Saugerties school vote recap
Saugerties district voters will decide on the budget, select three members of the school board, and determine the fate of two propositions.
Saugerties district voters will decide on the budget, select three members of the school board, and determine the fate of two propositions.
Some letters from the May 11 issue of Saugerties Times relating to the trustee vote and coverage surrounding it.
“The Glasco Fire Department was named our Heart of Gold recipient for their patience and understanding when working with the people who live at Glasco House and Arc Apartments,” wrote Brenda Meeks, a residential director with The Arc.
In the Hudson Valley, ag still rules! A big early-20th-century barn has popped up at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, reminding passersby on Route 9 that there’s much more there than the midway at the annual Dutchess County Fair.
The affair, held at the Diamond Mills ballroom, had a 1920s theme, with club officers and many patrons dressed in the style of the period.
The congressman called for a new FBI head both parties can support.
The propositions would allow the district to construct a greenhouse and establish a reserve fund for specific projects.
On Tuesday, May 16, Saugerties school voters will choose from five candidates vying for three open seats on the school board. Running for three-year terms are incumbents Krista Barringer, Damion Ferraro and Charles Schirmer. Challengers are Susan Gage and Alex Rappoport.
Congressman John Faso faced a skeptical, and at times hostile, audience on Monday, May 8 when he defended his vote for the American Health Care Act at a forum at the Kingston Library.
One of the loudest complaints in Saugerties from tourists, shoppers and merchants has been that there is not enough parking in the village.