.

Supervisors approved the apportionment of mortgage taxes totaling $393,401 to be distributed to towns and villages. Total amounts allocated to tax districts include Andes $22,533, Bovina $1,649, Colchester $10,906, Davenport $21,191, Delhi $36,711, Deposit $12,515, Franklin $18,600, Hamden $17,287, Hancock $31,946, Harpersfield $11,322, Kortright $6,701, Masonville $6,862, Meredith $10,568, Middletown $50,292, Roxbury $56,074, Sidney $29,866, Stamford $18,300, Tompkins $2,584, and Walton $27,485.

Supervisors honored former Social Services Director Sylvia Armano who passed away suddenly earlier this year. The new foster care family and children visitation center on Main Street in Delhi was officially named the Armanno Center. Armanno served the county for 33 years.

The next regular Board of Supervisors meeting is scheduled Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 1 p.m.

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WAC Denies Request For BMP Delivery Dates - Audit Reviewed & Improved Brand Identity

By Mary A. Crisafulli

HAMDEN -  The Watershed Agricultural Council (WAC) selected to continue with current guidelines regarding the Best Management Practices (BMP) program following a request for timelines. 

BMPs are adequate methods for preventing and reducing pollution from operations and enhancing water quality. WACs program is voluntary and involves development of a Whole Farm Plan that outlines an approach for BMPs which could include the reconstruction of facilities, movement of crop fields, and stream buffer installation, among other improvement projects. 

The request was received through ongoing litigation where the petitioner, Colm Ryan, is concerned with the fairness and transparency of WA operations. This request asks the WAC administration to provide a timeline for installation of BMPs.

WAC Board Member Jennifer Grossman noted the unanimous decision to stop offering specific BMP dates was made nearly 11 years ago. "Frankly it was not rational to provide dates that we did not have control over," she said, adding that weather, planning, farm strategies, among other things, led to delays. There are too many "uncontrollable factors," Grossman said. "That participant signed three different whole farm plans without date schedule for years," she continued, "It was uniform, a responsibility to the program that allows us to be frank, honest, and open and pivot when needed to supply services to our participants as needed."

"I don't understand why someone would not see this is how we have to run this program with all the variabilities," said WAC Board Member Robert Thomas Huston, "It baffles me we even have to go down this road."

Board Member Paul Gallay asked how information is provided to farmers on where they stand in the BMP priority list.

Agricultural Program Manager Connor Young explained that there is a cumulative list that is prioritized annually where there is an estimate provided over a two-year range. He highlighted that the list is a living document as various items impact it including farmer readiness. "It's difficult to know exactly when something will occur," he said, “It's a very difficult thing to do in a long term sense." Young noted that field staff proactively work with farmers and answer any questions they have.

The vote was unanimous in the council's intent not to assign implementation dates for whole-farm BMPs.

In another discussion, WAC received a clean opinion with fairly reported finances from the audit conducted by RBT. The main finding included late filed forms which could lead to penalties.

Communications Manager Heather Magnan, East of Hudson Forestry Program Coordinator Tyler Van Fleet, and Forestry Program Outreach Specialist Heather Hilson have been diligently working to streamline and improve WAC's brand identity. The three found the majority of WAC work involves outreach and education. Traditionally each program has developed its own branding and promotional materials. The branding initiative seeks to develop uniform materials and ensure recipients see WAC as the provider. In addition, the group has been developing educational bins and training courses, some of which have already been rolled out.

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Obituary - Diane J. (Hayes) Becker

Diane J. (Hayes) Becker of Middleburgh, peacefully returned to Our Lord on November 20, 2024, after a long illness.

Diane was married to the love of her life, Lance L. Becker, for 52 years before Lance's passing in 2011.  Diane has been joyfully reunited with Lance in God's hands. 

Diane leaves behind three heartbroken children, Sue Ellen (Becker) Healy and her husband John of Milton, MA; Lauren (Becker) Reinhart and her husband Joseph of Schoharie, NY; and Lance Becker and his wife Brenda of Myrtle Beach, SC.  Diane is predeceased by her daughter, Kristine Becker Muller Barkley, of Scotia, NY. 

The daughter of the late Paul and Ann Hayes, Diane was born on March 22, 1941, and grew up in her most favorite place on earth—Hull, MA, which she visited as often as she could. The second child of six, she is survived by her brothers, Paul P. Hayes, Jr. of Kingston, MA, and Sean P. Hayes of Miami, FL, as well as her sister, Dolores (Hayes) Kane, of Kingston, MA. Diane is predeceased by her brother Charles Hayes and her sister Sharon (Hayes) Frediani, both of Spain.   

