You may not have known that there were a few radio advertisements made for the last Huletts Hotel during the 1950’s. We have unearthed one original radio spot which is currently being converted into digital format. We will release this historical ad; here on Christmas Day, December 25th, for you to listen to. We’ll give you a tease that it’s both historical and humerous, but it is certainly worth returning for.
Saturday Quote
“I want you to be concerned about your next door neighbor. Do you know your next door neighbor?”
Mother Teresa
Washington County Beach – Continued
Updated – Saturday, November 22, 2008 10:15 am
In an attempt to give our readers the facts behind the cut in funding to the Washington County beach, the Huletts Current contacted Bob Banks, Town Supervisor of Dresden. Mr. Banks is our representative on the Washington County Board of Supervisors.
To begin, the County is under tremendous pressure to cut their budget not because spending is increasing, but because both revenue and state aid is declining because of the overall economy. It was not reported in the Post Star that the Board of Supervisors actually cut $750,000 from the budget yesterday. They should be commended for this stance, because the last thing a bad economy needs is more taxes. We in Huletts have struggled under the burden of high propery taxes for many years.
Mr. Banks assured us that the Washington County Beach will be open this upcoming year. It appears to him that the operation of the beach may be able to pay for itself with increased user fees and some adjustments in spending. If Washington County is not able to make these adjustments, the Town of Dresden will enter into some type of agreement to run the beach and to see that the beach remains open.
We will keep our readers informed as this develops.
Breaking News – Washington County Funding Cut
We’ll find out more about this in the hours ahead.
The Washington County Board of Supervisors have cut funding for the Washington County Beach for 2009
Washington County Slammed in Editorial – Labor Contract Kept Secret
It claims the Supervisors are voting on a budget and all the facts are not known.
Logging in the Adirondacks
This is a real good piece (about 7 minutes) about the history of logging in the Adirondacks. Logging and tourism are two industries that the Adirondack Park Agency is supposed to specifically encourage. It’s also presents the history of the formation of the Adirondack Park in the late 1800’s. It points out correctly, that private land has always been a big part of the Adirondack Park.
Now for Some History – 1908
Here is an old postcard from approximately 1908, looking in from Huletts Island. Click on the picture to see a larger view.
Dresden Gets It Right – Cuts Taxes
Dresden recently released it’s 2009 budget which shows the amount to be raised by taxes will be $1,500 less than 2008. This translates into a 0.50 percent reduction in taxes from 2008 to 2009. While the budget grows a little over 9 % from the 2008 amount, this growth is offset by new revenues. Congratulations to our Dresden Town Board for lowering taxes 2 years in a row. This is a perfect example of keeping government spending and taxes in check, a lesson that the Whitehall School District hasn’t learned yet.
Washington County Important Friday Meeting
From Thursday’s (Nov 20, 2008) Post Star:
“The Washington County Board of Supervisors on Friday will weigh slicing $264,583 from the tentative 2009 county budget in order to chisel down a projected 8 percent tax levy increase.
Items on the chopping block include closing the two county-run beaches in Jackson and Dresden.
The beaches at Lake Lauderdale in Jackson and at Huletts Landing on Lake George in Dresden would be closed for the 2009 summer season, which runs from May through September, saving the county $78,624.”
Please Bear With Us
Please bear with us as we upgrade and improve our site during the next two weeks. Our goal is to have a fully operational and extremely cool site with advanced functionality by the the middle of December. Stay with us – you’ll be glad you did.
Green Your Routine / Save Water
Here is a short piece from the Today Show about how we can all save water.
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No Mid-Year Budget Cuts
It looks like there won’t be any mid-year budget cuts to the Whitehall School District’s budget.
“A 90-minute meeting of the Democratic governor and legislative leaders was filled with accusations and some name calling. But they failed to approach any agreement on Paterson’s proposed $5 billion in spending cuts or any alternatives, some of which surfaced for the first time in the leaders’ meeting.”
Fort Ticonderoga to Cut Jobs
This is what happens when they kill the tax base.
From A …… to Z
This is a good article from the Albany Times Union about what is going on with the budget process, which will ultimately effect the budget for the Whitehall School District and Washington County.