Southern Ulster Times Sept. 18 2019

T IMES SOUTHERN ULSTER Vol. 16, No. 38 3 SEPTEMBER 18 - 24, 2019 3 ONE DOLLAR Black & Blu Bowl Page 40 HIGHLAND, MARLBOROUGH AND PLATTEKILL LLOYD REMEMBERS 911 Lloyd calculates water and sewer capacities By MARK REYNOLDS [email protected] Leo Bozydaj released white doves of peace near the conclusion of the ceremony. By MARK REYNOLDS [email protected] Last week the Town of Lloyd held a memorial ceremony at the Highland Fire Department to remember the nearly 3,000 people who were lost eighteen years ago in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York City, Washington D.C. and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The ceremony began with the Pledge of Allegiance, led by Boy Scouts of Troops 70 and 193, Cub Scouts of Troop 70 and Girl Scouts of the Hear of the Hudson Valley, followed by the National Anthem, sung by Alan Spaulding. Supervisor Paul Hansut invited Fr. John Lynch, of St. Augustine Church, for an invocation. “We ask our God, merciful and just, to grant us healing, peace and to strengthen us to share that healing and perfect peace with others,” he said. “May those who are at peace with one another hold fast to all the good will that truly does unite them and for those who are enemies to forget their hatred and be healed.” State Senator George Amedore thanked Veterans and Law Enforcement for keeping the community safe. He said Continued on page 2 CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEBSITE - WWW.SUTIMESONLINE.COM Recently Engineer Ray Jurkowski, of CPL, analyzed the water and sewer capacities in Lloyd and explained his findings to the Town Board. “The basis of the water and sewer capacity had arisen because of the various projects that are coming before the Planning Board and the commercial growth that the town is experiencing, as far as the requests for sewer and water extensions,” he said. Jurkowski said the sources of water for Lloyd come from the Hudson River and from reservoirs and a few drilled wells located up on Illinois Mountain. He said the facility uses reservoir and well water “as much as possible until the summer months and when the reservoirs start going dry, we have to go back onto Hudson River water. It really depends on the time of year.” Jurkowski said when considering capacity, “we are also looking at the potential impact that these developments may have, not only on the ultimate capacity of the facility but also the impact Continued on page 3