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2012-13 COMMUNITY BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Maple Hill High School Library
6:30 p.m.

AGENDA
1. Welcome Back
2. Overview of Governor’s Budget
3. 2012-13 Budget Challenges
a. 3 year previous budget reduction totaling $1.26million
b. 2012-13 budget reduction of up to $1.5million
4. Comments/Concerns
5. Adjourn

The Nook

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About 50 people gathered at the Castleton Public Library on Saturday, February 4th to officially inaugurate the Ruth Spieske Reading Nook. Ruth Spieske, who spent most of her adult life in Castleton, was a teacher by trade and a major supporter of the local library. She was on the Library Board of Trustees from 1938-1975!  Mrs. Spieske died in 2007 at age 99, and bequeathed a generous gift to the library. The Trustees thought the best way to honor Mrs. Spieske was to create an area where people could gather to enjoy all the library has to offer. The cozy corner has beautiful window treatments, a colorful rug and four comfy chairs around a table, and has already proven to be extremely popular.

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Mrs. Spieske's daughters, Evelyn Dufur and Elaine Short, cut the official ribbon to welcome the reading nook. Several of her former students were also in attendance.  The daughters remembered their Mom fondly, sharing stories of her personal strength and determination and her great passion for the library.

photo by Catherine Sager

State Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin and Rensselaer County legislator Alex Shannon, both strong supporters of the library, were also in attendance.  The Friends of the Library served delicious refreshments. Library Director Amy Peker and the Board of Trustees invite the entire community to come see the new reading area, grab a book, and mingle with the community!

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"Regardless of your age. Regardless of any family history you may have. I want everyone to take their breast care seriously. Early detection is key. I want every woman to have the opportunity to get those monograms. For all of these reasons I am walking in this 3 day event. I will walk to pay it back for all of those who raised money before me for research that has made my treatment that much more successful. I am raising money to pay it forward for research to finally put an end breast cancer."

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Hannaford Settles Tax Certiorari Lawsuit with Town

The agreement, approved by the town in December, will settle the tax certiorari case which dates back to the 2008-09 tax year. As a result of the lowered assessment, Schodack Central School District will have to pay $190,547 in back taxes. 

 However, due to the $10.4 million reduction in Hannaford’s assessed value, property taxes for the town and school district going forward will fall more heavily on homeowners in future years.

“We anticipated this case would be resolved at some point so we put money in our tax certiorari reserve fund to cover the back taxes,” said Monica Kim, Director of Business and Support Services for Schodack CSD. “No money from our general fund will have to pay for this settlement.”

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