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<title>Counties &quot;govern by triage,&quot; seek mandate relief</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20638/20121010/counties-quot-govern-by-triage-quot-seek-mandate-relief</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 10, 2012) The North Country is seeing some tough times in county government, with Essex County facing a $13 million shortfall, and St. Lawrence County projecting a 20 percent property tax increase.New York State Association of Counties Executive Director Stephen Acquario says counties are caught between a rock and a hard place. On one hand, counties have to pay for dozens of mandated services, from Medicaid to child welfare, which cost more every year. On the other hand, they now have to keep tax increases within a property tax cap.Acquario told David Sommerstein the situation leaves counties essentially &quot;governing by triage&quot;. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20638/20121010/counties-quot-govern-by-triage-quot-seek-mandate-relief">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The North Country is seeing some tough times in county government, with Essex County facing a $13 million shortfall, and St. Lawrence County projecting a 20 percent property tax increase.New York State Association of Counties Executive Director Stephen Acquario says counties are caught between a rock and a hard place. On one hand, counties have to pay for dozens of mandated services, from Medicaid to child welfare, which cost more every year. On the other hand, they now have to keep tax increases within a property tax cap.Acquario told David Sommerstein the situation leaves counties essentially &quot;governing by triage&quot;. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20638/20121010/counties-quot-govern-by-triage-quot-seek-mandate-relief">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, economy, county government, stlv, adirondacks, budgets, mandates, albany, tax cap, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Counties caught between rising costs, tax cap</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 5, 2011) Until this week, St. Lawrence County seemed to be leading the charge to over-ride the state’s new 2-percent property tax cap, imposed on local governments.  Now it looks like the County is trying to stay within the tax cap limit.  Counties around the North Country are busily preparing their 2012 budgets.  And each is having to do its own political maneuvering, and decide whether it will cut services, or over-ride the tax cap.  Julie Grant reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18528/20111005/counties-caught-between-rising-costs-tax-cap">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Julie Grant</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Until this week, St. Lawrence County seemed to be leading the charge to over-ride the state’s new 2-percent property tax cap, imposed on local governments.  Now it looks like the County is trying to stay within the tax cap limit.  Counties around the North Country are busily preparing their 2012 budgets.  And each is having to do its own political maneuvering, and decide whether it will cut services, or over-ride the tax cap.  Julie Grant reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18528/20111005/counties-caught-between-rising-costs-tax-cap">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:keywords> photolead, economy, politics, albany, counties, tax cap, budgets, [loc:44.4473142 -74.9302060], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Saranac Lake emergency crews worry about staff cuts</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17226/20110228/saranac-lake-emergency-crews-worry-about-staff-cuts</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 28, 2011) Officials with the Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department say their response times to emergencies could be hampered if the village of Saranac Lake cuts two firetruck and ambulance driver positions and eliminates the village&apos;s emergency dispatch center. Village officials say they&apos;re looking at all options for dealing with a pair of fire driver vacancies, and haven&apos;t made any decisions. Chris Knight reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17226/20110228/saranac-lake-emergency-crews-worry-about-staff-cuts">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Chris Knight</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Officials with the Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department say their response times to emergencies could be hampered if the village of Saranac Lake cuts two firetruck and ambulance driver positions and eliminates the village&apos;s emergency dispatch center. Village officials say they&apos;re looking at all options for dealing with a pair of fire driver vacancies, and haven&apos;t made any decisions. Chris Knight reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17226/20110228/saranac-lake-emergency-crews-worry-about-staff-cuts">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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