By TOM KANE

NARROWSBURG - A bill came to the Tusten Town Hall from the U.S. Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) last week for $33,695.

The money is to be paid to reimburse the EPA for its role in overseeing the Cortese Landfill cleanup project several years back. "We knew it was coming," said Supervisor Dick Crandall. The bill took this long to arrive because "the EPA finally tallied up all its closing costs," said Crandall.

"There's a chance that we don't have to pay this," he continued, noting he was referring the question to a Michael Lichtenstein, a lawyer hired by the town in 1997 who is an expert in such matters. "We have set aside a CD in that amount, so we have the money if we have to pay," Crandall said.

In other town matters, the board decided not to enforce the two-hour parking limit in the town hall parking lot. "The seniors at the Narrowsburg School are the ones who park there," Crandall said. "We don't want to open up a can of worms. We're working with the school to correct any problems we're having."

Crandall announced that a rabies clinic would be held at the Narrowsburg Fire House on May 24 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. A $5 donation will be requested for use of the clinic.