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FORT COVINGTON SUN Fort Covington, N.Y. 12937 Second class postage paid at Fort Covington, N.Y. 12937 m Established 1885 Fort Covington, New York 12937 USPS 205-680 Price 30* Edition 338 October 16, 1986 Farm Bureau Annual Meeting The Franklin County Farm Bureau held its annual meet- ing last Friday evening at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Chateaugay. Robert Gleason of the policy development com- mittee Milk Strike Opposed Later in the meeting another resolution to support the RCMA and to not support or condone other \forms of non accepted negotiations\ also passed. \The Franklin County Farm Bureau\ said policy development commit- tee spokesman, Robert Glea- son, \is strongly opposed to strike action to affect milk pricing.\ Paul Raymond, Co Farm Bureau president Milk Dumping Opposed One of the first issues addressed was that of milk dumping. The matter was brought to the floor by Joe Giroux, State Board Repre- sentative of the County Farm Bureau who advocated a uni- fied approach via the Farm Bureau and the Regional Cooperative Marketing Agency (RCMA) sign-up. A resolution against milk dump- ing was passed by the hundred or so people present. John Gerow of Gerow Brothers Farm, Rt. Covington Center Other Resolutions — Passed Other resolutions passed which will be sent on to the state convention were: 1. Efforts of the IDA to bring new business, industry and another prison to Franklin County were supported. 2. The new APA Visitor Interpretative Center should address North County Agri- culture in is display area. 3. Increased diversification of agriculture is hafnpered by lack of an efficient highway system, therefore, support was given to efforts to construct a roof-top highway. While this resolution passed, there was some opposition, 4. Since area landfills have been ordered closed by the DEC, it was recommended that the county accept the responsibility of finding the best alternatives as soon as is feasible. 5. Since the number and size of awards made in liabitity (Continued on P 8) Thank You The Town of Fort Coving- ton would like to thank ail the people who helped us work on the Park, A special thanks to Gary Smith, without whom we could not have been able to get the work done. Thanks to Tim Allen, Bob- bie Burditt, Kathy and Jimmy Thcrrien, Ann Shafer and her crew, Laurie Leroux, Mack- line Leroux, Alfred Laraby, Rose LaCombe, Matt and Marty Leroux, Tom and Jane Latreille, the Fort Fire Department and anyone omitted. Lucien Leroux Town Supervisors Meet to Discuss Budget Dilemma Several Town Supervisors from Franklin County met Tuesday evening to discuss the problems all Town Boards are having as they work on their 1987 town budgets. Basically, the problems are caused by loss of Federal Revenue Shar- ing and by increased insurance costs. According to the National Association of Towns, Federal Revenue Sharing has been THE program to assist small towns and rural areas. Its funds have been used for maintaining roads, for fire departments, for landfills, for the basic needs of sparsely populated areas. It has been available to 36,000 small towns throughout the USA. Yet, in spite of its value to small communities, the FRS program has just sent its last ranee last winter that trie check. The National Associa- county is going through now. tion of Towns suggests that There are many reasons FRS may have suffered alleged for the increased costs because it was for small towns of insurance. Some people and those same small towns do blame the courts and high jury not have the political clout of awards. Some blame insurance larger, more populated areas companies for trying to make with more votes. up through higher premiums Federal Revenue Sharing for the profits lost because of was recently dealt its knockout declining interest rates. (Dur- punch when it failed to muster ing the period of high interest enough votes in the House of rates a few years ago, insurance Representatives to be included companies did very well on in a continuing resolution. Its their investments). Some blame the \deep pocket\ prac- (L-R) Supervisors Gordon Perham (Burke); Joanne Hannon (BelmontV lim Frey, (Duane); Paul Wood, Westville. J tice of holding the public entity, (such as a town) liable for a large portion of the liabil- ity. For example, someone sues the town, the land owner, the car owner and anyone else who happens to be nearby when an accident occurs. The courts subsequently award an amount and hold the town responsible for a portion of that amount, far in excess of the town's involvement in any cause of the accident. While the state legislature worked on the insurance prob- lem some last year, the prob- lem is not solved by any mea- sure. One slim hope, which the legislature authorized, is the creation of Municipal Recip- rocal Insurance, a form o\ \poling\ insurance program? by municiaplities For an example of the insu- rance problem. Bellmont': insurance costs have gone from $9000 in 1984 to $29,00( in 1986...with less coverage. The town now has \bare bone coverage\. The (Continued on P 8) Toil-Free Phone Service Between the Fort and Massena only hope now is to be resurrected in a conference committee or through Senate initiative, which is unlikely because President Reagan has indicated he would veto any amendment reinstat- ing FRS. To make matters even worse for local officials, FRS funds already appropriated for the Telephone customers in the tion of local service between Fort Covington (or \358\ 1986 year were slashed by Fon Covington and Massena Fort Covington and Massena exchange, including about 30i Congress and by the \Gramm- exchanges will be able to call also will reduce, from 72C to telephone subscribers at th< Rudman Rollings\ act. For each other without a long- 25c, the charge for calls placed example a town which had distance charge starting Sat- from coin telephones, received $40,000 in previous urday, Dec. 6. years, anticipated receiving at Fort Covington's local cal- least three fully-funded quar- Toll-free service between ling area now includes more terly payments ($30,000). Fort Covington and Massena than 8,600 telephone custo- However, because of reduc- is being introduced under the mers in the Majbpae and St. tions to appropriated' ftuids, state Public Service Commi- Regis, Quebec exchanges and the town actually received only sion's extended area service in Fort Covington itf S22$XK idli N Yk Tfc For an example of the impactupotilocalbudgcts,tl» Town of BeHmont has Always received $28,000 in FRS todr the monies have gon? into the : Hi^^j?dftia guidelines. and vehicle repair.^Thetema- i fife? b The expansion of local cal- areas will eliminate the toll charge between the exchanges, according to Richard Bolster, New York ___ __ _ w Telephone's community tive Hfe? T budget &s \an representative in the Malone- jiicreas* of $27,725. .in other Fort Covington region, words, the budget is holding A t the same time, it will expenses very.wett, but local i ncrC ase the basic monthly taxpayers are haying, ID make chargc fo r iocal scrvfcc m Fo £ up for the loss of FRS funds. Covkigton. For example, the Insurance is another ele- ment wrecking havoc with town budgets. Five towns in the county went through the same devastating loss of insu- NewYor* over 1,500 customers in the Hogansburg reservation, am about 7,700 customers in th+ Massena (\764\ and \7*9\ exchange. The necessary upgrading o the central office equipmen that serves the two exchaage i$ almost complete, fiolste said, and telephone techni dmf ape now testing the ne\ facilities. monthly rate for an individual residence line will rise by 68c, to $11.28. Bolster said the introduc- Sunday School to Begin at Presbyterian Church Beginning this Sunday, October 19th, The First Presbyterian Church of Fort Covington will ofTci Sunday School classes for ages Pre-K through adults Classes will begin at 10:00 a.m. All are invited t< attend.