Diane also leaves behind seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren—Sarah (Healy) Davis, her husband, Jon, and their children Samantha and Jack of Enfield, CT; Zachary Reinhart, his wife, Amanda, and their children, Grace and Madison, of Schoharie, NY; Jared Reinhart, his wife, Vanessa, and their children Otis and Sawyer of Middleburgh, NY; Ryan Healy and his wife, Danielle, of Auburn, MA; Peter Muller, his wife, Kaitlyn, and their son Caleb of Hagerstown, PA; Lucas Muller, his wife, Stephanie, and their son Killian of Schenectady, NY; and Alyssa (Becker) Sossei and her husband, Erik, of Albany, NY.  Diane is survived by countless nieces, nephews and cousins from around the country and Spain. 

Diane worked tirelessly for the Democratic Committee of Schoharie County and served as the Deputy Commissioner of Elections for over 30 years before retiring to spend time with her husband, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  She enjoyed hosting many holidays in the "Big House," sewing, gardening, singing, cooking, and hiking.  For years, Diane and Lance enjoyed showing and breeding English Springer Spaniels and were especially proud of having one shown at the Westminster Kennel Club at Madison Square Garden in New York City.   

Diane was extremely proud of her Irish heritage, as evidenced throughout her entire life.  She instilled love, faith and integrity in all her family.  She will be forever missed, but always remembered for her kindness, humor and good nature. She was always supportive of her entire family in their endeavors.  

A Funeral Mass to celebrate Diane's life will be held at 11:00AM on Monday, December 16, 2024

at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church, Main Street, Middleburgh. Inurnment will be in the Middleburgh Cemetery.

Diane had a deep belief in God and Christian service.  Kindly consider a donation in Diane's name to The Joshua Project of Schoharie County, PO Box 413, Middleburgh, NY 12122.  https://joshuaschoharie.org

Please visit www.coltrainfuneralhome.com to share online condolences.

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Cudmore Publishes Negative Girl

By Matthew Avitabile

ONEONTA — A popular local author is making another splash with the publication of her second novel, Negative Girl. Cudmore is a Cobleskill-Richmondville graduate who lives in Oneonta, following her first novel The Big Rewind with a new publication.

Cudmore is the daughter of Mountain Eagle alum Dana Cudmore. The current novel Negative Girl is part of the series originally published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Tough and Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, which won the Black Orchid Award from the Wolfe Pack, as well as the  Shamus Award from Private Eye Writers as the best short story of 2023. She has also been published in The Dark, HAD, MonkeyBicycle, Stone's Throw, Smokelong Quarterly, and other publications.

Crime has been a favorite topic since taking a course at Binghamton University under Professor Michael Sharp in which they read Raymond Chandler’s The Long Goodbye. Over time, Cudmore realized that mysteries and crime writing were “where I wanted to land.”

Negative Girl was the first time that she was able to write a Private Eye story, which she called a “Homecoming.” The protagonist in The Big Rewind was an amateur sleuth. 

Cudmore also cited many friends who are crime writers who are a “wonderful support network.”
“Having that support is so crucial,” she said.

Reading a lot of flash fiction and punk fiction allows for “differently structured and weird and wonderful fiction” as “inspiring,” even if not directly in the crime fiction genre. She cited Dave Housley and James Tadd Adcox as particular examples.

Her experience for Hometown Oneonta and the Freeman’s Journal for 11 years allowed her an insight into how crime affected communities and how police work occurred. She added that when she is “deep in a story,” she reads more non-fiction than fiction. Bob Mere’s Trouble Boys was the second-biggest influence on the book after Raymond Chandler. The book’s detective, Martin Wade, is “a bit like if Paul Westerberg played Phillip Marlowe,” she said.

Negative Girl was a project started in the summer of 2017 at the Barrel House Writing Camp in Port Matilda, Pennsylvania, going through multiple versions. She has attended the writing camp for the past five years. The text was completed in 2020.

There is an audiobook, as well. Cudmore read for Valerie Jacks, while Jay Karnes, of The Shield and Sons of Anarchy, read for the role of Martin Wade. It took just a “couple of sessions.” It is on Audible and Spotify.

Her first novel, The Big Rewind, was written in eight months. The process has become “much, much longer” since.

Negative Girl was a more complicated writing process, including from two different voices, in order to “get into the story that I wanted to tell.”

Cudmore said that the book had characters that she “liked spending time with.” Their stories are not complete, she said.

