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Your Turn: Your Feedback On Vet Hospital, Sales Tax & Rails to Trails

Story Published: May 7, 2012 at 4:29 PM EDT

Story Updated: May 7, 2012 at 6:22 PM EDT

A group called "Operation Veterans" is eyeing St. Lawrence County for a veterans hospital. They're looking specifically at two buildings in Ogdensburg:

 

Your work is greatly appreciated. I am at your service any where any time.

David Andrews
Vietnam Veteran


Our veterans deserve so much more than what they are getting right now. It is the forgotten land up here.

Janice Sargent
from Facebook



The long trip to the Syracuse VA is hard on the older veterans. Something has to be done to help this group.

Greg Fregoe
from email


The head of the St. Lawrence County Legislature is trying again to raise the sales tax. Without the extra money, the county says there could be hefty property tax increases or big cuts in services in next year's budget:

 

A sales tax increase is more fair than a higher property tax.

David Jones
from Facebook


The county should learn to live within their income level.

Thomas Black
from Facebook
 

'Rails to Trails' has hit a dead end in Lewis County after lawmakers officially gave up on buying two dormant rail lines for a new recreational trail:

 

I am waiting for them to stop the Lewis County Fair next.  They don't seem to want anything here to bring money to this county.

Scott Tuttle
from Facebook

The ATV crowd has no one to blame but themselves. Exercise some self control when riding, obey the law, and self police the outlaw fringe.

Don Martin
from Facebook

I don't even ride and thought it was a good idea.  So now it sits not being used.

Debbie Smith
from Facebook
 
Friday, May 24, 2013
, Watertown, NY

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