Mailbag

To The Editor:
I recently returned to Belleayre Mountain for the first time in 18 years. I first skied the Old Peekamoose Trail in December of 1931, almost two decades before the ski center was built. As an adult, I worked at Highmount Ski Center in its early years and was a builder of and major stockholder in Plattekill Ski Center in Roxbury. In the early 1960s I came from private enterprise to Belleayre, rising up through the ranks from ski patrol to the post of superintendent.

To The Editor:

At a recent village board meeting on April 21 I observed many
individuals in attendance expressing their concern with regards to the
proposed water storage tank on Paradise Camp Road. There was also
frustration regarding reimbursement monies promised by the MARK Group
for properties connecting to the recently created sewer district if
done before the end of December 12, 2007.

To The Editor:
On Sunday, June 8, my four-year-old daughter, Kathryn, and I will be participating in the 21st annual American Cancer Society GWB Challenge alongside my family and other participants in Fort Lee, New Jersey. Many people will be walking, running and even riding their bicycles to help raise money towards the ACS Mission and helping to find a cure for cancer.

To The Editor:
On April 9 the Onteora High School Life Skills class and members of Onteora DECA prepared for and hosted a Senior Citizens’ Prom at Al’s Restaurant in Phoenicia. Over 70 guests enjoyed the free music, food and party atmosphere made possible by grant funding provided through the Lower Esopus River Watch’s Learn and Serve America program, NYS Education Department and the Corporation for National & Community Service.

To The Editor:
In many circles, talk revolves around what people can do to stimulate the local economy. Usually people think of large-scale manufacturing and other large corporate businesses as the economic drivers needed to jumpstart and drive the economy. Although these large industries are no doubt important, particularly on a national and global scale, I believe that the average person has more direct influence over the start-up and success of small-scale, family-owned and operated businesses.

To The Editor:
It is my pleasure to introduce myself as Tara Neeham-Poniros for a candidate for the Roxbury School Board. Let me start off by saying that I am the best candidate for the job, and I am ready to serve. I am a graduate of RCS, and a college graduate of Marymount College.

To The Editor:
The federal government has announced that tax rebates are now being distributed. As families across New York prepare to receive their economic stimulus checks, the Delaware County Democratic Committee urges members of our community to do their shopping with locally owned businesses.
“The Delaware County Democratic Committee is committed to supporting, promoting and expanding our local businesses,” says Committee Chair Cynthia Lockrow.

To The Editor:
According the US Census, New York ranks number one in the amount that school districts spend on their students. According to the Business Council of New York, the average amount spent in New York State per student was $14,119.
In the current proposed budget for Roxbury Central School District, the board would like to spend approximately $26,805 per student, assuming 350 students and the passage of the budget for $9,382,319.

To The Editor:
At the Fleischmanns April 21 Village Board meeting, the village failed to demonstrate convincing arguments, concerning the proposed project to erect a 320,000 gallon, 35-foot-high water storage tank. Economically and environmentally this project is a sham.

To The Editor:
It was dismaying to read of the conflict between the Town of Middletown and the owners of Susan’s Pleasant Pheasant Farm, Jim and Susan Kelly. The thought of possibly losing that quaint, charming and very unique Bed & Breakfast is also heart-wrenching. What a financial and aesthetic loss it would be to the area!