The author said that her experience allowed her to be a writer who also happened to be a journalist. She said that this allowed her to set deadlines and not be “too precious” for my work. Cudmore also said that this allowed her to “experience life and connect with people that I may not have connected with on any other path and hear their stories.” She said that this was “important not just to live as a human being but to be able to build characters that feel human.”

The author cites both of her parents, including her mother Nancy as a “storyteller.” She completed her MFA and her husband was working at Hometown Oneonta and Freeman’s Journal and started reporting for the papers. She started at Hartwick College as its staff writer in 2021 and “love[s] it.”

Cudmore said that she enjoys “having the opportunity to share stories with people” and to have “access to meet other writers” and read their works. “It’s such a blessing to meet and get to know these folks and share what I love doing with other people.”

Pick up a copy of Negative Girl here: https://www.amazon.com/Negative-Girl-Libby-Cudmore-ebook/dp/B0CPXRDFPL

Whittling Away: Guilt

Whittling Away

By Dick Brooks

     There are just some things that you do in life that you're not proud of, things that live in your consciousness and gnaw at you late at night.  Lord help me, I did such a thing last week and have to get it off my chest.  I didn't mean to do it, I was just driving peacefully down the road, enjoying a fine afternoon when it happened, a large dump truck pulled onto the highway in front of us.  I pulled up behind it and then I saw the big orange sign attached to the truck's posterior.  It read, "Construction Vehicle, Do Not Follow". 

      I followed it.  I knew it was wrong but I was feeling kind of wild.  After a mile or two, my conscience took over.  I started looking in the rear view mirror for flashing lights.  How would my family feel when I appeared on the nightly news in handcuffs?

     I tried to pardon my transgression by telling myself that there were no side roads to turn off onto, no pull offs to offer sanctuary so I continued to follow.  I could have pulled over, turned on my flashers and waited for the ponderous beast to disappear from sight before continuing but did I?  No, I continued to follow it.  

     I had whipped myself into a frenzy of guilt when the truck put on its signal lights and pulled off the highway into a work site.  I had gotten away with it!  No handcuffs, no criminal record!  But had I gotten away with it, who had seen my crime?  Were the police even now waiting at my home, would the weekly papers tell what I had done in blaring headlines?

     Admitting it publicly has helped, I can feel the burden of guilt lifting.  I am now ready to face the music.  In fact, I feel so relieved, maybe I should tell about the time when I was nine and cut the mattress tag off my brother's bed in the hopes that the police would come and take him away, leaving me with his new bike.  Naw!  I never felt that bad about it anyway.  In fact, I'm still a little disappointed in law enforcement since he continues to walk about, free as a bird.

     I suppose I shouldn't feel bad about being paranoid.  Everyone is affected by self guilt in one form or another.  Just watch the brake lights light up when folks see a patrol car coming.  I know I can be driving 30 mph in a 55 mph area, see a police car and still hit the brakes.  I guess it happens to most everyone.  

      Thought for the week--Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean that everyone isn't out to get you.

      Until next week, may you and yours be happy and well.

         whittle12124@yahoo.com    

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Free Chamber Music Concert Dec. 1 in Stamford

STAMFORD - On Sunday, December 1 at 3 PM, Friends of Music of Stamford, NY presents a free chamber music concert by nationally acclaimed organist and pianist Asiya Korepanova. Her emotionally charged and colorfully nuanced performances feature pieces ranging from early Baroque period music to that of modern composers. For this engagement, she will play works by Bach, Franck, Ravel, Chopin, and Rachmaninoff. This concert is made possible thanks to the support of the Robinson-Broadhurst Foundation and individual donors. Hosted by the First Presbyterian Church at 96 Main Street, Stamford, NY; no reservations. Visit https://friendsmusic.org for more information. 

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WINDHAM PLANNING BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WINDHAM PINES – MAJOR SUBDIVISION

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Windham Planning Board will hold a public hearing on December 5, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at the Town of Windham Town Hall, located at 371 NY-296, Hensonville, NY, to receive public comment on the proposed Windham Pines Subdivision. Windham Pines (the “Applicant”) has applied to the Town of Windham Planning Board for major subdivision approval for a 7 lot subdivision of the +/- 110.82 acre Tax map parcel 61.00-5-31 & 46.00-2-11, located at 618 & 628 County Route 21 in the Town of Windham, Greene County NY. Town of Windham Planning Board has declared itself Lead Agency to oversee the environmental review is required under the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (“SEQRA”). This includes a review of potential environmental impacts arising from proposed construction activities associated with the project. The Planning Board invites all interested members of the public to attend the public hearing to offer comments for its consideration. The Planning Board is in the initial phase of its review and will consider public comments that are received at this hearing prior to making its determination of significance under SEQRA. There will be additional opportunities for public comment in the future as part of the Planning Board’s review of the Applicant’s subdivision application. Interested members of the public are encouraged to attend and comment. The Planning Board will also consider any written comments that are received. 

