I'm sure you are right.
Not really caring too much about exact details right now.
They didn't close the river down during the worst drought year.
That says they won't close that piece of water down for any reason.

There are hundreds of acres of NYS Forest land within a bicyle ride of Altmar.  The kids will make out. What about all the kids in urban areas that never see a park.
 
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Lucky13

There are hundreds of acres of NYS Forest land within a bicyle ride of Altmar.  The kids will make out. What about all the kids in urban areas that never see a park.

L13

Sorry, I'll turn up my PC dial for ya



BTW, does anyone fish anymore???

oh, i was fishing all week end, just not for salmon
catching loads of nice cats in the susquehanna right now

RG-  Would you like to trade your school tax bill for mine?  My tab is over ten times that amount.

No confusion Tuna lol- just kinda read lotsa POS and awwww they dont contribute much here and there too.
 Know what ya mean Trout- my other two come to about that for Ed. too, cant wait to move later in the month an sell one.

Think of this... why should this lodge get slammed with taxes for a place that doesn't even exist??? It has not made millions yet...only invested thus far. Wouldn't one think that it would only hike taxes up region wide???? Is that fair???? Is that PC??? I think the 10 year adjustment is fair to all as no one in the region has ever paid taxes as high as most would assume this new tailwater should pay. Why should it start now??? In fairness to most tax payers in the region its a wise move in my eyes.
Upstate NY has always had promise for lower taxes in northern regions. Let's try to keep it that way. Maybe this thread should go to the off topics board

I have water on a meter. No sewer or trash.
I pay what the assessor puts the value of my home not how much I make.
If I were to invest a hundred thousand in my home then it's value would go up thus my taxes go up.
Why should my neighbor pay less ?

hot tuna


I pay what the assessor puts the value of my home not how much I make.
If I were to invest a hundred thousand in my home then it's value would go up thus my taxes go up.

 
And that's a big problem,  it's what the Assessor thinks.  It is loosely based comp sales and without taking day's off from work, hiring an independent  appraiser and possibly a lawyer it is up to them.   Case in point  my neighbor has a house that is 500sf larger than mine, has more acreage by 20 acres.   Has an acre pond and was COMPLETELY remodeled 10 years ago due to a fire.   Took the house down to almost  the foundation and replaced EVERYTHING.   His assessment is 35k less than mine,  reason assessor gave me was that his house was built in 1985 and mine in 2003.   His house is actually newer than mine building wise.   Had the nerve to tell me that a pond does not add ANY VALUE whatsoever to the property.
 
Enough of this rant though.  

So it looks like they will start accepting us inmates 3/1/14 at a super low rate of $179.00 + tax .. Also will host the elite group of water hogs in June.. I can't wait and already reserved a room for 3 days for me and my corporate buddies, on the company credit of course :)

O BOY!!!...I'm booking the entire month of Oct. at that bargain price....O BOY

I read the not subscribed FB page.. It is getting some welcome.. I guess that is good and hope it helps in the local economy. As for access, it was good to me over the years from in the early 80's to park next to the plugged in busses tucked near the snow banks.. It was very cool on winter weekend for a long good run in time.. Then it was not, totally understood and made the walk from the smoke house .. Sometimes feeling funny on week days with school in session but was always given a wave from the playground monitors.. Once again later in life the signs went up... An even more uncomfortable feeling of I was doing something wrong..It seemed accepted however from the trails in the snow so on I went..
It was a pleasant side of the river, A good winter holding area that from the south had the least pressure.. I caught and lost many good fish and the memories of working until 3am then being on the water at 6 in sub zero weather are forever frozen in my mind..
The last and most likely final time was 2 years ago in the Barrel with Charlie... It was a grand day.. The fishing was good (we each had tugs) and the company was great..
While there are miles of river open to the public it's just sad , for me to see this one or any get taken away with walls and fences

Never said I was not happy about it going in,  I hope it makes millions so my taxes go down. The reality of it though................
Funny thing.  I was at  Marcellus tonight watching the BBall  game and started talking to this lady.   Come to find out it was her sister and brother in law that owns the corp that bought the school.

Clint I have a friend who ended up inadvertently hanging with the son of the "owners"... apparently everything is in the sons name... I do have good wishes for them... and I do hear where you're coming from tuna... smokehouse???? That brings back great memories. I've gone through some old stuff and found some old mustard salmon fly hooks with smokehouse price tags on them... that was a great warm up place for me with a cup of hot chocolate next to the wood stove and the thick smell of smoked salmon lingering... it was snob less back then for sure...

I do like fine dining and can have a pallet for expensive foods but something tells me the Altmar hotel will see my money for food 99.9-100% of the time over the tailwater... the new owners there are doing a great job in my opinion... service has stepped up...owners are there often... food is good... even a family atmosphere for dinners with young children in the mix... no matter how hard anyone tries to change the face of this region they will have a hard time taking the heart away from it...

Jack I hear ya on that... I steered clear of there in to November for the most part... I do miss the quiet side of that place as it used to be much more quiet... and the juke box used to be one of the old fashioned ones... I do hate these newer overpriced juke boxes these days.
now that they are the only gig in town it gets way too packed for my likings during the silly season... had dinner there a few nights ago with the family and it was packed with mostly families... service was quick too...