Glens Falls TODAY: Morning Brief – Episode 130 | CDTA Acquisition [03/15/23]

Today, Gary discusses the proposal for the Capital District Transit Authority’s acquisition of Greater Glens Falls Transit, and what it would cost local taxpayers. Also, power outages caused by yesterday’s snow storm, scholarships offered by the Glens Falls Zonta Club, the DEC’s call for summer workers, the status of a proposed merger study between Johnsburg and Minerva school districts, and the upcoming ADK Tabletop Day.

00:02 – Intro
00:39 – Ad Break 1
01:34 – Story 1: Winter Storm: Power Outages
02:42 – Story 2: Zonta Club Scholarships
03:53 – Ad Break 2
04:17 – Story 3: CDTA Acquisition: Taxpayer Costs
07:21 – Story 4: DEC Hiring Summer Park Workers
08:20 – Story 5: Johnsburg/Minerva Merger Study
09:49 – Story 6: ADK Tabletop Day
10:59 – Outro

Stories Cited:
Winter Storm: Power Outages – News 10
https://www.news10.com/news/north-country/1600-outages-as-glens-falls-weathers-the-storm/

Zonta Club Scholarships – Post Star
https://poststar.com/news/local/glens-falls-zonta-club-is-looking-for-scholarship-applicants/article_189d1bf6-bf57-11ed-9252-936e914acc10.html

CDTA Acquisition: Taxpayer Costs – Sun Community News
https://suncommunitynews.com/news/101662/cdta-takeover-of-warren-co-bus-service-would-cost-taxpayers-13m-annually/

DEC Hiring Summer Park Workers – News 10
https://www.news10.com/news/north-country/dec-hiring-summer-park-workers/

Johnsburg/Minerva Merger Study – Post Star
https://poststar.com/news/local/education/merger-study-moving-forward-between-johnsburg-and-minerva-schools/article_5b3cdada-bf72-11ed-b9a4-e75c95f8690e.html

ADK Tabletop Day – News 10
https://www.news10.com/news/north-country/glens-falls-tabletop-day-back-for-a-spring-fling/