TIMES
SOUTHERN
ULSTER
Vol. 12, No 40
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OCTOBER 7 - 13, 2015
Last week the Town of Lloyd hosted a
public informational meeting on Phase 4
of the Hudson Valley Rail Trail.
The proposal, presented by engineers
Brendan Fitzgerald and Jack Gorton of
HVEA Engineers, is to extend the existing Rail Trail in Lloyd westward by 1.24
miles from the end of Phase 3 at New
Paltz Road (projected for construction in
2016) on out to South Street where a small
parking lot will be built.
The project will utilize the old rail bed
where possible but will diverge in parts
in order to avoid present commercial
concerns and provide privacy berms near
residential areas. The path will have gentle grades and curves with fencing where
ONE DOLLAR
Dukes make
a splash
Bounty
Festival
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SERVING HIGHLAND, MARLBOROUGH AND PLATTEKILL
Rail Trail Phase 4 unveiled
By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
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needed and will be up to 12 feet wide
of paved asphalt with 3-foot shoulders.
It will be used for safe ADA compliant,
non-motorized purposes by pedestrians
and bicyclists and will enhance Lloyd’s
recreational opportunities, promote economic development and to provide a better quality of life.
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By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
Starry Starry Night
Mark Reynolds
Bianca Mazzarella Donaire (L) and Anastasia Mazzarella DeCotis do some exploring, Friday night, at the Starry Starry Night Gala to benefit
Walkway Over the Hudson. Story, photos on page 3
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Marlborough
approves
tentative
2016 budget
On Sept. 21 the Marlborough Town
Board approved their tentative town budget for 2016, moving it to a preliminary
status. A public hearing on it is set for
Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 7:15 p.m. at the Town
Hall at 21 Milton Turnpike in Milton.
The overall town budget for 2016 is
$8,770,425 broken out to $3,417,239 for the
general fund, $2,275,088 for the highway
budget and numerous smaller amounts to
cover the special water, sewer, drainage
and lighting districts in town.
The $8.7 million is offset by revenues
of $1,696,356, and the board use of $175,000
from the unexpended General Fund balance and $25,000 from the Highway Fund
balance. This brings the total amount to
be raised by taxes to $6,874,069.
A taxpayer with a home assessed at
$250,000 will pay approximately $1,950 to
cover the general and highway taxes and
smaller additional amounts to cover the
costs of the special districts in which a
homeowner may be located. The preliminary budget is available at Town Hall.
Councilman Scott Corcoran said the
overall increase in the tax levy “is going
to give us a 0.25 percent negative at this
point.” He said there are still some figures
that have to be finalized, such as insurance costs, which may be lowered after
further discussions, and the water rates.
In addition, the Town Board is going to
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