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The Hometown Newspaper of Clinton, Essex, Franklin Counties Vol.103 -No. 123 ©Copyright 1995, Prew-RepubUcan Plattsburgh, NY 12901, Saturday, December 23, 1995 Suggested Price: 50 c 20 Pages m ii By ALAN FRAM Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Presi- dent Clinton and his chief Republican adversaries discussed their budget clash eye-to-eye at the White House Friday, and reported making progress. But all they acknowledged agreeing on was to meet again next Fri- day. As a result, there was no end in sight to the week-long federal shutdown. Congress, however, moved toward blunting some of its sharpest edges, voting on leg- islation that would get benefit checks moving to many poor peo- ple and veterans. And with that, most lawmakers .prepared to leave town for a curtailed Christmas recess, with no votes expected APA appointment administrative post in time of cutbacks criticized By MARY THILL . Staff Writer . Saia-Placid Buraau RAY BROOK - Gov. George Pataki Friday created a new position at the Adirondack Park Agency, appointing a deputy director to assist Executive Director Dan Fitts. 'Karyn Richards, a natural- resource planner and public- participation specialist with the Department of Environmental Conservation in Albany, was named second in command. The addition comes at a time when Pataki is recommending that 10 other positions be elimi- nated from the land-use regulator's 62-person staff. • • \We think these are both fine individuals- who will do a good job,\ said Timothy Burke, direc- tor of the environmental group the Adirondack Council. \Howev- er, we find it curious that the administration is creating a new administrative position at a time when they're also proposing to cut ... people like permit writers, wetland specialists, people who work at.the Visitor Interpretive Centers. \It doesn't make sense to us that they're increasing the num- ber of bureaucrats and decreas- ing the number of people who ac- tually serve the public.\ But Fitts, whose appointment was also made official Friday, said the team approach and a- streamlined process should im- prove public service. The dual appointment will allow the APA to \further em- brace the people of the Adiron- dacks and carry out the gov- ernor's commitment to be more responsive to the people,\ Fitts said. Applicants for real-estate de- velopment on the park's private lands' have complained that the zoning agency -has been un- cooperative and time-consuming in the past. The division of responsibilities hasn't \been delineated yet, Fitts said. He will be paid $68,000 a year, Richards has not yet nego- tiated a salary, according- to Fitts.' - . A source familiar with the pro- cess behind, the appointments said Sen. Rorialcl Stafford backed Fitts, who was his legislative director from 1982 until 1987. Fitts then joined the Park Agen-, cy as a personnel administrator. But Gregory Campbell, a Plat- tsburgh investment . counselor whom Pataki named chairman of the APA in June, wanted Richards appointed director.. A co-directorship was the com- promise. Earlier this year, the Pataki administration similarly created a new senior position in the Department of Environmental Conservation for the Adirondack region, appointing Sandra LeBarron as a special liaison. \Dan Fitts is a most capable, dedicated administrator who is committed to anything he does,\ Stafford said through his spokesman, Thomas Bergin. \Karyn is highly respected by the people she has worked with at DEC and the numerous municipalities and public- interest groups that we deal Continued Page 9 TRAVEL ADVISORIES The North Country will continue cloudy tacky with occasional flurries. Highs around 30 Sunday will be much the same, with light snow likely on Christmas { If you're headed south, the Albany area will be cloudy with flur- ries; highs 30-35 Sunday will bring more clouds than sun and a chance of flurries. Light snow is likely on Christmas. - Towartf New York City, you'll find a mostly cloudy day with a chance of flumes tonight. High near 35. Sunday, more clouds than $uii and light snow moving in for Christmas. Travelers heading into western New York will find much the same weather — mostly cloudy with scattered flurries. Highs will be around30, Sunday will be cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow Idte in the day. Look for snow on Christmas. Road conditions on the Thruway are available 24 hours a day by calling a toll-free number-1-800-847-8929 (or 1-800-THRUWAY). Vermonters will have a mostly cloudy day with a chance of snow showers. Highs 25-35 Sunday will be partly cloudy, and Christmas will see a chance of light snow. The Boston area will be partly sunny today and partly cloudy Sunday. Temperatures will reach into the 30s both days Christmas will also be partly cloudy. WEATHER Today: Scattered flurries. Still cloudy. High around 30. j17 Business News ...9 Classified 16 Comics 8' Editorial 4. Horoscope \••• 8. Ann Landers 8. Lifestyles. ..6. Public Record -.16. Sports , 12- Weather 10. ( THAT ROOT BEER \ FOR Dec. 23 2 shopping days to Christmas N.Y. Lottery: 817. Tick 4\: 6069,TakfS: 2, 4, 11, 14> 16. Pi&WatfiU, 15,16, )5>20,2i,22,4»42,4a;s6;51 / ( < 54,55,«5.71,74,80. * Jngidnd: Tick 3': 127. Pick 4\: 5084. but no end to shutdown until at least next Wednesday. \Things are going well,\ House Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas, said in the House chamber after the longer than two-hour White House session involving Clinton; House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga.; Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, R- Kan.; and other congressional leaders and administration of- ficials. \I think there is a very healthy rapport being estab- lished.