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Anonymous Press-Republican The Press Republican Thu Jul 15, 2010, 03:28 AM EDT

Plattsburgh Common Council meets tonight

PLATTSBURGH — The Plattsburgh Common Council will review several items at tonight's meeting.

Among them are approving the Community Development Office's request to advertise for bids for a project at 66 Margaret St. and approving a bid award to O'Connell Electric to install and calibrate electric relays at St. Lawrence 1 and Addoms Street substations in the amount of $127,750 plus a 15 percent contingency fee.

The meeting begins with a work session at 5 p.m., followed by the regular meeting at 5:30.

Both meetings are open to the public.

Vt. selling more cigarettes to NY residents

ADDISON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont store owners near the border with New York state say they're selling more cigarettes to Empire State residents seeking to avoid that state's higher tobacco tax.

Dana Franklin of the West Addison General Store says sales have gone up since July 1, when New York increased its cigarette tax by $1.60 per pack.

People who buy cigarettes in New York now pay $4.35 a pack in taxes. In Vermont the tax is $2.24.

Franklin tells the Burlington Free Press cigarette sales also increased several years ago after New York increased its tax, but they later fell back after Vermont's tax increased.

And convenience stores operators in border towns say they also benefit from increased gasoline sales because gas is less expensive in Vermont than New York.

Crown Point wants to start events

CROWN POINT — People always say not much happens in their town, but some of Crown Point's citizens and business owners want to change that.

"If we bring more people in, we boost tourism and our retail businesses," Town Supervisor Bethany Kosmider said. "And it gives our own people a better quality-of-life."

So, tonight at 6 at the Town Hall, the newly-formed Crown Point Events Committee will meet. The meeting is open to everyone.

Kosmider said some of the events being considered are a town public barbecue, open mike night, a townwide garage sale and the Northern Star Idol Contest.

— By Staff Writer Lohr McKinstry

CCC Board of Trustees meets Tuesday

PLATTSBURGH — The Clinton Community College Board of Trustees will meet 5 p.m. Tuesday in the second-floor board room of the Moore Building on campus.

Agenda items include a resolution to adopt budget for 2010-2011; a resolution to adopt tuition and fee schedule 2010-2011; and a resolution to approve bids opened July 8 for printing, science equipment and audio visual/computer equipment.

The meeting is open to the public.

Peru Town Board sets two workshops

PERU — The Peru Town Board has scheduled workshops on the following dates: town dog control law, July 28 at 6:30 p.m.; and noise ordinance discussion, Aug. 18 at 6:30 p.m.

Workshops will take place at the Town Hall.