Scott Horton Archives - The Gloversville Leader Herald

22 May

Sheriff: Fulton County road patrol shrinks by half since May 2022

Tyler A. McNeil0 CommentsEmail Newsletter, Fulton County, Local NewsFulton County Board of Supervisors, PBA, Richard Giardino, Scott Horton, Sheriff

FULTON COUNTY — Ten deputies in the Fulton County Sheriff's Department will soon cover what was once a 21-officer road patrol unit, an expected strain on the agency's already limited resources. One temporary deputy position will end on Friday and a full-timer is expected to leave by month's end. These losses fall on the eve of the summer season when thousands of visitors dot southern Adirondack communities such as Caroga and Northville. With reduced staff, deputies are expected to take less time covering boat patrol duties. "We're not going to have as many people out on the [Great Sacandaga Lake] because our…

30 Apr

Bonding, capital plans bones of contention in Caroga supervisor race between Horton, Palcovic

Tyler A. McNeil0 CommentsEmail Newsletter, Fulton County, Local News, The Gloversville Leader HeraldAnita McMartin Long, COVID-19, golf clubhouse, Nick Stoner Municipal Golf Course, NYMIR, Ralph Palcovic, Scott Horton

CAROGA — Meet Ralph Palcovic, a seasoned first responder and heretofore retired local lawmaker. The 65-year-old is applying to take his friend's job — town supervisor of Caroga. “I hope we're friends after this,” said two-term incumbent Scott Horton. No stranger to local politics is Palcovic, who served multiple terms on the Town Board during the 2000s and 2010s, in addition to a brief stint leading the town in an acting capacity. The 29-year county emergency services official later supported Horton's candidacy for town supervisor in 2019 in hopes of unifying the government. But now he believes that he would…

20 Apr

Caroga supervisor at odds with pay phone removal plans

Tyler A. McNeil0 CommentsEmail Newsletter, Fulton County, Local News, The Gloversville Leader HeraldCaroga, Frontier Communications, payphones, Scott Horton, town

CAROGA — Caroga Town Supervisor Scott Horton isn't satisfied with plans to dismount a pay phone from local grounds. Instead, he wants utility provider Frontier Communications to make the increasingly rare service operational again at Town Hall for residents and seasonal travelers burdened with poor cell phone service in the southern Adirondack community. "This is the only pay phone I know," Horton said. "There might be other ones, but it's safe right next to Town Hall and it's right there on a main highway. I'm frankly disappointed, and then maybe we'll push back on this a little bit." Due to low…

13 Apr

State court dismisses Caroga petition invalidation lawsuit

Tyler A. McNeil1 CommentLocal News, The Gloversville Leader HeraldAnita McMartin Long, Caroga, Fulton County, lawsuit, petition, Scott Horton

LAKE GEORGE — Tossed out is a lower court challenge against the town of Caroga for, in part, declaring three referendum petitions invalid.Warren County State Supreme Judge Martin Auffredou in an eight-page ruling late last week dismissed allegations from petitioner Anita McMartin Long that officials acted transgressively against efforts to put the fate of three town projects on the ballot.Caroga Supervisor Scott Horton learned about the decision on Thursday."This ruling validates what we said all along that we acted properly," Horton said. "Now I can move forward with bonding, get this capital plot plan that we have back on track.…

22 Mar

Caroga committee to explore short-term rental regulations

Tyler A. McNeil0 CommentsEmail Newsletter, Fulton County, Local NewsAl Kozakiewicz, Anthony Fancher, Barbara DeLuca, Caroga, Patricia Isabella, Scott Horton, Tor Shekerjian, West Caroga Lake

CAROGA — A new town ad hoc committee in Caroga will potentially flesh out a set of new recommendations to regulate short-term rentals in the coming months. The group, chaired by Councilwoman Barbara DeLuca, was formed to address worries over property conditions as travel apps like Airbnb and Vrbo continue to drive tourism to the area. Caroga Town Supervisor Scott Horton hopes forthcoming suggestions will materialize into legislation by the summer. "It's a pretty good return on your investment," Horton said about short-term rentals. "Now, the problem with the properties in the town of Caroga, many of them are old…