The draft minutes from the March 2025 meeting of the Dresden Town Board, have been posted on the town’s website.
What’s a Golfers Favorite Bird?
Answer: Any birdie will do! Enjoy spring.
February Sewer Committee # 1 Minutes
The draft February minutes from the Huletts Sewer District # 1 committee have been posted on the Town’s website.
Dresden Town Board February Meeting Minutes
The draft minutes from the February 2025 meeting of the Dresden Town Board, have been posted on the town’s website.
USPS in the News
The Huletts Landing Post Office as seen on July 4, 2024.
There has been a lot of discussion about reported potential changes at the United States Postal Service in the news.
It is important to keep in mind that more than any other agency, changes in the Postal Service are the most difficult. The USPS is the only agency mentioned in the US Constitution. Also, the USPS is the largest employer in the country. Unwinding it and making major transformations would be a massive undertaking that could not be accomplished in a few months. Additionally, whoever is in charge of delivering mail will need facilities to handle and distribute that mail.
The biggest cost for the USPS is labor costs and that would be the focus of any cost cutting moves. Rents on post office buildings are a small piece of the USPS budget, and therefore of less interest.
There has also been discussion of UPS, Amazon and Fed Ex taking over for the USPS because of how the mail has changed in recent years. However, none of those organizations will want to deliver six days a week to every address in the country. It is unlikely that Congress will accept that because of pressure from constituents. I will work diligently to inform everyone about the USPS as news happens.
DEC Forest Rangers in the News
Town of Argyle
Washington County
Fire: On Feb. 10 at 10 p.m., Forest Ranger Carabetta responded to a request from Washington County to assist with a fire on Coach Road. The fire was approximately 40 feet in diameter and 15 feet high and was within 200 feet of a mobile home park. Ranger Carabetta worked with the Argyle Fire Department to put out the fire within an hour. Ranger Carabetta ticketed the person who started the fire with leaving a fire unattended. The fire remains in patrol status.
Saturday Quote
“The quality of mercy is not strain’d, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes: ‘Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown; His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings; But mercy is above this sceptred sway; It is enthroned in the hearts of kings, It is an attribute to God himself; And earthly power doth then show likest God’s When mercy seasons justice.”
William Shakespeare
It Will Be Summer Someday
The front of the Huletts Casino on February 12, 2025. (Click image to see larger version.)
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January Sewer Committee Minutes
The draft January minutes from the Huletts Sewer District # 1 & #2 committees have been posted on the Town’s website. These districts serve those with property in Huletts Landing District #1 and #2.
Dresden Town Board January Meeting Minutes
The draft minutes from the January 2025 meeting of the Dresden Town Board, have been posted on the town’s website.
Saturday Quote
“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that but the really great make you feel that you too can become great. When you are seeking to bring big plans to fruition it is important with whom you regularly associate. Hang out with friends who are like-minded and who are also designing purpose-filled lives. Similarly be that kind of a friend for your friends.”
Mark Twain
Cold Hands, Warm Hearts. Hello, Winter
2024 Statewide Forest Ranger Actions
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate, and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New York State.
In 2024, DEC Forest Rangers conducted 362 search and rescue missions, extinguished 122 wildfires covering nearly 6,500 acres, participated in 60 prescribed fires that served to rejuvenate more than 1,155 acres of land, and worked on cases that resulted in more than 1,200 tickets and arrests.
“From wildfires, to floods, to search and rescue operations, whenever emergencies strike, DEC’s Forest Rangers are always the first to jump into action,” DEC Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar said. “I commend our Rangers for their heroic work to keep New Yorkers and our visitors safe in some of the most adverse conditions in the world, and for leading the state’s response to emergency situations. Their efforts to inspire the next generation of safe and responsible outdoor enthusiasts are instrumental in DEC’s efforts to support the outdoor recreation economy, and I encourage all New Yorkers interested in joining our ranks to visit DEC’s website to learn how to become the next New York State Forest Ranger and be part of their historic legacy of protecting New York’s forests.”