Dear Friends,
On November 7th, voters in the Town of Shandaken will be asked to vote on Proposition #5 that would increase funds for the Morton Memorial Pine Hill and Phoenicia Library services to Shandaken residents. The average increase per household is $4.86 a year, the cost of a cup of coffee and a donut.
This addition to our budgets is a routine adjustment to meet rising expenses since our last budget vote 2 years ago, including higher book and utilities costs, required building maintenance, and technology upgrades.
Pine Hill and Phoenicia Libraries today…
- In 2022, our community checked out 28,502 books/DVDs/CDs (including both physical and online collections) – that’s an average of 10 books per person checked out in Shandaken.
- The number of registered patrons at Pine Hill and Phoenicia Libraries increased another 45% in the past two years, to 3,338 patrons, making the libraries the most used public service in Shandaken other than roads.
- In 2022, together we offered a total of 279 programs which totaled 6,406 attendees. In addition, we had 636 one-on-one support programs for things such as Medicare, legal information and math, reading, and ESL tutoring.
The Boards of Pine Hill and Phoenicia Library urge voters in Shandaken to vote “Yes” on the Library Budget on November 7th. The proposition is on the back of the ballot, and is the 5th and last proposition. Please remember to turn the ballot over.
For more information, please contact either Phoenicia Board President Bernard Handzel at 845- 688-2893 or Pine Hill Board President Katia Blitsman at 516-974-9264. For questions about library operations, please contact Phoenicia director Elizabeth Potter at director@phoenicialibrary.org and Pine Hill director Gisi Vella at pihlibrary@gmail.com.
Thank you for your support!
Sincerely,
The Board of Pine Hill Library: Katia Blitsman Board President, Jim Nevin Treasurer, Ashleigh Lovelace Secretary, Don Myers, Patricia Wadsley, Michele Garner Brown, And the Board of Phoenicia Library: Bernard Handzel, President, Bethia Waterman, Vice President, Becca Frank, Treasurer, Holly George-Warren, Recording Secretary, Sandy Hyun, Corresponding Secretary.
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF SUBMISSION OF QUESTION
TO VOTERS OF THE TOWN OF SHANDAKEN
AT NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to NYS. Education Law §259(1)(13), and in accordance with the provisions of the N.Y.S. Election Law, the following question will be submitted to the qualified voters of the Town of Shandaken at the General Election to be held on the 7th day of November, 2023:
SHALL THE TOWN OF SHANDAKEN INCREASE ITS ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION FOR THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE MORTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY BY FIVE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE ($5,475) DOLLARS TO THE SUM OF SIXTY THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE ($60,225) DOLLARS ANNUALLY; AND SHALL THE TOWN OF SHANDAKEN INCREASE ITS ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION FOR THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE PHOENICIA LIBRARY BY SEVENTEEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY ($17,750) DOLLARS TO THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED NINETY-NINE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY ($199,750) DOLLARS ANNUALLY?
Further notice is hereby given that said election shall be held at the polling stations at the Phoenicia Fire House 48 Rt. 214, Phoenicia, Shandaken Town Hall 7209 Rt. 28 Shandaken, Pine Hill Fire House 265 Main St. Pine Hill, Mt. Tremper Fire House 24 Ingersoll Rd. Mt. Tremper, on the 7th day of November 2023, and that the polls will be open on that day between the hours of 6 a.m. and 9 p.m.Further notice is hereby given that Early Voting for said election shall be held at the polling stations at the Olive American Legion Hall, 26-28 Mountain Rd., Shokan; Midtown Neighborhood Center, 467 Broadway, Kingston; Ellenville Public Library, 40 Center St., Ellenville; New Paltz Community Center, 3 Veterans Drive, New Paltz; Marlborough Town Hall, 21 Milton Turnpike, Milton; Saugerties Senior Center, 207 Market St., Saugerties on the 28th day of October, 2023 through the 5
The day of November, 2023, and that the polls will be open as follows:
SATURDAY October 28, 2023 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, SUNDAY October 29, 2023 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, MONDAY October 30, 2023 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM, TUESDAY October 31, 2023 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, , WEDNESDAY November 1, 2023 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, THURSDAY November 2, 2023 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FRIDAY November 3, 2023 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, SATURDAY November 4, 2023 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, SUNDAY November 5, 2023 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.