BRASHER FALLS â Town of Brasher officials say that, with the recent reassessment of properties and its financial impact on property owners, theyâre not likely to pick up the tab for the Badenhausen Branch of the Massena Public Library when funding expires at the end of the year.
The library opened its doors on Dec. 11, 2014 in the former Boothe Hardware Store in downtown Brasher Falls, and the Massena Public Library has been operating it at $65,000 a year.
Current funding for the library comes from donations from the late Dr. D. Susan Badenhausen. Dr. Badenhausen, who died on Sept. 23, 2018, initially donated $55,000 a year for at least three years and, in June 2016, pledged to continue her support for another five years at the increased funding of $65,000 a year.
BRASHER FALLS â Although town of Brasher residents are now getting their tax bills, some that show significant increases in their property assessments, Town Supervisor Mark A. Peets says theyâve been aware of any potential changes for a couple of years.
âWeâve been working on this since 2019. The assessorâs office sent letters out with a data sheet, so people needed to update their property. We put a lot of work into this. Theyâre finally getting to that end stage,â he said.
That was an opportunity to remove or add information and describe what type of land the resident owned, Mr. Peets said.
BRASHER FALLS â Although town of Brasher residents are now getting their tax bills, some that show significant increases in their property assessments, Town Supervisor Mark A. Peets says theyâve been aware of any potential changes for a couple of years.
âWeâve been working on this since 2019. The assessorâs office sent letters out with a data sheet, so people needed to update their property. We put a lot of work into this. Theyâre finally getting to that end stage,â he said.
That was an opportunity to remove or add information and describe what type of land the resident owned, Mr. Peets said.
BRASHER FALLS â A water tank filter hasnât been able to keep up with the water production process in Helena, resulting in residue and a sulfur smell in the water.
Brasher Town Supervisor Mark A. Peets attributed the problem to the amount of water usage â almost double from what it once was â and a filter bag that had collected some of the contaminants, but is unable to keep up with the amount of water.
âWeâve had a little bit more use. Weâve had some customers come on that have been agricultural. The filter system is just not holding up to the new water flow. Itâs been going on for a while,â he said.
BRASHER FALLS — The towns of Brasher and Stockholm could see some additional revenue if a developer decides to put solar panels on the Tri-Town Arena roof, which is operated