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Joint Canton Town, Village meeting to discuss railroad, plastics, former McDonald's and Plaindealer

Posted 10/26/21

BY PAUL MITCHELL North Country This Week CANTON - The town and village boards will hold a special joint meeting Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. The agenda includes a CSX project, a resolution …

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Joint Canton Town, Village meeting to discuss railroad, plastics, former McDonald's and Plaindealer

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BY PAUL MITCHELL
North Country This Week

CANTON - The town and village boards will hold a special joint meeting Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom.

The agenda includes a CSX project, a resolution regarding single use plastics, further discussion on the purchase of 64 Main St., the former site of the downtown McDonald’s, and a presentation by representatives from the Johnson Newspaper Corporation to resurrect the St. Lawrence Plaindealer.

Mayor Michael Dalton said the village has received notice from CSX for work scheduled at the Main Street railroad crossing. Initial plans call for a three-to-four project with a detour route to be announced.

The town and village have agreed to a joint acquisition of the McDonald’s property. The purchase price is $295,000 with a $25,000 down payment that will go toward the purchase price.

The property has been up for sale since McDonald’s closed its doors in 2015.

McDonald’s has owned the current parking lot adjacent to the municipal building since opening in 1977. Ownership of the parking lot is part of the transaction.

The Johnson Corp. pulled the plug on The Plaindealer in June 2019, citing lack of support through subscriptions and advertising. At the same time, the Ogdensburg Journal ceased publication. The Journal is now back in operation and published weekly.

The joint meeting will be preceded by a budget work session via Zoom by the town board beginning at 5:15 p.m.

The Zoom information is as follow:

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89310270486

Meeting ID: 893 1027 0486

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Meeting ID: 893 1027 0486