TRR photo by David Hulse Shown, from left, are members of the Lumberland Town Board: Jenny Mellan, John LiGreci, Supervisor Paul Brennan, Steve Hill and Nadia Rasjz at their October 11 meeting where they scheduled upcoming budget workshop sessions through the beginning of this week. (Click for larger image)

By DAVID HULSE

GLEN SPEY - The Lumberland Town Board's tentative $1,552,504 budget for 2001, if approved without change, would represent a 15 percent cut in town spending. The tax levy from the tentative budget would amount to $1,246,969.

Several town residents advised the board that spending be shifted to the highway department, either at the expense of the fire department or constable's appropriations.

The proposed reduction offsets new taxes absorbed last year to fund two new highway trucks and closure of the old town landfill.