News & Opinion About Huletts Landing, N.Y.
“The children will not leave unless I do. I shall not leave unless their father does, and the King will not leave the country in any circumstances whatever.”
The Queen Mother of England’s reported reply as to whether the Princesses would leave England after the bombing of Buckingham Palace in 1940.
The Budget Committee will be meeting on Tuesday, September 22nd at 6:00 pm at the Town Hall. The committee will be going over historical budgets, becoming familiar with accounting codes for proper accounting practices and reporting to the OSC, and sketch out a preliminary budget which will be discussed in the full town meeting on September 28th. The public is welcome to observe.
As the peak summer season winds down and the waves of residents, tourists and guests lessen, seasonal places like Huletts shift gears to begin infrastructure repairs and all types of construction and renovation work.
This paving was undertaken on Eichler Way as it joins County Route 6 this past week.
This predictable post-season transition allows work to proceed during the quieter autumn months, ensuring the destination is refreshed and fully prepared before the next major influx of visitors.
The Town of Dresden is about to start receiving a Payment in Lieu of Taxes — a PILOT — tied to the Champlain Hudson Power Express, or CHPE running through town. The deal was negotiated by the Warren Washington County Industrial Development Agency, the county body that offers this kind of tax arrangement to attract projects like this one. Our Town Supervisor, Charlie Tall, sits on that agency’s board. The PILOT starts at roughly $100,000 in its first year and grows gradually from there.
Our Town Supervisor has prepared a detailed explanation of how this increases the town’s revenue and tax base and what this may mean for town taxes. This CHPE PILOT Tax Stabilization Explainer has been posted on the Town’s website. Please take a few minutes to read the entire document. Many thanks to Supervisor Tall for preparing this explanation.
Additionally there will be a special meeting of Dresden’s Town board on Monday, September 14th at 7:00 pm in the Town Hall.
Dresden has posted a comprehensive timeline for the adoption of their 2027 budget here.
This is very helpful for all residents of the town to understand, so please take a look. This year’s budget is going to be an interesting one. Dresden has the first payment coming from the Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) line in November and a similar amount, indexed for inflation, for each of the next 29 years.
This is separate and distinct from the budget process for Washington county. The county has their own unique process for adopting the county budget. All the town Supervisors in the county vote on Washington county’s budget. Supervisor Tall casts Dresden’s vote (weighted by population) in that process.
To Our Valued Guests:
We are taking a temporary break! The Huletts Casino (bar) will be closed starting Friday, August 21st.
We do not have an exact return date just yet, but will keep you posted right here as soon as we do.
Thank you for your support and understanding.
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted updates from Dresden. We now have a newly reconstituted Town Board and a Town Supervisor. Monthly meetings have been moved to the fourth Monday of the month, which means the next meeting will be held on Monday, August 24th.
After having no monthly meeting in April, May or June because no quorum was possible, two meetings were held in July and another was held in August. Minutes from all of these meetings are now posted on the Town’s website. Links are below:
July 20, 2026 Special Meeting Minutes
The Huletts Casino (Bar) will be closed on Saturday, 8/15.
We hope to reopen soon. Check back for updates.
The Dresden Town Board met on Monday, August 10th and adopted a one-year moratorium on new battery energy storage systems (BESS).
A letter was posted to all residents of Dresden explaining what was done on the Town website today regarding this moratorium.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced an update to the ongoing water safety advisory in effect for Turtle Island on Lake George in the Lake George Wild Forest.
On July 9, 2026, DEC recovered a deceased beaver in the water near Turtle Island. The animal tested positive for rabies.
DEC cannot confirm that this is the same beaver that bit two individuals in that area on July 4 and continues to warn swimmers to avoid areas around Turtle Island through at least July 14, 2026. It is possible that the recovered animal may have infected others in the beaver colony at Turtle Island.
Boaters and campers should exercise utmost caution and are advised to avoid contact with beaver (including carcasses) while recreating. Individuals should never approach or feed any wildlife.
DEC continues to closely monitor the colony and requests visitors report any sightings of beaver in the area that may be demonstrating unusual behavior to NYSDEC Dispatch at (518) 897-1326. In an emergency, call 911.