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To cut costs, Shelter Island targets deer tick program

Its hard to cut back on the cost of government when there are only about two dozen employees in your town.

But, in a time of shrinking revenue, Shelter Island Supervisor James Dougherty has found a way to reduce the town's $8.7 million budget.

He wants to cut back on the four-poster deer tick control program, which last year cost $155,000.

Shelter Island has a higher rate of...

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