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Jun
06
2008
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by Staff
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Friday, 06 June 2008 |
 Irene Stein
Stein's decision is in line with the popular vote in the New York primary. However Tompkins County was the only county in the state to choose Barak Obama. "Like all of us, I have been deeply impressed by the quality of our candidates this year," Stein said. "Like all of us, I will work my heart out for whomever is the nominee."
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Jun
06
2008
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by Marion Reed
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Friday, 06 June 2008 |
 WASHINGTON, D.C. – With bipartisan support, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment offered yesterday by U.S. Representative Michael A. Arcuri (D-Utica) to enable area schools to use federal school modernization grants to invest in locally-produced alternative energy – saving taxpayers money, building local businesses, and improving educational resources for our children.
“This amendment truly represents an investment in our future –modernizing our schools with locally-produced renewable energy is a win for our children, for our businesses, and for the future of our Upstate economy,” said Arcuri, whose amendment would help area schools reduce costs by investing in locally produced renewable energy systems. “As we upgrade our schools to provide the best learning environment, we also have the chance to invest in local businesses like Schuyler Wood Pellet and reduce energy costs for area school districts.”
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May
30
2008
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by Dan Veaner
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Friday, 30 May 2008 |
 David Heck
While Town Board members were willing to do what they can, they seemed
pessimistic about how much they can accomplish. "I've had a
conversation with the railroad already," Lansing Supervisor Scott
Pinney said. "It's a very difficult thing, dealing with the railroad
system. It's a big corporation. I am certainly trying."
The western Ladoga Park Road private crossing
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May
30
2008
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by Dan Veaner
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Friday, 30 May 2008 |
The Lansing Library Board of Trustees held a public meeting Wednesday to go over a draft of their long-term plan. The board has been working on the transition since the library was approved in the vote last December. Since then trustees have been wading through the regulations that govern getting a chartered library on its feet. The New York State Board of Regents officially granted the charter on March 18th, but the first installment of tax money won't arrive until October. In the meantime trustees are planning how they will establish and maintain the library now that it is chartered.
Now that the board is an official municipal board, their meetings are held publicly just as they are in any municipality including the town, school and fire districts, village, and county. And like most of those municipalities' meetings, this one was sparcely attended. But the purpose was to get the work of the trustees done, and that is what they did. "What we have here is what we consider a draft of the long range plan," said Board Chairman Dale Baker. "There has been input by members of the Trustees into this."
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May
23
2008
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by Dan Veaner
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Friday, 23 May 2008 |
2008 has been a year of turnaround changes for the Lansing School District. Despite more than a million dollars of cuts to create a budget that still raises the tax levy above the cost of living rise, district residents and the school community are apparently pleased. Nearly 1,000 voters turned out to pass the proposed $22,838,912 budget 626 to 365. The mood was jovial among school board members and Superintendent Stephen Grimm when the results were announced Tuesday night. "I am very excited to have a positive vote," said Grimm. "It signifies that the community is pleased with the process and the product that we created during this time that we worked together. It provides a foundation for how we can work together in the future to achieve our goals."
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Registered Voting
For the first time only registered voters were allowed to participate in the annual Lansing school district budget vote and school board election. The polling place was also new with the spacious Lansing/Groton teacher center being commandeered for the day.
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