BERNE Silence followed Supervisor Kevin Crosiers motion to apply for a half-million dollar highway grant last Wednesday; none of the town board members seconded his motion. A half-dozen residents broke the quiet with cheers.
KNOX The towns tentative budget for 2007 was approved last Tuesday and calls for a tax-rate increase of about three cents per $1,000 of assessed value.
BERNE The supervisor here is not supporting the towns $2.1 million budget proposal for next year, which calls for a 28-percent increase in taxes.
"It’s not my budget," said Supervisor Kevin Crosier.
BERNE Elderly Hilltowners who no longer want to maintain their own homes may, in another year or two, be able to rent apartments in a modern complex just outside the hamlet of Berne.