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G R E E N W I C H J O U R N A L Page 10 S A L E M P R E S S Thursday, August 17,2000 W ater commission Hoffman to report meets Monday By Kathleen Bartholomay At the Schuylerville village board meeting on August 9, it was announced that the next Water Commission meeting will be held in Victory, in the Community Room, on August 21, at 7 p.m. Local residents and local government are in the process of build ing and paying for a water filtration system for both villages at an approxi mate cost o f $2.3 million. The system is mandated by NY S. In related action, the board ap proved the resignation of James Peters, Schuylerville representative on the commission, due to employment issues. The board announced that Victory representative Dan Mulvihill recently resigned due to health reaspns. Mayor Gamache said any resident of Schuylerville interested in serving on the commission should write a note of interest to him. Board meeting changed The Schuylerville village board will meet on September 20, the third Wednesday of (he month instead of the usual second Wednesday of the month. The time is 7 p.m. as usual. The Octo ber meeting should return to meeting on the second Wednesday. *** W o rds are th e sm all chan g e o f thought. for training Cassandra L. Hoffman has joined the United States Army under the De layed Entry Program. The program gives young men and women the opportunity to delay entering active duty for up to one year. The enlistment gives the new soldier the option to learn a new skill, travel and become eligible to receive as much as $50,000 toward a college education. After completion of basic military training, soldiers receive advanced indi vidual training in their career job spe cialty. Hoffman will report to Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Mb., for basic training August 22. She is the daughter of Jan M. Hol land, Greenfield Center, and Richard H. Hoffman, Schuylerville. Village office to n c a f a t * w o o l / - ----------------- JL V ? J t T T — The Schuylerville village board an nounced that the village office would- be closed from September 5-8 while software is installed and training of office employees is underway. The e-coli alerts in recent days caused the software training to be temporarily delayed, as the office had to remain open until the water alert was concluded. News J3rop For your convenience, news items may be put in the drop box at Byron's IGA (formerly Sulli's Market). Pick-up time early Monday afternoon. \ i x e m Is it time to renew your Subscription to The Journal-Press? and have it delivered to your door each week I year in County $24°° includesSchaghticokeandSchuylerville Elsewhere - $2 7\\ Name ______________________ Mailing Address- Town ___ _______ State ________ _ -Zip. Mail with payment to: The Journal-Press , P .O . B o x 185, G r e e n w ich , N Y 12834 C o m m u n i t y C a l e n d a r Tuesday, August 22 7:30 P.M. 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Two ordinances passed, curfew ordinance soon to be Visitors Center active by Kathleen Bartholomay The village board in Schuylerville met August 9 with a substantial number of residents in attendance for a public hearing regarding three new laws for the village. All in attendance supported the proposed curfew ordinance, noise ordi nance and parks and recreation areas ordinance. The noise ordinance and the parks and recreation ordinance were approved by the board following the public hear ing and the curfew ordinance is still be ing worked on by village attorney Christopher Grimaldi. It will be on the agenda for passage in September. The two were passed with Mayor Kim Ga- mache's insistence that both should be approved immediately and without fur ther research into specific case law due to dire need. Both will now be delivered to the Secretary of State and following that approval, will officially become new laws o f the village. The enforcement of any law is an is sue with both the village and the town, as they have no enforcement agency of their own. The New York State Police presence in Schuylerville demonstrated their intent to enforce these new laws by attending a village meeting several months ago and requesting a curfew. The Saratoga County Sheriffs Depart ment will also be available for enforcement. The ordinances are not complaint- activated and ongoing enforcement will be in effect for village streets. That does not imply that one shouldn't contact law enforcement officials via 9 1 1 if a crime is being committed. It remains a citi zen's responsibility to report any crime. Noise Ordinance This new law should help provide more sleep to Schuylerville residents, at least between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. The term unnecessary noise is used in the law, and it includes barking dogs or other animal noises, burglar alarms or other alarms that are continu ous, noise from any sound reproduction system such as a television, stereo of any sort or any noise-making device that allows sound to be heard over any property line or 60 feet from its source, or any motor vehicle-related noise, such as from car tires. Another restriction is also placed on construction, demolition, excavation, al teration or repair of any building and the board has specifically approved these activities between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. unless it is an emer gency that involves public safety. There are, of course, exceptions such as noise to alert persons to an emer gency or noise from a municipal- sponsored event that has a permit for that event, or for church chimes or oth ers listed as long as they do not occur between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. One notable exception to the noise or dinance is for the installation and main tenance of utilities. Violation of the law will be punish able by a fine not exceeding $250 and the village retains the right to injunctive relief to prevent the continued violation of the law. Village Parks Ordinance The village parks ordinance will help protect much of the recent hard work the village board has done to establish the new .gazebo, the new footbridge across Fisfi Creek, the new boardwalk, _ amenities along the Old Champlain Ca nal Toivpath and others. The ordinance works in conjunction with the noise ordinance to provide an improved quality of life in the village and restricts park usage in order to benefit reasonable citizens. The stated purpose of the law is to \preserve and promote public peace and good order on property operated as public parks and recreation areas...