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The Mtamoht Enterprise-Thunday, December 25,2008 ; v • • \She had the bestqualifications/' ByJoE. Prout NEW SCGTLAppi y-The town hopes^ tp; toe farmer I'Kf^-'Sfebtr' land assessor Deborah Corbari as its new part-time assessor. The town is also waiting for state, funds to arrive for ion« struction of jthe Youmans Road connector road, so the railroad crossing can be closed. New assessor Corbari had: worked for the town as assessor fpr one 5 year, said Superyisoi^/'fhbnias JE)ojiii. She i| ctfi*eiatly | a member of '\^Ini^itJ'liJrd ; '\ '-ffr' \ \'' \ of review. The towii has re- ceived several applications, but the board will interview only Corbari, ' A unless negotia-: tions With her fall through, Dolin said. In Qctpber, full-time assessor Julie Nooney resigned because the town board was considering combining assessment services with nearby towns, or hiring a part-time assessor. \Because of this, I was not reappointed October 1, 2j|M)7,\. 'Nppney said, in September. \I stayed on with the town as a liold over' assessor and, after just over one year without any decisions by the town board, I thought it was best to open up the possibility to move on,\. , Dolin said that, of theapplica- tions he received, the board chose Corbari alone tp interview..«•, ' \We. more or less focused on her,\ %e said. \She had the best qualifications.\ In her application, Dolin said, Corbari requested 15 hours per ..week v , qf. ;Wprk, Doliin, hopes to Y meejt wi|h CPlhari to decide/the hours and the salary forthe po- sitipnjhe said.The salary range; vbtidgetedis between $20,000 arid $25;;QOO, he s^idJ The salary paid for a fuU^tyne assessor^ including benefits,, was $58,000. . After leaving New Scotland, Corbari told The Enterprise, she received her appraiser's license and worked at Fleet Bank; Gor^ bafi stayed home with her two children after working ; : at the bank, and then got her Realtor's license. \I work as a Realtor, and I'm home With my kids, too,\ Gor- bari said. She is now ; employed with Team Shillinglaw with Keller Williams Realty Capital District. If she accepts the assessor's position, Dolin said, Corbari will have to agree not to participate in any New Scotland listings. \I knew f '-thai before I'piitjny T6- sum6 .iri^0 ; 0rb^'.:saidc' < 'Jt' would be^^pBn^dfiiriieir^sti\ .Cprbati said Mat she has listings throughout the Capital District, including in Betbjeheni, Colpnie, and Guilderland. Cor- bariisaVoorheesville native and fras been \all my life™isKe sfaid. Dplin said that the board has not finalized its decision: to hire Cdrbiri. The hoard will discuss the position at its Deb! 29 meet- ing, he said. Youmans Road connector .-•:-.) .,-•„_•;/ ''• V.,. i At the tpw|n —\ i ii - J - ii -*-- -' 'board meeting ; ; last' \weekl • i&e? j board tt^ani^J mprisly. agreed' toWreStantecV the town's des-' igna1;ed engir • '.•.' •' •'• rieeririgfiritt,-to build the coiir hector road'ber tween Youmans Road and Gfrieat View Terrace •_ — a project with a budget of $450,000, T^ie connector road, which was planned years before, ^ill be built so that the CSX railroad crossing on Youmans Road can be closed,: after* a recent hear^death accidenton the, v tracks^ Ypuinahs. Road re^ideiit Pe|jer^alert0 T ^d. his two daughters were in their Land. Rover when two trains struck the vehicle on ISTby. 22. No. major injuries pccurred. He was charged with not stopping at the crossing, a misdemeanor; the case, scheduled for Dec. 18 in New Scotland Town Court, was adjourned., • « . ••„\' The town* state, and railroad authorities agreed to close the qr,pssing^ejD^use of the approach- , nig^lppp^\^«the ,tr£<$$.»„]im^d sight-distance, and $he>;Jack ; p{ , pr^ssingsigi^als:there.; ; ,, , .The; 'II^O^QOO^rpject will be fundediby the state. <,• Dolin said last week that $120,000 of the total budget would be available to the town within a couple of weeks. 0f the 10 firms considered for the; engineering work, Dolin said, Stantec ranked highest on apoints system,beating Put Bar- ton and Loguidice, and Laberge Engineering arid Consulting. Stantec also created the design that the state's Department of Transportation is considering for the project, Dolin said. — \They provided the meat that DOT used to come up with $450,p00,f; Dolin said. \I was impressed* They were telling the state DOT [representatives] they couldn't dp what they said because the federal standards Were stricter.\ PROTECTING RETIREMENT PLANS • Living a long life is; likely •' j • Needing long-term care is probable • Long-term cate is a family concern • Long-term care is an uncapped liability • Protect your family and finances today • Consider Long-Term Qare Insiurance • Call Mark at 872-1010 for your solution ..,•'. Mark Robert LassbhdetCLTCrLTeP wvw.MAR^OBEkfA(iENGY;com JIM HERZOG'S TOWING & RECOVERY ALTAMONT, H.Y. 7 DAYS A WEEK 518-956-0909 LOCAL & LONG DISTAHCE rh'joVIo sjii'ffiV 3 ' < The Enterprise — Michael Koff tCrossgates Mall on Saturday. ' Since Stephen \?th^^all ttisptg there. 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