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Northern New York's Greatest Weekly A Town & Country Newspaper Vol. 102 No. 34 — Gouverneur, N.Y. * 1989 MRS Printing Inc. Wednesday, April 12, 1989 20 Pages — 35 Cents $2.38M Budget Proposed; Tax Rate Staying Same By Lisa L. Reape Village Administrator Scott Hudson has unveiled a $2.38 million proposed village budget for the 1989- '90 fiscal year. The spending plan, as it is proposed, would see the tax rate remain steady at $90 per thousand, the same rate as the last two years. The budget also calls for no increase in water or sewer rates. A public hearing on the tentative 1989-'9O spend- ing plan will be held at 7 p.m. today (Wednesday) in the municipal hall court room. In his \message from the administrator\ Mr. Hudson noted that the tax rate could remain the same as the last two years, even though total appro- priations are up, because of an increase in estimated cash surplus. An appropriated cash surplus of $380,000 in the 1989~'9O budget helps to offset the increase in appro- priations over last year. (The current budget shows a $338,000 cash surplus.) This means that the village should be able to continue to provide the same level of service to the community without an increase in taxes,\ Mr. Hudson wrote. • • - • - The spending package includes funds for a new . payloader, a new pickup truck, two additional com- puter terminals for the Village Clerk's Office, a new computer terminal for the Police Department, and a new computer terminal for the Village Court. The budget would also provide funding for two new positions in the Police Department. Police Chief David Whitton had requested that two police officer positions be added to the department. Under the proposed budget, the department would receive funding for a new full-time police officer and a part- time parking enforcement officer. . The proposed plan would also create two new reserve funds: theTuiice Apparat-jtf Reserve Fund 77 Years In Village '-'. Seaker Chevrolet Adds New Car Line Seaker Chevrolet, Gou- verneur, will now be known to its customers as Seaker Chevrolet-Geo, now that the 77-year-old dealership has added the Geo line of vehicles to its showroom. Frank G. Seaker, gen- era] manager, said the Geo franchise was been made available on a one-time basis to selected Chevrolet dealers. \It's a line of economi- cal, sporty vehicles for people who might tend to lean toward an import vehicle,\ Mr. Seaker said. There are four Geo ve- hicles from which to choose. The Geo Metro is a sub- compact car that averages more than 50 miles per gallon of gasoline. It is available in two-door and four-door hatchback mod- els. The next model up is the Geo Spectrum, which Mr. Seaker described as a Women's Clinic To Open At E. J. Noble Dr. Lok-King Kong, EJ Noble Hospital's new per- manent obstetrician, has announced the opening of the Gouverneur Women's Clinic, formerly the Gou- verneur OWGjn Clinic, located adjacent to EJ Noble Hospital. *n>e clinic has Ibeen remodeled to create a third examining room. Dr. Kong said the waiting room will toon be expanded, as wall The office is open from 8 im. to noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday through Friday. TV* telephone number is 287-3706. 8M W Pg. 6 \high quality, European- styled subcompact.\ It is available in two-door hatchback and four-door sedan models. The Geo Prizm is the top of the Geo car line. \It's classified as a 1990' model car,* Mr. Seaker said. \It features a duel overhead cam, 16-valve engine with multi-port fuel injection.\ The Prizm is available in four-door hatchback or four-door sedan. Finally, there's the Geo Tracker, an all-new sport utility vehicle for 1989. It features a 1.6 liter fuel- injected engine and four- wheel drive and is avail- able in two-door hardtop or convertible models. With the addition of the Geo lines, the technicians at Seaker Chevrolet have all been specially trained to work on Geo vehicles. Geo vehicles are ''com- petitively priced, have great fuel economy, sporty and fun to drive,\ Mr. Seaker said. \There's something to meet every- one's taste, from the eco- nomical Metro to the luxu- rious Prixm.\ Additional Geo models will be introduced in the future, he said. •One of the big factors in my decision to bring the Geo line to Gouverneur was the knowledge that many people in the imme- diate area were owners or potential owners of import vehicles,* he said. \With BO import dealer within 35 miles, this gives the public the opportunity to purchase the high quality import vehicle* they de- sire and still have them serviced at a quality serv- ice facility right in town.