\ But Armey also warned of lengthy negotiations ahead, saying, \We don't necessarily ex- pect them to be completed soon.\ . A written statement from Clinton and the bipartisan lead- ers was equally vague. It described \good meetings\ and said staff would \clarify options\ so congressional budget writers and White House aides could meet next week, followed by another session between Clinton and the Republican leaders. Asked if this schedule meant the partial shutdown of federal agencies would continue, House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt, D-Mo., said, \That seems to be the Republican m a j o r i t y' s choice.\ White House spokesman Mike McCurry defended the decision against negotiating through t lit* weekend, saying, \There clearly are some divisions that exi.st here.\ Meeting without a resolu- tion to those disputes \just wouldn't be a fruitful exercisi 1 .\ With negotiations moiv than a month old, there was- agivemi'iit that the budget should be balanced by 2002 but wide gulfs over how to do it. .'..•\' ' Staff Pholo/Lohr McKinstry James Cawiey of Ticonderoga prepares to pack the corduroy jacket worn by Robert Conrad as James T. West on \The Wild, Wild West\ television series in the '60s. Cawiey is sending the jacket to Conrad at the star's request. Ti man has wild, wild time with star's coat ByLOHRMeKINSTRY Staff Writer v Southarn Ef»tx Bureau TICONDEROGA - It was a 10:15 p.m. telephone call from a famous actor that snapped James Cawiey wide awake. \I was half asleep, watching something on TV, when the phone rang and the voice on the other end said 'Hello, James, this is Robert Conrad. What are you doing with my coat?\' Cawiey said, \It was the last voice\ I expected to hear.\ Conrad was the star of the CBS television series \The Wild, Wild West,\ a cult favorite, and he'd learned that Cawiey had one of the original jackets he wore on the show. \He's pretty sure he can still get into the coat,\ Cawiey said. \He's going to take photos and send them to me.\ He said the jacket, which bears serial number 2045-1 from the Western Costume Co. of Hollywood, Calif., along with • Aired on CBS TV 1965-69 • Two 1870s Secret Service agents battle fantastic menaces using gadgets, a private rail car and disguises • Robert Conrad played James T. West; Ross Martin, Artemus Gor- don • Internet Web Page: http://moose.uvm.edu/»/glarnbert/rwwwl.html • TNT Cable Broadcast Schedule: Send e-mail to lunchbox- turner.com • Internet Mailing List: Send e-mail to wildwestmoose.uvm.edu with \subscribe\ in subject line and -three paragraph marks and then e- mail address in body of message. • \Wild Wild West\ Collector's Edition: Columbia House Video Club, two episodes per VHS tape; 1-800-538-7766 to subscribe. . • Books: \The Wild Wild West: The Series,\ by Susan E. Kesler, Arnett Press, 1988. ISBN No. 0-929360-00-1 Robert Conrad as 1870s Secret Service agent James T. West from \The Wild, Wild West.\ Conrad's name, is a size 40 with a 16.5-inch sleeve. Although it's valued at $5,000, Cawiey said he doesn't want any money from Conrad. \I'd rather return it to Robert Conrad,\ he said. \He's so keen on having a piece of his past.\ Only a few of the jackets Conrad wore on the,show have .survived, said \Wild Wild West\ fan Deborah Rich of Nor- ton, Mass. \The Hollywood Bookstore is selling two original Jim West outfits for $10,000 each.\ she said. \The Gene Autrey Museum out there has on' 1 of West's jackets on display, along with some other costume items from the show.\ Continued Page 2 County receives two bids for landfill-system sale By MITCH ROSENQUIST Staff Writer PLATTSBURGH - Two waste-disposal companies have bid on Clinton County's landfill system, one offering $12 million up' front, the other $7.5 million. But both proposals, which are each several inches thick, make numerous other offers as well, so neither bidder on Friday had a clear upper hand. However, with a scan of the most perti- nent figures in each, it appeared that the high bidder, Casella Waste Systems of. Rutland, Vt., is offering a higher overall amount and a lower tipping fee for county residents. The lower bidder, Serkil of Castleton, N.Y. — the purchaser of Essex County's landfill — appears to be offering less money overall and a higher tipping fee than Casella. With only a limited review of the offers Friday by } Clinton County Administrator William: Bingel, here are the highlights of the two proposals: Purchase price: Casella, $12 million; Serkil, Staff photo/Mike Dowd Clinton County Administrator William Bingel and county Purchasing Agent Phyllis Duval open purchase offers of the county's landfill system Friday. $7.55 million. Tipping fees: They are set to hit $79 per ton Feb. 1. Casella will lower th*at to $49.75 per ton maximum to start, with increases tied to yearly inflation rate; Serkil, $53-per- ton fixed rate for up to 10 years. Fees to host communities: Casella, $2 per ton to the Town of Schuyler Falls, 50 cents per ton to Clinton County; Serkil, $1 per ton to Schuyler Falls, 50 cents per ton to Clinton County. Length of contract: Both companies say they will operate for 20 years. Closure and monitoring of existing landfills: Bojfch companies submitted proposals concer- ning the closure of the existing landfill in Schuyler Falls, which could cost sevoral'mil- lion dollars, and the closure or monitoring of \ the-Ausable and-Moo&r-s-dumps,Jiui~detaiLi.. of these proposals were not immediately available Friday. Employees: Both companies agreed to maintain all 46 existing employees at their current wages for two months. After that, both companies say they will determine who and how many they will retain long-term. Bingel cautioned that while a quick view of each proposal seems to point to Casella as Continued Page 2
