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Vol. 16, No. 6
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FEBRUARY 6 - FEBRUARY 12, 2019
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series of Board of Education meetings
scheduled in February and March. These
meetings will be held in each of the
various school buildings and will feature
walking tours that will allow both Board
trustees and community members to get
an up-close look at the facilities and the
work that could be included in the project.
All meetings will take place at 7:30 p.m.
Dates and locations are as follows:
• Thursday, February 7 – Marlboro
Middle School, 1375 Route 9W, Marlboro
• Thursday, February 21 – Marlboro
High School, 50 Cross Road, Marlboro
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School board to focus on capital project
The Marlboro Central School District is
in the early stages of developing a Capital
Project to address key infrastructure
updates, health and safety issues, and
spacing improvements throughout the
District.
Architects and engineers from CSArch,
the firm hired to oversee the Vision 2020
project, have reviewed the District’s 2015
Building Conditions Survey and developed
a list of potential items that they feel
should be addressed. They will present
their preliminary findings and make
their initial recommendations during a
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• Thursday, March 7 – Marlboro
Elementary School, 1380 Route 9W,
Marlboro
• Thursday, March 21 – Town of
Marlboro Community Meeting Room, 21
Milton Turnpike, Milton
The Board will take the architects’
recommendations into account, as well
as input from the community and current
financial resources available when
developing a final scope of work for the
Capital Project. They are expected to vote
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County
Executive
race heats up
By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
After Ulster County Executive Mike
Hein’s surprise announcement last
month that he will be taking a position
in the Cuomo administration, three
Democrats have stepped forward who are
seeking to fill Hein’s shoes – Marc Rider,
Pat Courtney Strong and Patrick Ryan.
The Ulster County Democratic party
will hold their Nominating Convention
on February 20 at the Best Western
in Kingston, selecting their choice for
County Executive, District Attorney,
Ulster County Court Judge and the
full Legislature. At this point it is not
clear whether a Republican will also be
running for County Executive.
Hein’s appointment is subject to
approval by the New York State Senate
and no date has yet been announced
for that vote. If Hein were to leave in
the spring, a special election is expected
to be held within 90 days and whoever
wins would also have to run again in
November. Special county-wide elections
cost approximately $375,000, about the
same amount as the General Election in
the fall.
Marc Rider is the current Deputy
Ulster County Executive, having
previously served as an Assistant County
Attorney, followed with a stint as the
Ulster County Director of Purchasing.
“I feel like I have the vision for the
county and the leadership traits that it
takes to succeed as County Executive,” he
said.
Rider acknowledged that Hein has
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