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This
is
the
Delaware
County
Newscast.
I'm
Andrew
Cantor.
They
are
all
lawyering
up
over
in
Hancock.
It's
fallout
from
the
Family
Foundation
School,
which
was
closed
after
allegations
surfaced
from
a
bunch
of
former
students,
that
staff
there
was
abusing
them.
One
of
those
former
students
is
suing
for
more
than
$200
million.
Actually,
it
could
be
as
much
as
$600
million,
even
more.
She's
saying
that,
despite
being
told
of
the
uh
issues
at
the
school,
the
village
and
the
police
didn't
do
anything
to
stop
it
or
to
protect
the
kids.
In
fact,
when
some
of
those
kids
were
able
to
escape
the
school,
police
just
returned
them
there
for
more
alleged
abuse.
It's
not
just
the
village
named
in
the
suit,
it's
also
the
Hancock
Police
Department,
the
Delaware
County
Sheriff's
Office,
the
Delaware
County
Board
of
Supervisors,
and
several
companies
connected
to
the
owners
of
the
school,
including
the
Little
Hancock
Herald
newspaper.
Yeah,
it
is
a
big
suit,
and
it's
now
moving
forward
in
federal
court.
Deli
officials
have
been
looking
at
Sheldon
Park
as
a
possible
site
for
a
new
joint
town
village
municipal
building.
Well,
they
run
into
a
little
roadblock.
Turns
out
that
Sheldon
Park
is,
in
fact,
a
park.
That
means
they
might
need
to
get
state
permission
if
they
want
to
convert
part
of
it
to
office
space.
Now,
village
officials,
they're
looking
into
what
they
would
need
to
do,
and
you
know
when
the
state
is
involved,
it
can
get
complicated.
Congratulations
to
Edie
Campbell
of
Delhi,
who
was
just
named
Delaware
County's
2026
Senior
of
the
Year
for
her
work
making
sure
people
in
the
county
have
enough
to
eat,
especially
by
volunteering
at
the
United
Ministry
Food
Pantry
in
Delhi
for
years.
So
if
you
see
Edie
on
the
street,
give
her
a
high
five,
unless
she's
carrying
groceries.
The
town
of
Sydney
is
considering
expanding
the
property
tax
break
it
gives
to
seniors.
The
idea
is
to
exempt
more
of
a
property's
value
from
what's
used
to
calculate
the
seniors'
taxes.
It
would
also
raise
the
qualifying
income
level
a
bit
so
more
people
would
be
eligible
for
those
tax
breaks
and
Sydney
would
be
in
line
with
nearby
towns
and
villages.
The
town's
budget
can
handle
it,
according
to
Supervisor
Eric
Wilson,
and
the
savings
would
be
a
pretty
big
deal
to
the
seniors
whose
taxes
would
drop.
If
you're
in
Sydney
Center,
you
might
be
wondering
about
the
condition
of
the
bridges
on
Baker
Street,
J
Street,
and
County
Route
35.
Well,
according
to
County
Commissioner
of
Public
Works
Jim
Thomas,
all
three
of
those
bridges
are
safe
for
public
use
despite
residents'
concerns.
So
that's
that.
Nothing
can
go
wrong
now.
And
there
you
have
it
some
of
the
most
interesting
news
to
come
out
of
Delaware
County
this
week.
You
can
always
find
us
at
Delconewscast.com.
I'm
Andrew
Cantor.
See
you
next
week.