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p^v^s^s^^^^^r flSSSsP?'*'^ ' ' :, ^^^^r^^^^5^^^^^^^ - »•' JT !'&£*' ^5s H%i$^s®' ear s*t*6»»x 5,-fc-Wtf' m ** Is--** aw. *R SERVING THE AREA FQ&EtETY YEARS Volume 54 No. 49 (USPS 393-420) /.March 10,1982 Rouses Point, NY 12979 Price 25C I \&. mm&mm^wmi^^miuT^:-: The Fifth Annual North Country Model United Ntions Conference will be march 25-27 at Nor- theastern Clinton Central School. Among those participating are Terrence Guay, Advisor Harry McManus, Chris Lombard, Gail LaFountain, Carson Hoas. Mark Orzech, David Kerr, Steve Ewart, Margaret Podesta, Jenny Johnson, Ellen Schafer, Suzanne Kho,'Lee LaFountain, Bruce Baker, PamRivers, Glen Favreau, Kelley Penfield, Tom Favreau, denise Bar comb, Chris Brooks, Mi- chelle Duprey and Shawna Sample. \m f .if\ '•- ! by Jean T. Ward CHAMPLAJN--A recent edition of the North Coun- tryman noted that a dog's best friend was not necessarily his owner. That was brought home again forcefully at the March 2 meeting of the. Champlain Town Board. Dog Control Officer Mike King saw to diat. He dutifully presented his monthly report: 273 calls received, 26 dogs picked up, $107.50 in kennel fees alone taken in; a good response to the relatively new license renewal process this year as opposed to die open hostility shown last year. This holds true for the towns of Chazy and Mooers, which are also in his jurisdiction. Then the gloves came off and King announced that he was plain mad. The problem is, or was, that dirough bureaucratic delays, die annual notice ordering that all dogs in Clinton County must be secured or confined until May 1 had not been published up to that date. There exists a serious problem with dogs running deer, especially pregnant does, in a year which is already severe because of prolonged cold and deep snow cover and there are few legal means of coping widi it. Once die notice is published, law officers, conservation officers, and dog control officers like King can legally prevent dogs from running deer, including shooting diem if need be. Due to delay in adopting the enabling resolu- tion and a further delay in publishing it so that proper notice is given, King said he was powerless to act in most cases, without subjecting the Town of Champlain to a possible law suit. He asked that the Town Board consider enacting its see page 16 Pollution Sources Called Numerous CHAMPLAIN - The Town of Champlain has retained ^^gfinn of Ronald H. Laberge, Consulting Civil Engi- .^pags, to help locate the source of purported ground water pollution in die area of the Town Garage. Residents in that area have complained of traces of salt and petroleum products in dieir well water, making them unusable for household purposes. The odor of sewage has also been detected at times. The problem has affected die Town :Ga|£ge water supply as well. Oft March 2 the firm's Construction Manager, David Glenn, met with Supervisor Leo Letourneau, Council- mawGerald Blain, Town Attorney Henry Van Acker, and representattyesof the Department of Environmental Con- servation.Clinton County Health Depar,iient, and the NLY S Department of Transportation AW three agencies are concerned in one way or another, the DEC and the County Health Department for obvious reasons and die DOT because their highway supplies are included in the possible sources of contamination The Health Dcpjrtmtni •» tmpled water from some but not all of thi wells looking for traces of salts, while the Depart- ment of reimportation sampled forhydrocarbons These simple* were t iktn between August and November at different interval* Their findings were interesting The. Deso office and residence was found to haver salt and hydrocarbons (fuel oil) in its v. ater supply w hile the adjoining cement plant did not Clinton Farm Supplv hid traces of fuel oil The Town Garage was found to have traces of fuel oil in September but none in November Two properties located aoifft of the Town Garage which were sampled did-riot nofjJHH'f.hydrocarbons, but