The Dresden Democratic Party held their caucus on Wednesday night and George Gang was selected to be the Democratic nominee for Town Supervisor.
No other individuals were selected to run for any other local offices.
Dresden Republicans Pick Local Candidates
The Dresden Republican Party recently held its caucus to pick candidates for the general election in November. A large crowd turned out and the following individuals were selected to run on the Republican line:
Town Supervisor: Paul Ferguson
Town Board Members (2): John Barber & Allen Wilbur
Town Justice: Jack Eggleston
Town Clerk: Marci Wilbur
Highway Superintendent: Rick Hobus
The Dresden Democratic Party will hold their caucus on Wednesday, May 15th.
Free Recycling to End at Transfer Station
The company that runs the Whitehall Transfer Station has announced that recycling taken from trash haulers will no longer be free.
A 15 lb bag or bin of recycling will now cost $2.25 and a 30 lb bag or bin will cost $4.50.
The company sites “increasing costs” and “loss of global recycling markets” for these new charges.
Finn Wedding Was ‘Awesome’
I received this charming picture from the happy parents, Tom and Marybeth (Miller) Finn (left), at the wedding of their daughter, Alyssa Finn, to Charles Coons. The wedding took place in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina on Saturday, May 4th. The bride’s sister, Jay-quelin Finn, and brother, Blaise Finn, appear to the right of Mrs. and Mr. Coons.
Congratulations to the happy couple and the Finn and Coons families!
School Board Election Uncontested as Two Run for Two Seats
The deadline for submitting petitions to run for the Whitehall School board has passed. The two incumbents, who have their terms expiring, both submitted petitions to seek three year terms.
Carrianne Arquette and Roxanne Waters are the only two candidates who will have their names on the ballot. This does not prevent a write-in candidate from running, but as of this time, only two candidates will be running for the two open seats. The election will be held on Tuesday, May 21st.
The voters will also vote on the district’s proposed $16,894,365 budget.
School Board Proposes 2019-2020 Budget
At the regular April meeting, the Whitehall school board presented the 2019 -2020 school budget that will go before the voters in May. The board has adopted a total budget of $16,894,365 which is $375,266 over this years budget. Because the budget relies on $316,000 taken from reserves, the total tax levy increase is only .51 percent. The district is anticipating a 2.94 percent increase in state aid.
The district has $6.6 million in reserve funds. $4.8 of which are intended to be used for an upcoming building project that has already been approved by the voters.
Residents of the district can vote on the budget, Tuesday, May 21st.
Some Leftover Snow But No Ice
Some leftover snow in the foreground but the Lake is now free of ice.
According to the Lake George Association and RPI’s Darrin Fresh Water Institute, the official ice out date for Lake George in 2019 was Saturday, April 13th.
Also according to the LGA, the official ice-in date was on January 22, meaning Lake George had 81 days of ice in 2019.
That total number of days (81) is about five days more than the average ice-in period since 2000, though it is two days fewer than average when compared to ice-in dates since 1950 (of the years where the Lake was fully iced in).
As you can see from the above picture, there are some small spots of snow here and there but the ice is gone from the Lake. Hopefully, you will be back soon!
March Dresden Town Board Meeting Minutes
The minutes for the March 2019 meeting of the Dresden Town Board were recently approved and have been posted on the town’s website.
Art Exhibition at the Albany Institute – Anne Diggory – All in a Day’s Work
Out of Place in Huletts Landing, Anne Diggory, 2018, hybrid on canvas, 21″ x 31″, artist collection
New Exhibition
Anne Diggory: All in a Day’s Work
April 6 – August 18, 2019
Discover Anne Diggory’s newest exhibition this Saturday at the museum!
Artist Anne Diggory paints nature’s multiple expressions in the context of both contemporary and historic approaches, such as the Hudson River School. The exhibition, Anne Diggory: All in a Day’s Work, features eighteen lakeside landscapes, the products of Diggory’s intense concentration on a motif that often yields several works from a single day on location.
Sunday Lecture
All in a Day’s Work
Sunday, April 7, 2pm
Anne Diggory will discuss artistic choices in her own work as well as in those of nineteenth century painters David Johnson and John Frederick Kensett, whose motifs are included in several pieces in her exhibition All in a Day’s Work.
The whole show can be seen at: http://diggory.com/images/exhibitions/dayswork.html
Two School Board Seats Up For Election
Two school board seats on the Whitehall Board of Education will be up for election in 2019. The seats of members Carrieanne Arquette and Roxanne Waters expire. Petitions of those seeking these seats must be returned to the district clerk by April 22th no later than 5:00 pm. To run, a person needs to be 18 years old by May 15th, must have resided in the school district for at least a year, and must submit a petition signed by twenty-five eligible voters.
The election will be held on Tuesday, May 21st. Both seats are for three-year terms.
I will be covering these contests and will be sending out questionnaires to all those who enter the race. Stay tuned.
February Dresden Town Board Meeting Minutes
The minutes for the February 2019 meeting of the Dresden Town Board, were recently approved and have been posted on the town’s website. There are many interesting news items: the purchase of a new a town truck, a commemorative Clemons stamp, and the renaming of a Town road.
A February Day at the Beach
People enjoy frozen Lake George on Saturday afternoon.
January Dresden Town Board Meeting Minutes
The minutes for the January 2019 meeting of the Dresden Town Board, were recently approved and have been posted on the town’s website. There are many interesting news items: including a commemorative stamp for Clemons and the breakdown of a town truck.
Happy February
A view of the golf course from in front of the Post Office this morning.