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I 1 General News T\ippei7Altamont 10 • Adirondack Daily Enterprise- •Tuesday, October 13,1 992 (Continued from Page 1) \The key here is to find ways to save money. But (consolidation) doesn't always work for everybody,\ he said. Ellis responded, asking the boards to at least allow the study to reach its fourth stage — a public presentation of the study findings — before pulling the plug. \You don't have to buy the re- sults of the study,\ he reminded the boards. Montagne assured the boards that there are no preconceived notions going into the study. \We don't know what the an- swers are going to be. We're to identify if there are possible cost savings,\ he said. Officials noted that the study could recommend doing nothing, cross-contracting, consolidation or the dissolution of the village. Planners agreed that a fifth option, changing the village corporation into a city, was not likely to meet with success. The possible benefit of a city is that the municipality would be able to hang on to a share of locally-generated sales tax dollars. While officials in Lake Placid and Saranac Lake are looking into the \city\ option, Lefebvre said their efforts are in vain. \I guarantee Lake Placid hits a stone wall with the county. The county doesn't want them to touch that tax money,\ Lefebvre said. Lefebvre also asserted that the state Legislature would not likely approve the change from a village to a city. He and Ellis said no new cities have been created since the 1940s. Saying it seemed likely that the study might show that town and village highway departments overlap somewhat, Councilman John Courtney asked if the study would show which department is more efficient. Ellis said the study might show some areas need fur- ther study, but that the consolida- tion study was not intended to be a cost-effectiveness study. LP group (Continued from Page 1) districts on the same operating basis as currently exists with the village. •The city should be established in such a manner as to continue the taxation of property in the city as part of the Town of North Elba Public Park and Playgrounds District in the same manner. •The city should be established in such a manner, if possible, so as to continue die city property as part of the Lake Placid Central School District, without the establishment of a separate city school district. Hess suggested, however, that the members of the committee in- vestigate the possible repre- sentation of the city on the Park District Board of Commissioners. Currently the Town Board serves as the Park District Board. Town Councilman Jay Rand, the town designee to the study com- mittee, said he believed that would be only fair if the city is estab- lished, but could not say whether an amendment to the Park District legislation would be needed. If the school district remains as it is as a central district, Hess raised the question as to how deliquent taxes from city residents would be handled. Currently unpaid school and village taxes are levied by the town, but are put on the following county tax bills. Hess questioned how the process would work if the village became a city. Committee members David Jones and Denise D'Elia will look into the matter further. While the Lake Placid committee can see a light at the end of the tunnel, members of the committee don't want to put a deadline on when their investigative mission may be complete. Hess believed that the committee may finish up its work by the end of December; however, other members feel they should not be bound by time. \Let's not hurry this through. Let's not rush through this,\ said James Strack, adding that it was important to gather the informa- tion, as well as to distribute it ac- curately to the people. Once the study committee has completed its work, it will be up to the Village Board as to whether it wishes to appoint a charter com- mission to further study the matter and draft a city charter. Mayor Robert Peacock said that could be a ways off since the village was unsure whether it had die funds to hire a consultant to help with the plans. And while the city study meeting was looking into various aspects of becoming a city. Town of Altamont Supervisor Dean Lefeb- vre asserted at a planning meeting in his town on Monday dial Lake Placid's efforts are in vain. \1 guarantee Lake Placid hits a stone wall with die county. The county doesn't want mem to touch that tax money,\ Lefebvre said, referring to the mandate that the county would have to distribute sales tax revenue if the village became a city. He also asserted that the state Legislature would not likely ap- prove the change from a village to a city. He and Altamont Planning Board Chairman James Ellis said no new cities have been created since the 1940s. While Lake Placid officials are aware there have been no cities created in more than 50 years, they were informed by a village-to-city consultant that the laws to do so have changed over die years, and that in other cases, there have been more land disputes and other issues. The governor vetoed a city re- quest, because he said the plan was not laid out well enough, but has indicated his willingness to do so, if a good plan is presented. Even Saranac Lake officials have informally toyed with die idea of seeking city status. But some have already said their task would be much more difficult than Lake Placid's since Saranac Lake is divided among three towns and between two counties. Assembly hopeful (Continued from Page 1) Regarding die Park issue. Saw- yer said he would try to work with all die environmental groups to end the land-use debate. The Adirondack Park Agency has been \totally unresponsive\ to die people's feeling when governing over land-use, causing much of die controversy, he said. The agency should be staffed widi more typical Adirondackers, he added. \I believe we all have a re- sponsibility as stewards of this land ... to make sure the re- sources are taken care of,\ said Sawyer. \I think they are putting too many restrictions on the towns,\ he said. Although he is running on the Conservative ticket. Sawyer said he is pro-choice in die abortion issue. \No man, until he has carried a baby in his stomach ... has any right to tell a woman what to do with her body,\ Sawyer stressed. He believes that me government should fully fund Planned Parendiood, so that people can get die education and care mey need. Sawyer, who has been employed by die state Depart- ment of Corrections since 1986, does not believe dial die state needs any more prisons but that me ones in existence need to be used more effectively. Prisons today are too comfortable for prisoners, who become compla- cent with life in jail. He is also a supporter of die deatii penally. He has learned through work in die prisons that some criminals, especially vio- lent offenders, cannot be reha- bilitated to fit into society. His candidacy has been endorsed by the AFL-CIO Council 82, which represents 26,000 corrections and law enforcement officers. Sawyer also said he favors term limitations, saying, \There should be no such tiling as a ca- reer politician.