TRR photo by Fritz Mayer June Barrett and her husband, Bob, are longtime audience members at the Town of Bethel board meetings.

Woodstone case argued in Appellate Court

Bethel cedes controversial road to developer

By FRITZ MAYER

BETHEL, NY—The matter of public access to the Toronto Reservoir through a gated community moved a step closer to resolution on April 29 when arguments were presented to the New York State Appellate Court.

The point being argued was whether Judge Robert Sackett incorrectly issued a decision, which basically ruled that the public had no right to traverse land owned by the Woodstone Companies.

The lawyer for Alliance Energy, which now owns the reservoir, argued that the judge overreached because the narrow issue before him in February 2007 was whether two county residents could join a lawsuit filed against Woodstone Companies by Smallwood resident Bob Barrett.

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How will the gas bonanza affect taxes?

New assessments will be left to the towns

By TOM KANE

UPPER DELAWARE REGION - Say you get lucky, gas drillers hit pay dirt on your property and you start receiving hefty checks in the mail as is happening to some in Washington County, PA, south of Pittsburg. How will that affect your taxes?

“In Pennsylvania, there would be no effect on your property assessment,” said John Nolan, Wayne County Chief Assessor. “The Commonwealth does not reassess minerals taken from the ground. Your income tax will go up, however.”

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Actor’s final performance of signature ‘Homo No Mo’

Narrowsburg alumnus takes a turn at Tusten Theater

By FRITZ MAYER

NARROWSBURG, NY—Peterson Toscano, who was raised in Lake Huntington and graduated from the former Narrowsburg Central School in 1983, performed for the last time a piece that has brought him a good degree of fame and much critical acclaim across the country.

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Other stories in this issue:

• Thieves steal antiques shop sign
• DA dismisses charges against Damascus supervisors
• Grenade at Sullivan West could have exploded
• Planning board watch
• A fair market comes to Honesdale
• The first Upper Delaware Ramp Festival
• Stepfather charged in shooting
• Sullivan West to ask for 4.9 percent tax increase

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