\ Tlic parks and recreation areas will be closed between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a m ex.cept in an emergency or with a spccial permit issued by the board or a village official. Tine parks and recreation areas could also be closed to the public or to spe cific individuals during normal hours of operation if the mayor or the working fojeman of the village DPW deems it necessary in their judgment. Genera! regulations Certain activities will require a permit frorsi the board or from an authorized village official. The normal procedure ttaat residents use to seek permission fro® the village board is to fill out a simple form and get approval at the village board meeting prior to the event. TIhe village clerk provides the forms and any instructions. Mew regulations would cover activi ties in parks or recreation areas such as sale of .goods or services, use of any loudspeaker or amplifying equipment, use of any cooking area not already des ignated or making any fire in an undes ignated area, sleeping or residing in any park or recreation area, damaging any notices posted by officials, or carrying o-r transporting fireworks. The law also states no person will commit any acts described as disorderly conduct including carrying a specific list of weapons or using obscene or abu sive language or lewd behavior and that property will not be disturbed or de faced including any tree or building. Nothing may be removed from the area ¡including flowers and rocks. No garbage or material, including dog waste, may be left in the parks and no one may possess or consume alcoholic beverages in violation of Chapter 47 of the Village Code, no motor vehicles should be in a park except where desig nated, and overnight parking is only al- Lowed at the boat launch if the owner is on the boat. Overnight parking of water craft is not allowed. Groups of fifteen or more people do require a permit for usage of the parks or recreational areas unless it is an edu cational group with supervision or a governmental agency acting within the scope of its duties. Parents, guardians or custodians of any minor will be responsible for their minor's behavior while using these fa cilities and any violations will be pun ishable by a fine not to exceed $250 or \sy imprisonment not exceeding 15 days or both. Further specifics for regulations should be obtained through the village derk. Copies of the laws are available to the public for a nominal fee. Village board approves items on agenda By Kathleen Bartholomay Action taken by the Schuylerville village board on August 9 included approval for Schuylerville School to use the fields at Fort Hardy Park for a soccer program and a new school crossing guard was approved for the new school year. Napolean Irish will provide safe passage for walkers as Anthony Grolley resigned. The resignation of James Peters from; the Water Commission was ap proved: and the mayor stated any person, interested in replacing him should write a note of interest and leave it with the village clerk. Schuyler Hose was approved to hold a coin drop on September 1 at the main intersection of the village. A $200 request from Cindy Allen and the Champlain Canal Scenic By way Committee was approved. The same funds are being requested from every community along the byway and are the matching portion of a grant for color brochures about the Waterford to Whitehall route. Schuyler Coffee Shop, a new busi ness on upper Ferry Street, requested installation of a sigh and was approved for a sign that meets the specifications of the Village sign ordinance. A verbal proposal from Superinten dent of Schools, Leon Reed-, to relocate ¡tie basketball court from the school campus to Fort Hardy Park did not meet with much support from residents in attendance or a clear majority of the board. The proposal was tabled. Fort Hardy is considered a historical site and the addition of the basketball court at the rear of the youth building :(hear the new Visitor’s Center) was considered inappropriate by the major ity at the meeting. Other possible sites were not known except on the school campus. The school had offered to pay the installation costs of the courts as an in centive and Mayor Gamache made statements of approval for the relo cation and he stated the youth center was interested. Discussion by the boards regarding a .dispute with a paving company over the costs associated with paving Reds Road and Saratoga Street caused the 'board to table any payment until1 an agreement can be reached. An original estimate for $25,000 was increased by more than $6,000. The company sug gested settling for approximately £29,700 and the mayor does not favor the idea. By Kathleen Bartholomay The Visitors Center at Schuyler’s Canal Parle provided a report at the village board meeting in Schuylerville cr August 9. Tim Holmes, Director of the Visitor's Center, is present at each village board meeting. Due to time re straints this month, the report was quite short. The written report states that 609 people visited the center in the 29 days attendance was recorded. Many parts of the globe are represented by these visitors and Mr. Holmes reports people arrived from all over the U.S. from Canada, Europe, Asia and Aus tralia using roads, the river and foot paths to get there. Most visitors want to visit historical sites like the Schuyler House or go swimming, biking or canoeing. For swimming, Tim sends them to Saratoga Lake. Many seek food and lodging and ex planations about the history of the canal caused many visitors to want to know more about the canals. American Revo lutionary history is fairly well known, according to Tim. He regularly communicates with and attends many group meetings in cluding the newly formed Friends of Stark's Knob, plus Friends of the Saratoga Battlefield, Old Saratoga Historical