\ He only plans to serve, at die most, two or three terms, in office if elected. Sawyer was bom in Glens Falls in 1958, but moved to AuSable Valley, where he graduated from high school in 1976. He has a college degree in business man- agement and banking from Brevard Community College in Florida. Sawyer is married to die former Sherri Martineau, formerly of Peru. They have two children. Bush pushes (Continued front Page 1) Baker will leave die White House shadows and move into the limelight to promote limited government and the 13 legisla- tive items in Bush's agenda, in- cluding proposals for health care, pension protection and a network of free trade agreements across die globe. Baker is planning a speech at midweek on plans to fight die economic battle. \He will talk about die agenda and how you implement it,\ an official said. \He's taken on die responsibility of seeing it through.\ Baker's odier main responsi- bility in a second-term White House would be \to assemble a new team on die domestic side,\ said another official. Baker has shunned publicity since resigning as secretary of state on Aug. 23 to take on die dual jobs of White House chief of staff and Bush's top re-elec- tion strategist. Clinton counters GOP attacks on patriotism CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bill Clinton responded to Re- publican attacks on his draft re- cord and anti-war protests by rolling out the heavy artillery — a phalanx of top military brass of die Vietnam and Desert Storm eras lined up to endorse the Democrat. Clinton described his military supporters as \people who know mat no party or point of view has a comer on patri- otism.\ The Republicans sought to shake up their stalled campaign by announcing Uirough presi- dential aides that President Bush would ask for resignations from his Cabinet and odier top ad- ministration officials if re- elected and completely remake his economic team in a second term. Clinton had a comeback for that, too, telling die North Carolina crowd mat mat's like trying to blame die team — rather tiian the coach — for a losing season. \I think America's a fine team — let's hire a new coach,\ said Clinton, who was heading to Virginia today to rest, nurse a hoarse voice and being practic- ing for Thursday's second debate in Richmond. The officers backing Clinton included Army Lt. Gen. Calvin A.H. Waller, a Vietnam veteran and second-highest ranking of- ficer in Desert Storm; Vice Adm. Richard Truly, a former head of NASA; and Adm. Stansfield Turner, former head of die CIA. Retired Adm. William Crowe, a chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under botii President Rea- gan and Bush, endorsed Clinton weeks ago and was on hand after flying in from St. Louis with Clinton. Also backing Clinton was Gen. Mike Dugan, a former Air Force chief of staff who was fired after disclosing contingency plans for bombing Iraq during die Persian Gulf War, and Gen. John Wickham, a former chief of staff for the Army. Clinton aide Bruce Lindsey said various officers had con- tacted die campaign over die past several weeks to let mem know tiiey were supportive; more called Crowe after he en- dorsed Clinton. \You couldn't say we went out and recruited diem,\ Lindsey said. \We just thought we should bring them all togedier.\ White House spokesman Marl in Fitz water scoffed at die endorsement. \Everybody got fired. Now they're signing up widi Clinton. Bill Crowe, Mike Dugan and Truly, all tiiree basically had trouble widi our administration and they go to Clinton.\ Among die generals listed by die Clinton campaign, only Truly and Dugan were fired. The military endorsements followed a new Bush ad that began airing over die weekend that renewed questions about Clinton's efforts to avoid die Vietnam draft And over die past week. Bush has hit Clinton on his participa- tion in anti-war demonstrations two decades ago while studying at Oxford University in England and suggested through sur- rogates like Rep. Bob Doman, R-Calif., and widioul evidence, that there was more than tourism involved in a student vacation through European capitals. The military brass, including veterans of World War II, Korea, Vietnam and Desert Storm, re- jected Bush's questions about Clinton's past \In our view, a commander in chief needs sound judgment, a strong sense of purpose, a clear understanding of national defense and a vision for our country's future,\ die statement said. \Bill Clinton has those qualifications to be commander in chief.\ Echoing a theme Clinton uses repeatedly, the officers said, \The national security of this nation depends, first and foremost, on its domestic strengtii.\ At a rally in Delaware, Clinton said Uieir endorsement is \a stern rebuke to die rhetoric of die odier side.\ Bush continued his arguments from Sunday night's debate in St. Louis on Clinton's economic plan, calling it \worse dian Mondale, worse man Dukakis.\ His senior administration and campaign officials said mat Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady, Budget Director Richard Darman and chief White House economist Michael Boskin would all be replaced for a se- cond Bush term. Hughes watercolors on display in SL SARANAC LAKE — Water- color paintings by the late Guy Brewster Hughes are currently on display in a show titled \From Adirondack Peaks to Caribbean Shores.\ The exhibit can be seen through Nov. 7 in the Cantwell Room of the Saranac Lake Free Library. Hughes, who died in June, was a native of Lake Placid and a recent resident of Vermontville. He studied painting and ceramics at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts Schoola and textile design at the School for American Craftsmen, RIT. In his career, Hughes had taught painting, ceramics and weaving and had done graphic artwork in die production of hand-screened apparel.. Works by Hughes have been exhibited in Los Angeles, Boston, Buffalo and Vermont, and are included in various private collections. The exhibit is free to die public and can be seen during regular library hours. 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