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Special Edition: Cuomo Delivers Prison She tZBB Northern New York's Greatest Weekly A Prize Winninq Town & Country Newspaper Vol. 102 No. 47 - Gouverneur, N.Y. © 1989 MRS Printing Inc. Wednesday, July 12, 1989 3 Sections - 28 Pages - 35 Cents A New Era Prison Sod Turned As 1,000 + Observe By Lisa Reape Gouverneur's 750-bed medium-secu- rity correctional facility became closer to a reality Tuesday as Governor Mario M. Cuomo turned the first shovels of dirt that will mark the beginning of a new era for the community. Amid fanfare, months of planning came to fruition as more than a thou- sand spectators attended a ground- breaking ceremony on the Scotch Set- tlement Road, the site of the new facil- ity. It all began at 4:30, when the gover- nor's helicopter touched down at the village helipad, where the governor was then whisked off in a motorcade to the prison site where the crowd, which included village, town, county and state officials, awaited his arrival. They came from near and far, young children—T-ball players and little leaguers, and the not-so-young—sen- ior citizens groups from across the county, ladies with ambulatory devices, .and all ages in between, some repre- senting special interests, to hear and see the governor of this state, hoping perhaps for a few moments to speak with the man who can bring about change. . . Others came just for the chance to see in person the man theyVe seen and heard on television, radio or in newspa- per. It was equally thrilling for the very young as for the many senior citizens— something to tell their grandchildren about, whether that would be this week or in 40 years. The governor arrived at the prison site an hour late, but it didn't seem to make any difference. Despite the corded walkway designed for crowd control, the governor was delayed several times on his way to the platform by well- wishers who presented him with gifts andmomentos. . - . Most prevalent among the many posters and signs were words of appre- ciation for the governor on siting a prison in Gouverneur. Among the many dignitaries present for the occasion were Corrections Com- missioner Thomas Coughlin III, Dep- uty Corrections Commissioner Kevin Travis, State Senator John McHugh, See Prison Pg. 8 STATE AND LOCAL OFRCIALSturnoverthe first shovel fulls of dirt forthe new prison facility Tuesday. Pictured from left, Thomas Coughlin, Senator John McHugh, Supervisor Donald Peck, Governor Mario Cuomo and Mayor Laura Slate. .. Tribune Photo Jan Phillips Cuomo Negotiates Settlement On Controversial Low Flights By Tracy Gerlach MAYOR LAURA SLATE and Governor Mario Cuomo share tn* speaker s piatrorm at groundbreaking ceremonies for the Gouverneur prison Tuesday. Tribune Photo Jan Phillips David Sipher New Board Head By Lisa Reape At the annual reorgani- zation meeting Monday night, the Gouvvrr.eur Central School District Board of Education elected David Sipher to serve as its president for the year 1989-90. Mr Sipher, who has served as vice president of the board for the past six months, succeeds Nancy Cappellino as president T thank you for your vote of confidence,* Mr. Si- pher told the board TYit board also elected board trustee AJex MacK- innon to serve m* vice ]pre«dent. Mr MacKin- non is a 15-year school board veteran and a past board president . Tbe meeting was no- table in that Dr Gary J. Buehler, newly-hired school superintendent, and his wife Charlene were present. Dr Buehler will begin his new duties at the school on Monday. After some discussion, the board voted to change its official meeting time from the third Monday of the month to the fourth Monday of the month. Also, the second Monday of the month will be desig- nated a work study'com- mittee meeting day to be used as necessary The board reserved the option to name any other day for a committee meeting as needed, however The question of whether to meet twice a month or to establish a consistent time for committee meet- ings was prompted by a concern of trustee David Gourd that not enough business was being dis- cussed publicly. It was the board's con- census that naming the second Monday for com- mittee meetings as needed would make those sessions more accc?;ible to the pub- lic, and help board mem- bers in planning their schedules The measure passed by a 5-3 vote. Dissenting votes were cast by Ike Servi&s, Rjchard Wood and Dominic Centofanu who fek one official meetingpeT month was sufficient Dr Buehler suggested that the committees send agendas to all of the board members He further suggested that com mittee chairmen work with the business manager and the superintendent to make sure each board member receives a meeting packet prior to