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FORT COVINGTON SUN FortCovington, NY. 12937 Second class postage paid at FortCovington, NY. 12W7 Established 1885 Fort Covington, New York 12937 Price 30c USPS 205-680 Edition 319 June 12.1986 Fort Assessed $6,000 Sewage Fee The New York Department of Environmental Conserva- tion has assessed the Town of Fort Covington a fee of $6,000.00 for discharging of raw sewage into the Salmon River as a result of new legisla- tion put forth by the Department. The basis for the fee deter- mination is the average daily rate of discharge of wastewater per gallon. The rate for muni- ciplities is as follows: less than 200,000 gals, is $150.00; 200,000 to 999,999 is $750.00; 1,000,000 to 4,999,999 is $3,000.00; 5,000,000 to 39,999,999 is $6,000.00 and 40,000,000 or greater is $15,000.00. According to DEC findings, Fort Covington falls into the 5,000,000 to 39,000,000 cate- gory of gallons per day dis- charge. \I think they're all wet,\ said Supervisor Smith. \Seriously he added, \that discharge rate seems far too high for this area.\ Smith has contacted the DEC Regula- tory Fee Determination Unit and is filling out forms to dis- pute the DEC test results and assessment fee. This new environmental regulatory fee is not the same as the fee for an application to discharge raw sewage. For- merly, the town officials app- lied for a permit to discharge wastes into the Salmon River for a cost of $150.00 for five years. \Indications also point to the fact that this fee also will rise,\ said Smith. The regulatory fee, enacted under new legislation by the 1986 State pollutant Dis- charge Elmination System Program, is new. \When I talked to Albany,\ said Smith, \I asked what the $6,000.00 would pay for. Will the $6,000.00 purify the water? The best I can ascertain is that the fee will cover the cost of the inspectors and tests.\ Budget Passes MCDONALD WINS Proposition Also Passes Sewage Public Hearing, June 17th A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, June 17, 1986 at the Town Hall in Fort Covington at 7:00 p.m. The proposed plan for upgrading the sewage disposal system and the formation of a sewage district will be discussed. Representative of Stearns & Wheler, project engineering firm will be present. The environmental impacts of the proposed plan will be pres- ented in accordance with the National Environmental Pol- icy Act and the State Envir- onmental Quality Review Act. The proposed plan consists of a sewage treatment plant and localized subsurface sand filters. The estimated yearly cost per user will also De presented. The referendum is sche- duled for Monday, July 7, 1986, from noon until 9:00 at the Town Hall in Fort Covington. Proposed Funding Breakdown On November, 1985, Town officials met with NYDEC and project engineer repre- sentatives to discuss the pro- posed sewage system. At that meeting, Bill Stryker, NYDEC Chief of the Capitol District Project, informed the participants that the DEC would be conducting a fund- ing survey in the area based on need. \Need\ had nothing to do with a household's finances but was based on the condition of its sewage appa- ratus. \The State,\ said Stryker, \cannot give funding unless a need is demonstrated.\ In March, 1986, Fort Su- pervisor Tim Smith received the results of the Need Sure- (( vey. Districts VI (toward the American Legion) and XI (Gove St.) were found to be ineligible due to the sparicfoy of houses and the existence of an already adequate system. Still under debate is District VII on Rt. 37. The survey also showed that different areas and sys- tems will be funded at a different rate. (Continued on De. 10) (Stearns & Wheler FORT COVINGTON, N.Y CLUSTER LOCATION MAP Summer School staff approved by the SRCS Board of Education at the June 2, 1986 meeting were: Special Education: Class- room Teachers -r Dawn Hop- son, Mary Jane Latreille, Debbie Marshall. Speech Teacher — Norma Johnson. Physical Education — Chris- tine Disoteile. Nurse Donna Brosseau. Aides — Betty Summer School Staff Approved Demers, Norma Lauzon. Clerk Typist — Shelly Cha- tland. Psychologist — Keith Hazen (10 days). _ Regular instruction: Driver Education — Fred Compeau, John Mayer. Library — Sue Plante. English — Wendy Cappiello, Gary Harmon. Science — Ray Drenzek. Health — Connie Gerow. Aide — Janet Potter. CAI — Marge McElwain. Typing — Kevin Walbridge. Phyical Education — Charles Goeke, Social Studies — Ray Smith, Wayne Walbridge. Math — Two teachers are to be named. Pre-registration tor summer school is being held in the Guidance Offices of the area schools comprising the Regional Summer School program. Registration will be held on July 2 and 3 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon in the SRCS Middle School office. Summer School commen- ces July 7, 1986 and will end on August 15, 1986. Regents are scheduled for August 18 and 19. For further informa- tion, call Jthe SRCS Middle School at 358-9533. Mary McDonald, the write in candidate for the seat on the Board of Education vacated by Angus McDonald, won a 5-year term with 199 votes. Harold Lauzon receiv- ed 156 votes, John Jock, 134 and John Treptow, 39 votes with two void and two blank. The 537 voters approv- ed the $9,658,075 budget by a vote of 371 to 141. The proposition estab- lishing a reserve fund for the ultimate amount of $160,000 for the con- struction of an addition to the bus garage passed by a narrow 19 votes, 259 to 240 with 38 blanks. Mary McDonald's vic- tory represents the suc- cessful efforts of a door to door campaign by the residents of the reserve to inamtam their represen- tation on the nine member board at three. The Native American population in the school district is forty percent of the pupils. Accidents Auction Nets a.m. on Mary F. Black, 63, of Fort Covington, and James C. Miller 40, of Malone , were involved in a tt&a-car accident Friday at Route 37 police in Neither Miller was chai lowing too closely, $19 5 000 Darin Black, 20, of the Frye Road, Fort Covington, was driving a three-wheeler on the Frye Road June 3 at 3:30 p.m. when he was involved in an accident with a car, Malone state police said. According to troopers, Black was southbound on the Frye Road when he crossed the intersection with the Fos- ter Road, made a U-turn and drove north on the Frye Road. He went through the stop sign at the intersection with the Foster Road, police said, and hit a car driven by Karen P. Shantie, 33, of Fort Coving- ton. The Shantie car was east- bound on the Foster Road. Black suffered bruises on his back, forehead and right arm and was taken to Alice Hyde Hospital by his family, police said. A passenger in the Shantie car, Wade Wood, 19, suffered bruised ribs. Black was charged with dis- obeying a stop sign, police aid. The car sustained damage on the right side and the three- wheeler received frame damage. SRCS Board accepted the revenue of the auction which was held on May 3,1986. The total revenue was $21,372. with a commission of $2,137. auctioneer Dick Cook. The ^»revenue was $19,235. counting for $16,300. t*^ ^ale of three school a ;^p. The'84 bus went for $4,250, ^ '85 bus went for $4,750., and /I bus with no seats went for $900* and a jeep went for $6,400. Marion Elliott voted not to accept the revenue. Flag Day Ceremony The Malone Lodge of Elks will present a Flag Day cer- emony Saturday, June 14, at the local lodge on Elm Street beginning at 2 p.m. The ceremony will be helc in the upstairs lodge room? and will be open to the public Guest speaker will be Johr Kress who for many years wa? a member of the athletu department staff at the Unitec States Military Academy a West Point. Prior to that Kres: was a coach and member o the physical education depart ment at Franklin Academy. A history of the flag will to given by George Pond with ; response to be delivered as part of the special Flag Da ceremony by John Mahoney