By Order of the Windham Planning Board

Bonnie Poehmel

Town Clerk

Dated: November 21, 2024

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Local Candle Company, Greentree Home, holds Holiday Studio Sale and Market

TREADWELL -- Local beeswax candle company, Greentree Home, will hold a holiday studio sale and market November 30, 2024 from 10am-4pm at their production facility in Treadwell, NY. The sale will include an exciting selection of their distinctive beeswax tapers, sculptural shaped candles, and accessories. The market will also feature honey from Rogers Ranch of Hamden, NY and handmade evergreen wreaths and kissing balls from a local Walton farm. A free kids craft project will be available for all interested tots. Holiday refreshments will be on hand for all shoppers and visitors. Get festive and shop local! 

Greentree Home Candle is a small American company based in the foothills of the Catskills, in NY. Each candle is made from 100% pure North American beeswax. With their rich textures and vivid palette, the candles are hand poured and individually hand finished. The collection consists of distinctive tapers and various sculptural shapes in a lush palette.The sculptural renderings are more 

than candles: they are objects that evoke beauty and serenity with graceful sophistication. Greentree Home's products have been featured in: O, The Oprah Magazine; Martha Stewart Living; House Beautiful; New York Magazine; Veranda; T Magazine; Brides; Country Living as well as PBS’s Modern Pioneering. The entire collection can be ordered through this web site – and found in design boutiques and specialty retail shops throughout the United States, Canada, and a growing number of countries internationally. Greentree Home Studio: 4586 County Highway 14, Treadwell, NY 13846 For more information call Jenifer Green 607-829-3272.

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Opinion: Holiday Gift Guide: Financial Gifts with a Lasting Impact

The holiday season is quickly approaching and for many that means time with family and loved ones as well as pressure to find a perfect and meaningful gift. If it is important to you to give presents that provide lasting impact and never go out of season, consider a financial gift. Here are a few ideas you can feel good about giving.

Start a savings account. Help instill the importance of saving with the gift of a partially funded savings account. Consider opening a high-yield savings account or Roth IRA for someone you love to help them establish a relationship with a financial institution and learn the importance of a growing investment.

Contribute to charity. Donating to charity on behalf of a loved one can be a powerful way to give back while sharing your values with a future generation. Spread the holiday spirit by planning a day to volunteer together or contribute to a nonprofit organization that supports causes important to the person receiving the gift.

Provide education funds. If someone you know is likely to have educational expenses in their future, consider gifting money to help offset the cost. Consider opening a 529 plan for a beneficiary, which allows the funds to be withdrawn tax-free to pay for eligible education expenses down the road. You may open different accounts for each beneficiary and reassign them as needed. Communicate your intentions with the beneficiaries so they can plan how to best utilize the fund to further their education, keeping your intentions and wishes in mind.

Help chip away at debt. Many young adults are burdened by debt as they work to establish themselves financially. Whether balancing student loans or car payments, juggling work and loan repayments can be challenging. Helping your loved one chip away at loan repayments can relieve stress and allow them to better focus on their future financial goals.

Gifting stock. Gifting stock is a great way to introduce a loved one to the world of investing. If you’d like to give stock you already own, the shares need to be retitled in the beneficiary’s name. You can also purchase new shares titled in your beneficiary’s name. If you are gifting stock to a minor, you can retain some control by placing it in a trust.

Gift an appointment with a financial advisor. Help your loved ones establish a financial plan with the assistance of an advisor you know and trust. This thoughtful gesture has lasting value by helping lay the foundation for future financial security.
 
As you consider how to gift your wealth to those you care about, ensure your giving strategy is aligned with your financial plan. A financial advisor working with your tax professional can help you evaluate tax-efficient financial strategies to help maximize your gift this year – and into the future.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TOWN OF HALCOTT

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing to adopt the amended Town of Halcott Land Use Code will be held on November 18, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. at the Town of Halcott Grange Hall, Halcott Center, N.Y.  Regular Town Board meeting to follow.

                                                             By order of the Town Board

Dated November 1, 2024

Patricia Warfield Town Clerk

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