Flea market bugs residents

Special use permit overlooked

By FRITZ MAYER

SMALLWOOD, NY—According to manager Stephen Altman, “This year there has been an explosion of vendors at the flea market” on Route 17B at the Pine Grove entrance to Smallwood. That’s due to eviction of the vendors from the former flea market at the parking lot at Mighty M Gaming in Monticello.

All that new activity has led Altman to cut down about an acre of trees and expand the parking area. At the Bethel town meeting on August 11, Altman turned out to explain that the expanded market is good for the town because the vendors offer fresh produce along with many other items, and the market brings business into the town.

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Shohola squabble over public comment

Township settles with Trails End

By TOM KANE

SHOHOLA, PA—There isn’t a whole lot of order at Shohola Township meetings these days. People yell, hoot and otherwise disrupt the meetings of the supervisors in recent months.

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Hughson seeks transfer station permit

Delaware extends public comment period

By TOM KANE

HORTONVILLE, NY—For a second time, the Town of Delaware Planning Board extended the public comment period on Jim Hughson’s request for a special use permit to erect a building for his transfer station. The public hearing was held on August 11. The next hearing will be September 8 at 7:30 p.m.

The station will be sited at Hughson’s existing business—Jeff Sanitation—on Route 52 a few miles outside of Jeffersonville, near Callicoon Creek.

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Other stories in this issue:

• Lumberland listens to electric reps
• Boy Scout brings bocce to Highland
• Lawmakers discuss disclosures
• Judge blocks citizens group
• Highland schedules special gas forum
• RCP poll results favor Democrat Carney
• $8.1 million clean-up plan

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