Association, Schuylerville Area Chamber of Commerce, Old Saratoga/New Schuylerville Associa tion, Brookside: The County Historical Society, Historical Society of Saratoga Springs, Adirondack Regional Cham bers of Commerce, Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce and others. Schuylerville on the web Free websites with information about the village include the NYS Museum website, the Champlain Canal Byway site and A Revolutionary Day Along Historical U.S. Route'4. Other sites also feature Schuylerville and may be searched. Support from many sources has been offered to Tim at the Visitor's Center and the existence of the center already benefits the village and its residents. Local support has been substantial and other support includes Saratoga National Historical Park, YMCA of Saratoga, Saratoga County Arts Coun cil, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Historical Society of Saratoga Springs, the NYS Museum, . the Smithsonian Institute, R.P.I. in Troy, the Science Museum of Minne sota, and professionals from St John's College in Annapolis, Maryland. All this reaching out to the world will build events and programs within the village and elevate the visibility of Schuylerville and its importance to the county and beyond according to the director. It is hoped that continuous informa tion will be maintained through the press, television, radio and the Internet and that Schuylerville and its residents will benefit. C a ll: Í 92-2266 C à . I Ì l f o r Ì C Ì g 6 F A X : 692\2589 M a il To: The Journal-Press, P .O . B o x 185, G r e e n w ich , N .Y . 12834 Group protest loste of old building The Battenkilf Conservancy and Citizens for Old Cambridge have launched a protest against the Dimark Development, Inc. for demolishing a building in the village of Cambridge historic district without the necessary permits. Apparently, the village planning board issued a preliminary site plan approval for the location of the pro posed construction o f a new post office for Cambridge. Dimaik proceeded to remove the building by demolishing it before they received the necessary state and federal permits. The Battenkill Conservancy and Citizens for Old Cambridge are asking village, state and federal authorities to take enforcement action against Dimark for unauthorized destruction of the village's cultural heritage including stiff financial penalties. Spokesperson, Linda Anderson says they know that penalties will not re store what has been lost. They want to deter Dimark from any further destruc tion of the historic character of the village. Cartoon by Burdick The cartoon that appeared on the Cambridge page in The Journal-Press last week was submitted by Stan Burdick, director of the Hague Cartoon Museum located in Hague's center . He is: a cartoonist for the Post-Star and does cartoons for other north country papers. Dance Company to give performance Hubbard Hall's Community Dance Company will present its summer of fering titled \Dance on a Summer Eve ning\ on August 26. The program will feature choreography by Community Dance Company Director Laura Gates Carlson,. Southern Vermont College in structor Barbara Roan, New York City resident and choreographer Joanna Brolman, nationally known choreogra pher Tommy DeFrantz, independent choreographer and movement artist Katy Watson and others to be an nounced. The program will feature works new and old: and works in progress. The dance company is comprised of dancers of various dance and theatre back ground,, whose ages range from late teens to fifty-something, from Wash ington (NY) and Bennington (VT) Counties. There is a charge for admission. *** A man. travels the w o rld over m se a r c h o f w h a t h e n e e d s a n d retu r n s hom e to f i n d it. — G e o r g e M o o re M edical facility has opened Women's View has opened an office on the third floor at Mary McClellan Hospital in Cambridge and at the Mary McClellan Family Health Center on Danforth Street in Hoosick Falls. It is an independent center for women's health and birthing and began practice on Wednesday, August 16. The team of Women's View practi tioners includes Dr. Ellen Biggers and certified nurse midwives Kim Griffin and Susan Rose Graham. The three have worked in partnership for more than three years under Women’s Health Services of McClellan Health System. They are now an independent operation. The facility will provide compre hensive obstetric, gynecology and mid wifery services for women of all ages. They have privileges at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center and Mar} McClellan Hospital. The practice is an affiliate of the Healthy Living Partner ship program which offers free breast exams and mammography testing to women who qualify. O b i t u a r y M ICH A E L JA M E S LACASSE Michael James Lacasse, 23, died Wednesday, August 9, 2000, at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Mary land, following a two-year battle with cancer. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Monday at St. Joseph's Church in Greenwich with the Rev. Thomas Konopka officiating. Crema tion followed at Vermont Cremation Service in Bennington, with burial at his family's home. He was born at Mary McClellan Hospital on August 11, 1976, the son of Kenneth Michael and Kathleen llawkes Lacasse. He graduated from Cambridge Cen tral School in 1994 and earned a degree in landscape architecture nt Cornell University. At Cambridge he played soccer, was in school plays, and was Junior Prom king. At Cornell, he was n member of the crew team. He also rowed on an alumni team. He worked for Clark Construction in Bethesda, Md., most recently as signed to the new Washington, D.C. Convention Center project. He volunteered his time at a thera peutic horse farm that provided physi cal and emotional support for handicapped children and adults. He is survived by his parents; a sis ter, Jennifer Betus; three brothers, Timm, Chris and Bry; his maternal grandparents, James and Loretta Hawkes; and his paternal grandmother, Caroline Lacasse. Memorial contributions may be made to the Patient and Family Fund of Johns Hopkins Oncology Center, c/o Terri Day, Johns Hopkins CRB Room 389, 1650 Orleans St., Baltimore, Md. 21231.
