Canal Bad for Business?

For Bob Elny, the free docking and use of electricity along the Champlain Canal is troubling as he sees business at the Champlain Harbor Marina drop.
“Last week, I saw 21 boats docked along the canal,” said Elny, who addressed members of the Whitehall Town Board at their Aug. 11 meeting. “I did some quick math, and I found that those boats cost us $1,102 of dock fees each night that we are losing, which adds up to over $30,000 a week, which would more than cover our tax obligations to the town.”

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Geezer’s Resolutions

 

 

It’s time to get to work.

 

For newly elected Whitehall Town Supervisor Richard “Geezer” Gordon, the work started on Wednesday, Jan. 6, when he was sworn in to his new position alongside newly elected board member Richard LaChapelle and returning board members David Hollister, Jim Putorti and Farrell PreFountaine.

 

Even before the oath was taken, Gordon was busy working on his first priority, developing a relationship with the New York State Canal Corp. as the town looks for a new home.

 

“Getting a new building is at the top of the list,” said Gordon. “One thing I can tell you is that the Canal Corporation is not going to evict us. I have been talking to them and they have put off the date for us to move until the end of 2010.”

 

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