Schroon Lake News

Sgt. Maj. Cameron Porter, son of Peggy and Charles Porter, has served on active-duty status in the Army for 24 years.

The proposed spending plan totals $7,400.244. That's an increase of $156,930 - 2.17 percent - from the current budget of $7,243,314. The amount to be raised by taxes in the proposed budget is $6,165,681. That's a $128,479 increase - 2.13 percent - from the present tax levy of $6,037,202. The 2.13 percent increase less than the 2.97 percent allowed ... (more)

Lewis County saw a net profit of more than $84,000 on its annual tax auction Wednesday, exceeding budget projections by nearly $30,000. Seventeen parcels sold for a total of $126,400 - an average of $7,435 per parcel - at the auction, conducted by Haroff Auction Service, Schroon Lake, according to County Treasurer Patricia L. O'Brien. A ... (more)