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County Gets Support in Land Trust Position

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Schumer Implores Administration to Not Institute ‘Carcieri Fix’
Martha E. Conway
(Wampsville – March 8, 2010) While attending a conference hosted by the National Association of Counties (NACo) in Washington, D.C., this week, Madison County officials received word that U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer wrote Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar about his position on the [...]


Madison County: Land Trust Litigation Continues

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Decision Doesn’t Sway County Direction, Strategy in Land Trust Matter
Martha E. Conway
(Wampsville) The March 1 decision by U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence E. Kahn is not entirely surprising to Madison County officials based on his decision dismissing eight of the county’s 22 causes of action several months ago, said County Attorney S. John Campanie.
Campanie, speaking [...]


‘Fourth Saturday’ Winter Farmers’ Market Planned

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Circa Restaurant in Cazenovia to Host Indoor Ag Event
Just because it’s winter doesn’t mean that Central New Yorkers can’t enjoy locally-produced foods. Meadowood Farms and Circa Restaurant of Cazenovia have organized a “Fourth Saturday” Winter Farmers’ Market.
On Saturday Feb. 27, from 9 a.m. to noon, a group of local producers will gather at Circa Restaurant [...]


Earlville Resident Makes Dean’s List at SUNY Oneonta

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Oneonta, NY (02/05/2010)(readMedia) Megan Record of Earlville was among 1,357 students from the State University of New York College at Oneonta who earned Dean’s List honors for the Fall 2009 semester.


Three Non-Profits to Benefit Saturday

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Signing Event to Help Pantry, CAP and Bookstore
(Hamilton) Readers and collectors alike who missed receiving a copy of the inaugural edition of the Madison County Courier will now have the opportunity to get one, signed by the publisher, editors and some contributors of Madison County’s newest publication.
On Saturday, Feb. 20, from 1 to 3 p.m., [...]


Bargabos: Welcome to New York, ‘the Vampire State’

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IDAs Could be in Real Trouble if Proposed Reforms Implemented As-Is
Martha E. Conway
(Wampsville) Industrial Development Agencies around the state got a nasty and unexpected surprise last week: the non-profits were assessed a tax. In Madison County, the IDA was assessed a “cost recovery assessment” of $12,577.
The bill is due March 31, and Director Kipp Hicks [...]


What it Means Here: Paterson proposes ‘recovery budget’

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Charts for Wanamaker Column
Tom Wanamaker
Like him or not, Gov. David A. Paterson has stayed on point regarding the state’s financial outlook. Last Tuesday, the governor, who has consistently sounded the financial alarm on state spending, unveiled a spending plan he dubbed “a recovery budget.”
Paterson’s proposed $1.34 billion executive budget for fiscal year 2010, which begins [...]


Going Green: ‘Smart Box’ Should Help Consumers Know Peak Energy Usage

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By Jim Bona
Coming soon to a home near you! A new and improved electric meter called a “smart box.”  We will be hearing much about these new devices in the next few months as National Grid rolls out this new meter in a special area in and around Syracuse, which will be called a “smart [...]


Merchants around the county fared well

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Despite recession, Madison Co. Retailers had a Merry Christmas
By Aaron Gifford
(Madison County – Jan. 20, 2010) Madison County sales tax revenues were actually down for the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to the same period a year prior, but many local retailers still reported a robust holiday shopping season.
Sellers of high-end goods, deep discount items [...]


Operation: Main Street

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By Aaron Gifford
(Madison County – Jan. 19, 2010) Imagine if every village in Madison County had a bustling Main Street with plenty of shops, restaurants and parking spots.
Think about what it would be like if the small businesses here, new and old, remained vibrant in a downtown where a significant population of people lived and [...]


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