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🌱 Is Spackenkill’s school district getting shortchanged in IBM’s massive tax deal?

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Hello Spackenkill! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Is Spackenkill's school district getting shortchanged in IBM's massive tax deal?

Also on today's calendar: The Country Living Fair.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: An a.m. shower; mostly cloudy, with a high of 74 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Friday: A brief afternoon shower, temps: high: 83, low: 50.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 69 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Spackenkill raises concerns over tax deal for $2.5B IBM quantum project in Poughkeepsie (news12.com) — Spackenkill residents should know their school district is challenging a 30-year tax break for IBM's $2.5 billion quantum computing expansion in nearby Poughkeepsie, arguing the district's share is too small. Local and state officials are now pressing the county IDA and other parties to revisit the PILOT terms, as neighbors weigh potential tax and environmental impacts of the massive high-tech project.
   

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Crown Heights

  • Bruce Blakeman Visits Crown Heights, Joins Simchas Beis Hashoeva Celebrations (crownheights.info)
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Poughkeepsie

  • IBM to build quantum-computing facility at Poughkeepsie campus (wamc.org)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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