TRR photo by Tom Kane Molly Rodgers of the Wayne Library Authority presented her plan for library expansion to the Wayne County Commissioners on July 7.

Honesdale Library, lacking space, may need to move

By TOM KANE

HONESDALE, PA—The need for space at the Wayne County Library in Honesdale is so critical that the library will, in all likelihood, be moved to another location within a year or two.

Molly Rodgers, system administrator of the Wayne Library Authority, reported to the Wayne County Commissioners on July 7 the results of a study of the current seven-library system and its projected needs over the next 20 years. Himmel and Wilson, a Wisconsin-based library consulting company, conducted the study, which was paid for by federal funds.

The Honesdale library has eliminated the possibility of an expansion. “There’s no room to expand on the property,” Rodgers said.

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County manager wants tighter security

By CHARLIE BUTERBAUGH

MONTICELLO, NY—When Sullivan County Attorney Sam Yasgur’s office was set ablaze, no security guard was on duty at the government center. The last sheriff deputy’s shift had ended at 8:00 p.m., a thin 13 minutes before the smoke alarm sounded.

No security cameras were watching as the arsonist(s) sidled through the unlocked front door, entered Yasgur’s office and set a fire that burned everything between the concrete floor and corrugated metal ceiling.

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Job Corps to rent DV building

By KIMBERLY M. WEYANDT

LAKE HUNTINGTON, NY—Concerned residents filled the high school auditorium for the Sullivan West school board meeting on July 7 for the final chapter in the closing of two of the district’s elementary schools. By the end of the night a decision would be made and one building would welcome students in the fall.

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Other stories in this issue:

• Accidents on river on July 4th weekend
• Old bus garage to take on new life
• Corrections
• Meyer is back to lead Sullivan DPW
• Geothermal Systems – the next frontier of energy conservation
• Delaware Greenway passes senate unanimously
• Barryville to inform visitors of area’s emerging commerce
• Pike County’s new delinquent tax collection an early success
• Kids to bring Shakespeare to LaPolt Park

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