SOUTHERN ULSTER
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Vol . 14 , No 11 3
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MARCH 15 - 21 , 2017 3 ONE DOLLAR
Saluting athletic trainers
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SERVING HIGHLAND , MARLBOROUGH AND PLATTEKILL
Highland approves bus financing A house
By MARK REYNOLDS mreynolds @ tcnewspapers . com
In May 2016 Highland voters approved a bus proposition and last week the School Board unanimously approved the financing for the vehicles ; seven 65-passenger school busses , one 29-passenger bus and one Suburban vehicle at a cost of $ 934,723 and issued obligations for the district to pay the cost over the next five years .
Each of the 65 passenger busses cost $ 119,050 ; the 29 passenger $ 53,586 and the Suburban $ 47,780 . The costs include cameras and radios .
Superintendent Deborah Haab said the district will be receiving $ 250,000 that will help offset the $ 934,723 total through a capital project grant that was obtained by NYS Assemblyman Frank Skartados . Haab said the district did not qualify for a second grant of approximately $ 200,000 .
At the school budget vote this May
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residents will have the opportunity to vote on a proposition for the district to purchase additional busses ; five , 65 passenger busses and three , 29 passenger vans for a total of $ 750,000 . The board unanimously approved this resolution at last week ’ s meeting . It was pointed out that the larger busses use propane fuel and get 4 miles per gallon .
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The Marlboro High School Drama Club will present The Addams Family Musical this weekend on the high school stage . Story and photos on pages 20 and 21 .
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Plattekill Library trustees trade accusations
By MARK REYNOLDS mreynolds @ tcnewspapers . com
Plattekill Library Vice President Valerie Smith ’ s motion to impose a year-long moratorium on securing a site for a future town library failed to even garner a
“ We are unable to communicate with each other in a minimally civil way . We do not respect each other [ and ] we cannot even agree on what we agreed upon .” second , causing the motion to die on the floor at last weeks Board of Trustees meeting . Her insistence that the present library board is dysfunctional fell on deaf ears as other members of the board pointed to her own obstructionism that they feel has contributed to a lack of forward motion for the past three years .
In a prepared statement , Smith aired a litany of issues she felt have divided the library board .
VALERIE SMITH BOARD VICE PRESIDENT
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