the meeting In other reoganization action the board made the following appointments for the coming year —William L* Bodah as clerk of the district. —Linda Erdmar. as treasurer of the district. —Patricia Mclnt> re as treasurer of the extra- curricular activity fund. —-Gloria Whitmore as internal auditor. —D r , Donald Schuessier as school phy- sician; —Robert Leade- as school attorney. See David Pg 8 Governor Mario M. Cuomo promised Tuesday to resolve the issue of low level Air Force training flights flying over St. Lawrence County. In a closed-door session following the ground- breaking ceremony for the new 700-bed medium security prison in Gouverneur, the governor said a committee would be formed to study the effects of these flights on the environment and the first meet- ing would be set up as soon as possible. \It was a good meeting.* 1 he said, adding that the new committee, made up of the coalition, the DEC, Division of Naval and Military Affairs, the Adiron- dack Council and the Adirondack Protection Agency will meet with the Air Force's Strategic Air com- mand officials to \mitigate the adverse affairs.\ The closed door session which lasted about an hour was a success according to Gov. Cuomo, who said he was pleased that there was a group of responsible citizen s who have a knowledge that will be helpful in conducting the best study possible and he hopes the coalition will continue. \We're grateful to military officials for all they've done at Fort Drum,\ he went on, adding that a balance would have to be reached. . The private meeting included Gov. Coumo, DEC Commissioner Thomas C. Jorling. Air Force offi- cials, area liasons. Tina Dodge and June O'Neil and the St Lawrence County residents, making up the Coalition on Low Level Flights held at the Hen- dricks Hanger, off Scotch Settlement Road past the mew prison site, the parties met in a make shift conference room within the airplane hanger before the govenors helicopter if ft for Albany Prior to the meeting, coalition leader. Peter E. Van de Water. Canton, told of the group s plan* to ask the governor, not necessarily to stop the fights, but to have the Air Force seriously monitor the flights and study the effects on the environment He said the flights pass close to his own home in Canton but fly directly over his grandson's house in Pierrepont He's heard complaints of horses and cows bolting when they hear the noise as well as children crying There's been quite a bit of reaction,^ he said Mr. Van de Water said four representatives from the coalition, Robert Penski, Clyde Morse. Margaret Mauch and himself planned to discuss in Tuesday's meeting, noise levels which he claimed reach 105 decibals, emmissions into the environment and the issue of a possible decrease in property value? for residents in the fight route *We want the governor to understand our con- cerns and know the background so that we can ask for his help.\ Mr Van de Water said State DEC Commissioner Thomas C Jon;ng said that an advisory committee will be set up to evaluate air emmissions as well as other issues such as livestock and w.Mlife Mr Jorling said, however that studies have al- ireadv been conducted on air em missions which •indicated only a minor addition to sources which .already exist such as car exhaust. 'The governor was open and forthright.\ said Mr. Van de Water of the meeting. \He said he now •understood that the people had not been a part of the process when the Air Force came in and should have been.\ . ••.-.- . • Mr. Van de Water also said the governor replaced the Air Force's plan to have an 800 number for com- plaint with a real monitoring device. . , 4 Tm impressed the governor took the time to meet with us and we expressed our appreciation to both he .and Mr Jorling/' he said. A date wasn't set for the first meeting of the . committee, but, Mr Van deWater said he hopes it is before the first scheduled flights July 31 and Aug. 1. At this first meeting, the group is lookingto convince the Air Force to choose a better route for the flights. According to Mr Van de Water, the route as it is now, affects 13,OUU people within the flight cooridor. The meeting date was set after the coalition spoke to DEC Commissioner Thomas Jorling at a recent appearance at the St. Lawrence County Court House. Mr. Jorling. along with area liason, Tina Dodge ar- ranged for the governor to see the group during his •Gouverneur appearance. .He added it was the governor who asked that the meeting be private. . • r - PETER E VAN DE WATER, head of th« Coalition Low Lav* Flights tn St. Lawranca County, was on hand tor itha caracnony. howtvtf, inrtiatad no protast*. Tha group, instsad. met with tha governor aftsrwartls fen a doaad door imaetng.