* Introduce the Geo line marks a new direction for Seaker Chevrolet Out of Goav»rneur's 8e# Seaker Pg. 6 l&dult Education % Southwest Tech ARENT THE ONLY ONES TAKMG CLASSES at Tach, GouvCTMur. Many local r«atd»nts In adut aducatton claim at tha Vocational uaas hit skills on to*. For athar photos, turn to paos 20. and the Water Tank Improvements Reserve Fund. *The Police Apparatus Reserve Fund has been established to help fund the cost of new patrol cars that will be necessary to replace our existing cars once they have exhausted their useful life. The Water Tank Improvements Fund was created to help fund necessary improvements and repairs that may arise at the village's new water tank and valve pit in years to come. Once established, these funds should help us maintain and improve our existing facilities and equipment,\ Mr. Hudson said. The proposed budget recommends that $7,000 be placed in the Police Apparatus Reserve Fund and $2,000 in the Water Tank Reserve Fund. Other reserve funds recommended for appropria- tions in the proposed budget are as follows: High- way Apparatus Fund, $5,000; Municipal Building Improvements Fund, $5,000; Water Line Extension Fund, $2,500; Filtration Plant Improvements Fund, $5,000; Power Plant Improvements Fund, $2,000, and Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvements Fund, $10,000. : . i The administrator noted the water and sewer rents will remain steady because the village was able to refinance its long-term debt on the water .-tank and wastewater treatment project. This refinancing, made possible by FmHA's dis- count purchase program, allows the village to save approximately $800,000 in principal and approxi- mately $500,000 in interest over the life of the loans, for a total savings of approximately $1.3 million,\ he said. Total appropriations in the proposed budget equal $2,384,810.64. Total estimated revenues equal $1,390,619.21, leaving $614,191.41 to be raised by real property taxes. The village administrator noted that the proposed budget has kept the tax rate in line despite a lack of SeeS2.38M.Pg. 6 Owner Proceeding With Suit Even More Problems For Tr ackside Owner By Lisa L. Reape The owner of the Trackside Plaza, Gouverneur.. has taken steps to make good on his promised lawsuit against the Village of Gouverneur and its building inspector, Jerry Peck. Ronald Blair has threatened to take legal action because of a mistake he says Mr. Peck made two years ago on the plaza project, which not only cost him \thousands of dollars\ to correct at the time, but which he says has placed him in a different category under the state Uniform Fire and Building Code, which limits the type of commercial clients that may lease space at the plaza. Mr. Blair said that despite his furnishing the building inspector and the Village Planning Board with plans and a list of building materials, Mr. Peck failed to notice that wood was to be used in the construction. That oversight, Mr. Blair contends, forced him to make extensive changes to the build- ing after the outside wall was completed. . . His troubles did not end with the completion of the project, however. Mr. Blair said he has had six potential clients turned down by Mr. Peck, who said they did not meet state fire and building code stan- dards. : Mr. Blair said Mr. Peck told him the use of wood as a building material changed the intended use of the building. \Mixed occupancy\ is not allowed under the state code in buildings that employe wood, ac- cording to Mr. Peck. The latest busi ness to be turned down by Mr. Peck is Hair Dimensions, which is in the process of relo- cating from 335 E. Main St. Owner Terry McDonald's See Zoning Pg. 6 School Vote Today Voters in the GouverneuT Central School District will go to the polls today to cast ballots on a $3.6 million building proposition. The proposition, if successful, would authorize the Board of Education to spend up to $3,020,000 to reconstruct, renovate and construct additions to the East Side, West Side, and Fowler elementary schools for additional classrooms and related space. The proposition also provides for the purchase of five acres of land adjacent to West Side School for a recreational area, at a maximum estimated cost of $15,000, and would earmark $572,000 to upgrade the playgrounds, athletic fields and recreational areas at the three elementary schools Total cost of the projects could not exceed $3.6 milhon. A successful vote would alto authorise the district to issue bonds in anticipation of tax revenues A special district meeting on the proposition was conducted last evening in the high school audito- rium. Voting on the proposition will be held from 1-9 p m. today in the high school ^ :-
