TRR photo by Fritz Mayer The dam that holds back Taxpayers Pond in Yulan, NY has been classified as a high-hazard dam by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Dams and roads

Between a rock and a hard place

By FRITZ MAYER

MONTICELLO, NY—The county, just like other entities in the state that own dams, will likely have to lay out funds to bring the dams up to new standards. Specifically, that means the dam that forms Taxpayers Pond in Yulan may need some remediation.

At a meeting of the Sullivan County Department of Public Works Committee (DPW) at the government center on January 14, commissioner Robert Meyer told lawmakers that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) had classified the dam as a “high hazard dam,” in part, because of its size and the amount of damage that would likely occur should the dam fail.

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River Valley sends two to Sundance

By SANDY LONG

UPPER DELAWARE REGION—It is said there are many ways up the mountain. For two residents of the Upper Delaware, that couldn’t be more true, particularly when the pinnacle of that path is the Sundance Film Festival, where the work of local filmmakers Zac Stuart-Pontier and Josh Fox will see its world premiere between January 21 and 31.

Zac Stuart-Pontier: “Catfish”

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Solid waste fees adjusted

An ‘imperfect’ plan

By FRITZ MAYER

MONTICELLO, NY—After what lawmakers called outrage from the community, the legislature voted on January 19 to adjust the user fees that property owners will pay to help fund the county’s solid waste system.

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Other stories in this issue:

• Liberty red-meat facility update
• Gas wells are coming to Damascus
• Ethanol plant plans dropped
• PA freezes payments to counties
• Gas at a glance
• Senator Gillibrand comes to town
• Citizen groups call for Pike Library board to resign

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