PUTTING THE TOWN FIRST

PUTTING THE TOWN FIRST

I would like to commend Linda Gabaccia and Bob Sacks on their effort to make a financial sacrifice, even though the rest of the board did not agree. These are the types of people we need on our town board.

The ideas that came from Bob and Linda and the rest of the people that attended the budget meeting were refreshing. To see people involved with such passion was a positive step forward. Missing from this meeting was our deputy supervisor Joe Laporta and Harvey Webber who are both running for our two town board seats in November. How they can miss this mandatory and critically important meeting when all departments had to be there is beyond me. If they think their ideas are not important enough for us to hear, then how can they say they are truly interested in Copake. Yes, it’s a tough time for the town. That’s when we need people to stand together not apart.

George Fillipovits

The Astors and Dineharts

Bob:

Fascinating article for me as my house is in West Copake just down the road from the Reformed Church and the churchyard where various Astors and Dineharts are buried.

Do you have any idea where "The Big House" was located and what became of it?

I am under the impression that "Suk" Langdon's mother was a Dinehart. However her farm was in Copake proper and his mid-way between Copake and West Copake.

Any light you can shed would be interesting to me.

Thanks

Leonard Ladin

Saving Money in the Present Budget Crisis

Saving Money in the Present Budget Crisis

Hearing one option to saving money in the present budget crisis is cutting the police budget. That causes me to think back to when Copake was protected by three part time constables. It also was covered by the County Sheriff and the State Police at that time. At one time the State Police stationed a policeman and a car in Copake. That work very well and was easy on the local budget. In earner times they had a mounted policeman that stabled his horse at my barn on Church Street. That barn burned in 1985, was arson and the Copake Police was named the lead agency in investigating that fire. They proved to be no help at all, and the arson investigation by the State never took place even though it was requested by the then Fire Chief, Dell Walton. It is up to the people of Copake to decide how they want to be policed, but it does need to be policed.

Grant langdon