Supervisor Dennis Palow has released a new tentative 2025 budget that would increase taxes by 2 percent, not 19 percent as proposed in an earlier tentative budget that was published last week. Among the expenses he cut in the new version is for ambulance service from the county.
Democrat Janet Tweed, of Delhi, is looking to unseat Republican Assemblyman Chris Tague, a six-year incumbent from Schoharie who represents the largely rural 102nd Assembly District. The Enterprise spoke with both about their views on rural broadband, drug-addiction support, and the environment.
Berne Supervisor Dennis Palow made the rare decision to speak with The Enterprise this week, offering his side of two allegations that have defined the town for at least the past few months: that he has allowed the town to drift into financial ruin, and that he meanwhile had created such a hostile work environment that three of his fellow Republican-backed town board members resigned.
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