Show #025 Show Notes

Show #025: That Old-Time Tax-Cut Religion

This show originally aired on July 8, 2014. First some local news, then the rest of two interviews: one wioth State Senator Cecilia Tkaczyk and the second with Yahya Madra of Bogazici university in Istanbul.

 

Local News

Municipal Finance

• Board continues Greenport Commons questions
• New Greenport Community Center set to open
• Durham parents want school kept open
• C-D board defeats motion to close building
• Durham gets reprieve; board votes 5-3 to keep school open
• Consolidation back on the table at Cairo-Durham, just one week later.
• Catskill, Hunter-Tannersville to share food service
• No longer hording cash, GCSD gives voters a say. I gotta say, thank goodness for the Alliance! Anyone? No? Buehler?
• City schools to offer free meals to all
• Senator Tkaczyk Announces $500,00 for Libraries in Her DistrictThe Haines Falls Free Library and the Heermance Memorial Library in Coxsackie are getting funds for renovations.
• Churchtown Fire awarded $80K for equipment
• Hillsdale wants more miles from roads budget
• City seeks grant to separate, replace old sewer main lines
• K'hook forges ahead with roof above, sewer below

Pine Haven

• Flaherty doubts vets’ center at Pine Haven - Columbia-Greene Media: News
• Board explores options for Pine Haven
• For sale: Nursing home with debts
• Board submits Pine Haven proposal to potential buyers
• Board votes to issue RFP for Pine Haven sale

Energy

• Chatham awaiting news on gas pipeline expansion
• Canaan residents discuss proposed pipeline
• Court to hear case against FERC
• Tkaczyk urges Senate to oppose capacity zone
• Residents to lobby for carbon tax in D.C.

Business

• Broadband survey points to small biz - Columbia-Greene Media: News: Improved broadband would make yours truly happier.
• Broadband survey: High response from home biz
• County development agency looking elsewhere to lend
• Owner: Food Mart to reopen in summer
• Price Chopper opens doors to new store
• This project keeps growing
• Partnership preserves three county orchards, farms
• Harney and Sons purchases Hudson building
• Planning Board considers distillery, microbrewery
• Board considers Ginsberg’s site plan

Musical Break 

Smashmouth - Walkin' on the Sun

Last part of my interview with State Senator Cecilia Tkaczyk.

Musical Break

Caetano Veloso - Tropicalia

Second half of my interview with Yahya Madra of Bogazici University.



Link to full show.


Theme Music:
Drops of H2O ( The Filtered Water Treatment ) by J.Lang
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