The potties can stay in Potsdam, putting an end to a 16 year battle over a famous toilet garden in upstate New York.
The Potsdam Village Board of Trustees ordered Frederick “Hank” Robar s famous toilet gardens to be removed in July 2020. The board voted unanimously to have Robar take down his toilets by September 1st for being in violation of the junk storage law. Robar took the case to federal court and won, barring village officials from touching his toilets.
February 1st, the board changed their mind. “After considering the order of United States district court, we hereby rescind the resolution directing Mr. Robar to remove the toilets,” Potsdam Mayor Reinhold Tischler announced Monday.
Some regions of the country are renowned for their landscapes.
What would Florida be without its everglades? People travel from all over the world to see the cherry blossoms in Washington, D.C.
There are the Badlands in South Dakota, Mojave Desert in Nevada and redwood trees in California. And, of course, we have the Adirondack Mountains right here in Northern New York.
Itâs understandable that many in Potsdam didnât want Frederick Robarâs contribution to the communityâs topography become the talk of St. Lawrence County. But officials appear ready to accept the inevitable.
On Monday, members of the Potsdam Village Board of Trustees approved a resolution rescinding a previous order for Robar to remove his toilet gardens. This came more than four months after Senior U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence E. Kahn in Albany granted Robar a preliminary injunction against a village mandate to dismantle his gardens.
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 8:37 am
ROCHESTER Jeffrey S. Belodoff passed away on December 9, 2020 at Unity Hospital after a brief illness. Burial was at Riverside Cemetery, Rochester NY, on December 12, 2020.
Jeff was born April 22, 1948 in Brooklyn, NY to Sol and Annette (Rogg) Belodoff. He graduated in 1966 from Jericho High School in Jericho, NY and from SUNY Plattsburgh in 1970.
Jeff taught Industrial Arts and Technology classes at Northmount High School in Montreal, Quebec and then for 30 years at Norwood-Norfolk Middle School in Norwood, NY. During his tenure at NNCS he served as president of the NNTA for 20 years. He also served on the Potsdam Village Board and as a member of the Zoning and Planning Boards. Toward the end of his teaching career he served on various state boards relating to teacher certification qualifications and teacher’s union disciplinary actions.
Monday, December 14, 2020 - 5:16 pm
BY ADAM ATKINSON
North Country This Week
POTSDAM The Potsdam Village Board approved appointments and policies at its annual reorganizational meeting Monday, Dec. 7.
Trustee Steve Warr was appointed by the mayor as the deputy mayor for one year from Dec. 7, 2020-Dec. 6, 2021.
The mayor appointed the village administrator, village clerk/treasurer and tax collector as compliance officers for the village s Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment for one official year, commencing Dec. 7, 2020 and ending Dec. 6, 2021.
Trustees approved the mayor s appointment of Maureen E. Gaffney as Deputy Village Clerk and Christine A. Travis as Deputy Village Registrar for one year.
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