the next house beyond'did, -- -- KgBu Routed from the Desc^property t aadbydrocarboni and one propertyjdso ! how OK contaminant* got. into t^erjgrouil water and how Uiey travelled from dieir source or sources to die individual wells is the problem facing the engineer- ing firm. There appear to be a number of suspects within one mile area around die Town Garage. The Town has a pile of salted highway sand behind the garage, but sa does the County near Honeymoore's Corners. The DOT maintains one at the intersection of Route 11 and the NOrthway. Salt is used in cement, as well. The Town Garage and properties in question are within a half mile of 1-87 and State Route 9, both of which are sanded and salted regularly during winter months. Potential sources of hydrocarbons in the water table are leaking fuel tanks/improper disposal of spilled fuels at the Town Garage, the Massey Ferguson center or die Deso Cement plant, and Surface spills, either recent or dating back to construction of the Nordiway in the mid 1960's. According to the report of die preliminary investigation made by the LaSerge firm, \It is reported that Euclid dumps would waste dieir lubricating oils adjacent to die expressway and that these spills are still visible. The Gaudette residence on. the McCrea Road between Route 9 and 1-87 about one,mile or less soutii from thi jown Garage reported «| the Clinton County Health JDepart- mentintiiee^ly:'^ \This j^jrt %;coji^^ed.... at *he Clinton Gaunty Health Department Resource of this oil and disposition ofdiiscaseisuriknpw^ fuel oil are outlined as sasphalt \\\\' \\' \\ Ijpitfeas-or •oj-siirfajpespills --**-*-*•*&«»»=-*« --=? •;.,--j S r-i'ssi---.< * \|(Jhe*ngineering firm expects dations:for determining the sour nants witiunwn Model U.N. Opens At NCCS March 25 CHAMPLAIN - Nordieastern Clinton Central School's Fifth Annual North Country Model United Na- tions Conference opens here March 25 and continues through March 27. More than 250 students are expected to participate. They will be representing 55 nations in a mock U.N. session. Conference hosts at Nordieastern Clinton expect repre- sentatives from schools in Peru, Pittsburgh, Saranac, Schroon Lake, St. Johns, AuSable Valley, Beekmantown, Chazy, Franklin Academy, Mount Assumption Institute, Smithtown, Long Island and others to participate. Nordieastern Clinton students on committees include: Political Committee: Denise Barcomb, Chris Brooks, Chris Lombard, Terrence Guay and Bruce Baker. Legal Committee: Pam Rivers, Steve Ewart, Lee La- fountain, Shawna Sample and Michelle Duprey. Economic and Social Committee: Tom Favreau, David Kerr, Margaret Podesta, Carson Hoag and Suzanne Kho Security Council: Kelley Penfield, Gail Lafountain, Mark Orzech, Marty Picard and Ellen Schafer. Light Votes Expected ROUSES PQJNT -Light tumoins ai«^ing^redicted for Northern Tier villages in BeWT#|ply^ «ecllns.\ Theirare no contested posts in Rouses Point, Cham- plain of MocHsrselectioris. .« ',\\\ \ In Rouses Poaivvpfers will be able to cast ballots at the fire station on Lake Street, from noon »o 9 p.m. Deer being destroyed by dogs poses a serious North Country problem. Dogs permitted to run free can and will be destroyed. Dog owners permit- ting their pets to roam free also will be subject to prosecution. (Photo courtesy Alan Nautel) Village Worried About Burned Building ROUSES POINT-Village officials are expressing in- creasing concerns over die condition of a burned out building some members of die board feel is a hazard- Armorid*s 'Place,was destroyed December 6. The burned out hulk of die building, officials said, is in d^fig^of^lg^l^tei,:; - ~ - ** Villa^i? officialshavecontacted the owner of die build- ing'asking that the structure be made secure. Trustees are concerned portions of die building may illapse causjnjginjury or damage. Residents are^ing urged tocaution youngsters about playing in die area of the building and about entering th^ruins. * Village police said uiey have repeatedly chased child- cy-ly;. •j&^-.J;
