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AUCTION ITEM: Four tickets to “Jersey Boys” on Broadway
A runaway hit, Jersey Boys is playing at the August Wilson Theatre at 245 West 52nd Street.
The story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons—Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito & Nick Massi—the show tells the story of a group of blue-collar youths from the wrong side of the tracks who became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide – all before they were thirty.
Jersey Boys opened on Broadway to critical acclaim in November, 2005. The National Tour opened to rave reviews in San Francisco on December 1, 2006, and there are seven current productions in New York, London, Chicago, Las Vegas, Toronto, and Melbourne, Australia.
The four tickets will be auctioned as one lot. You can find out more about JB at the show’s official website.
AUCTION ITEM: Beautiful Wooden Bowl by Mike Brenner
Mike Brenner has donated this beautiful 21-inch-long wooden bowl to our auction on Saturday, August 28.
Mike says, “This bowl is a piece of solid cherry. When choosing a block of wood for a bowl, wetting with alcohol helps to give an indication of the grain pattern in the wood. The base is black walnut, chosen for the contrast. Four coats of hand rubbed oil, with a final coat of wax, provides the finish.”
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AUCTION ITEM: Round of Golf for Four at Copake Country Club
Copake Country Club’s stunningly designed 18-hole golf course is enveloped by the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains, the shores of Copake Lake, and the unequaled vistas of Columbia County. A brilliant dining experience awaits you at The Greens—a restaurant and bar serving club fare and finely prepared American cuisine. Whether or not a round of golf is your bag, or sitting near an outdoor fireplace at sunset with a cocktail in hand is your idea of heaven, you are encouraged to kick off your shoes and indulge in the pleasures of the season.
The round of golf for four will be auctioned as one lot. Find out more about the Copake Country Club at their website.
AUCTION ITEM: Digital Camera and Tutoring
If you used to own a camera and never converted from film to digital, or have wanted to take up photography as a hobby and don’t know where to start, here is a great opportunity to obtain not only a well-reviewed compact “point and shoot” digital camera with a superb Leica lens, but also two hours’ worth of expert tutorial from a local media professional!
The camera is “lightly used” and comes with a 1GB memory card and all the original Panasonic accessories including the box and the manual! Not that you’ll need the manual too much, as your tutor will introduce you to using the camera at whatever level you feel comfortable, in either two one-hour lessons or one two-hour session—your choice.
LAND USE & YOU Podcast Available
An audio podcast of today’s LAND USE & YOU Forum (about 20 MB) is available from this link:
2010-08-01_Land_Use_And_You_Forum.m4a
It’s best heard with iTunes or QuickTime Player, available free of charge from Apple’s website.
Zoning protects the quality of your life and the value of your property. It determines what you can do on your property, and what your neighbors can do, too. What Taghkanic’s new Zoning Commission recommends today, you may have to live next to tomorrow! This LAND USE & YOU community forum, held on August 1, 2010 at Taconic Hills Central School, explored zoning uses and abuses, including presentations and Q&A about two current hot-button issues facing the town: gravel mines and racetracks.
Copake 2009 Budget Woes: links to Register-Star articles
Here are links to two archived Register-Star articles relating to finance problems in Copake last year:
August 8, 2009: Ex-accountant’s history garners regional attention
August 21, 2009: Town trapped in shallower hole
June 7 regular meeting of the Town Council: reports
Here are two reports delivered at the Taghkanic Town Council meeting of Monday, June 7, 2010.
Highway Superintendent Tom Youhas‘s report for the month contains reviews of equipment conditions and needs, bookkeeping and legal irregularities, and a summary of the superintendent’s development of a road repair plan:
June_2010_Taghkanic_Highway_Department_Report.pdf
Council member Joyce Thompson prepared and delivered the financial report, which contains concerns about transparency and accuracy as well as asset preservation and security:
June_2010_Report_on_Financial_Training_Program.pdf
These reports are part of the town’s public record.
Final (2009) and tentative (2010) assessment rolls available
The Town of Taghkanic’s final (2009) and tentative (2010) assessment rolls have been released by the Columbia County Real Property Tax Office and are available as Excel spreadsheets or Adobe Reader (PDF) documents here on Taghkanic Neighbors’ website in the event that people were unable to view the rolls in person as scheduled by the assessors.
2009 Final Assessment Roll (Excel)
2009 Final Assessment Roll (PDF)2010 Tentative Assessment Roll (Excel)
2010 Tentative Assessment Roll (PDF)
A reminder that the town’s Board of Assessment Review will meet to hear and examine properly filed complaints/grievances regarding these assessments from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and again from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, May 25, at Town Hall.
Videos of the May 19, 2009 ZBA Decision
The Taghkanic Zoning Board of Appeals held their regular meeting on May 19 to discuss whether Alan Wilzig’s proposed racetrack qualifies as a recreational use under the town’s Zoning Ordinance. After some discussion a vote was taken and the racetrack was approved under the recreational category.
You can go to the MeetingWatch section of our website to see unedited video clips of the people who spoke.
Additional information is available at the Granger Group’s website.
Videos of the April 21 ZBA Public Hearing
A Public Hearing was held by the Taghkanic Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) on April 21, 2009. The topic was whether Alan Wilzig’s proposed racetrack qualifies as a recreational use under the town’s Zoning Ordinance.
You can go to the MeetingWatch section of our website to see unedited video clips of the people who spoke.
Additional media coverage of the Hearing is summarized at the Granger Group’s website (www.grangergroup.cc).
March 2: Town board takes over Comp Plan
We’ve updated the MeetingWatch section with a highlight from the March 2 town board meeting.
Videos of the February 9 Public Hearing
A Public Hearing was held by the Taghkanic Planning Board on February 9, 2009. The topic was the Wilzig application to pave his racetrack.
You can go to the MeetingWatch section of our website to see unedited video clips of the people who spoke.
Additional media coverage of the Hearing is summarized at the Granger Group’s website (www.grangergroup.cc).
