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SOUTHERN
ULSTER
Vol. 15, No. 11
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MARCH 14 - 20, 2018
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SERVING HIGHLAND, MARLBOROUGH AND PLATTEKILL
Draft budget shows 4.99% increase
Last week Louise Lynch, Business
Administrator for the Highland Central
School District, gave a slide presentation
on the district’s proposed budget for
the 2018-19 school year. The district is
considering a “rollover” budget of
$45,004,152 that keeps current educational
programs and staff; calculates new
debt for the 2014 referendum BAN and
additional debt for the prior year bus
propositions; includes funding for known
ONE DOLLAR
Pinewood
Derby
Highland budget unveiled
By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
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staff movement and retiree Health
benefits and retains $100,000 inter-fund
transfer for the food service. She said this
proposed budget represents an increase
of 4.99% from the present year and, if
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Fairy tales come to life
Emma Friedrich
The Marlboro Drama Club proudly presents “Into the Woods” with shows this weekend at the high school. Story, photos on page 29.
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Marlborough
develops a
‘to do’ list
By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
Recently the Marlborough Town
Board compiled several ambitious “to
do” lists of work items and projects for
review. The lists will serve as a guide for
the future revitalization of the hamlets
of Marlboro and Milton and the Rte 9W
corridor.
The Town Board indicated that
projects on the lists “reflect major building
projects for the town, infrastructure
improvements,
de par tmental
improvements, or long-standing projects
that have not been completed due to
funding constraints.”
Councilman Howard Baker assembled
the lists for the full board’s consideration.
“With the Committed/In Progress
projects I just tried to list the ones I think
we said we’re definitely going to do and
we have funding for,” he said.
The committed list includes, in part,
Marlboro Hamlet sidewalks for $250,000;
Marlboro Hamlet Parking using the
Supply Chain lot; work on the lower
section of the Milton Landing Park by
tapping a 2004 NYS Parks and Recreation
grant of $100,000; look at the Marlboro
Mills Waterfall Walkway using a $10,000
grant; work on the Rte 9W Sewer
Extension Phase I with a $250,000 grant;
finish the exterior painting of the Milton
Train Station using a $150,000 grant;
complete the Rte 9W corridor study;
investigate the feasibility of town garbage
districts and the placement of a solar
farm at the transfer station; and purchase
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