Review Board News July 31, 2013
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Review Board News July 27, 2013
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Review Board News July 26, 2013
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- BIG NEW LUXURY HOTEL PLANNED FOR SARANAC LAKE WATERFRONT – NCPR ( Canton, NY) Website
Reporter Brian Mann reports that a developer from Malone plans to build a new luxury resort in the village of Saranac Lake on the shore of Lake Flower. The project would require a series of variances from the village due to its height and location as well as approval by the APA as it will exceed the Park’s 40-foot height restriction.
- DEC ASKS: WATCH FOR INVASIVE BEETLES AS YOU CLEAN YOUR POOL – The Chronicle ( Glens Falls, NY) Website
A staff report notes that the State Department of Environmental Conservation is asking owners of outdoor swimming pools to watch for invasive Asian Longhorned beetles.
- LAND AUCTION WILL END LONG EFFORT TO SAVE NEWTON FALLS MILL – NCPR ( Canton, NY) Website
Reporter Brian Mann reports that nearly 4,000 acres long owned by the Newton Falls Paper Mill in southern St. Lawrence County will be auctioned off Thursday.
- LG VILLAGE OKS 6-STORY ZONING; KENNY: HOTEL PLAN NOW A GO – The Chronicle ( Glens Falls, NY) Website
Reporter David Cederstrom reports that now that the Village of Lake George has raised its building height limit, Dave Kenny and his sister Kathleen Dittrich expect to submit plans in the next few months for a six-story, 120-room, year-round Marriot Hotel and conference center at 365 Canada Street.
- ADIRONDACK HEALTH TO DECIDE FATE OF LAKE PLACID ER TONIGHT – NCPR ( Canton, NY) Website
Reporter Brian Mann reports that the fate of Lake Placid’s emergency room will be decided at a board meeting tonight in Saranac Lake.
- DAN CRANE: CLASSIFY NEW STATE LANDS WILDERNESS – Adirondack Almanack ( ) Website
Writer Dan Crane writes his recommendation for classifying the former Finch lands as Wilderness Plan 1B, which would call for the largest Wilderness area among all seven proposed alternatives.
- AGENCY VOTES FOR BOAT CHECKS – Times Union ( Albany, NY) Website
Reporter Rick Karlin reports that the Lake George Park Commission voted this week to make boat inspections mandatory in their effort to fight invasive species entering the lake.
- INVASIVES LG FIGHT INTENSIFIES – The Chronicle ( Glens Falls, NY) Website
Reporter David Cederstrom reports that the Lake George Park Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to pursue its "Preferred Alternative" of mandatory inspection and decontamination of trailered motor boats to prevent the introduction of invasive species into the lake.
Review Board News July 25, 2013
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- LAKE PLACID ER DECISION THURSDAY – Adirondack Daily Enterprise ( Saranac Lake, NY) Website
Reporter Chris Knight reports that the Adirondack Health Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet Thursday night to consider a controversial plan to convert the around-the-clock emergency room at its Lake Placid hospital to a part-time urgent care clinic.
- MILFOIL IN LAKE PLACID DOWN BUT NOT GONE – Adirondack Daily Enterprise ( Saranac Lake, NY) Website
Reporter Jessica Collier reports that although the presence of milfoil in Lake Placid has declined, efforts to fight the spread of the invasive species need to continue.
- MAYORS: DETROIT-LIKE CONDITIONS ‘PREVALENT’ IN NEW YORK – Capitol Confidential ( Albany, NY) Website
Reporter Jimmy Vielkind reports that the New York State Conference of Mayors has labeled Detroit’s decision to file for bankruptcy last week a cautionary tale for New York’s municipalities, which face similar fiscal stress as populations decline, industry erodes and legacy costs mount.
- N.Y. OKS MANDATORY BOAT INSPECTIONS IN LAKE GEORGE – Adirondack Daily Enterprise ( Saranac Lake, NY) Website
A staff report notes that the Lake George Park Commission voted Tuesday to create at program to combat invasive species.
- LAKE GEORGE COMMISSION VOTES TO CREATE MANDATORY BOAT WASHING, INSPECTION PROGRAM – Post-Star ( Glens Falls, NY) Website
Reporter Jon Alexander reports that the Lake George Park Commission unanimously voted Tuesday to create a mandatory boat washing and inspection program aimed at stopping the spread of invasive species.
- CROWDED LAKE GEORGE VOTES FOR HIGHER BUILDINGS – Times Union ( Albany, NY) Website
Reporter Rachelle Kredentser reports that the village of Lake George board of trustees has approved zoning changes that will permit four-story buildings on some sections of Canada Street and six-story buildings in other locations along the street.
- MORE WORK ON TUPPER LAKE WATER SOURCE – Adirondack Daily Enterprise ( Saranac Lake, NY) Website
Reporter Shaun Kittle reports that the village of Tupper Lake plans to drill more wells as it seeks a new source of drinking water.
Review Board News July 24, 2013
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Review Board News July 23, 2013
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- GILLIBRAND BILL DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF INVASIVES – Press-Republican ( Plattsburgh, NY) Website
Reporter Jeff Meyers reports that U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is promoting a plan to fight the spread of invasive species.
- ADIRONDACK PARK AGENCY ABUSES POWER, AGAIN (Editorial) – Post-Star ( Glens Falls, NY) Website
The Post-Star editorial board writes their disappointment that the APA has drawn out their dispute with an elderly Loon Lake couple for so many years without reaching a reasonable compromise.
- WASHINGTON COUNTY SUPERVISORS, AFTER INITIAL OPPOSITION, OK INVASIVE SPECIES LAW – Post-Star ( Glens Falls, NY) Website
Reporter Jon Alexander reports that in a 10-6 vote, the Washington County Board of Supervisors has approved the ban on the transport and introduction of aquatic invasive species into any of the county’s waterways.
- CUOMO TEAM WINS ADIRONDACK CHALLENGE – Adirondack Daily Enterprise ( Saranac Lake, NY) Website
Reporter Chris Knight reports that Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s team won the Adirondack Challenge on Sunday. The event was part of a three-day festival that wraps up Monday with a face-off on the river between the Governor and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
- LAKE GEORGE TO DISCUSS TALLER BUILDINGS – Post-Star ( Glens Falls, NY) Website
Reporter Jamie Munks reports that a public hearing on the village zoning changes will be held on Monday, July 22 to discuss a proposal to allow for taller buildings in the heart of the village’s commercial district.
Review Board News July 20, 2013
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- LOCAL CHICKEN PROCESSING GETS USDA CERTIFICATION – NCPR.org ( Canton, NY) Website
Reporter Julie Grant reports that a new USDA-certified mobile poultry processing unit has been unveiled, giving the North Country local food movement a big boost.
- INDIAN LAKERS HOPE CHALLENGE BRINGS ECONOMIC BOOST – Adirondack Daily Enterprise ( Saranac Lake, NY) Website
Reporter Chris Knight reports that local business owners in Indian Lake are looking forward to the economic boost that the Adirondack Challenge will bring to them as they expect close to 3,000 people to visit the area for the event this weekend.
- MOBILE SLAUGHTERHOUSE READY FOR CHICKENS – Watertown Daily Times ( Watertown, NY) Website
Reporter Martha Ellen reports that the nations only USDA approved mobile chicken slaughterhouse was unveiled Thursday at Sugar Hill Farm in the town of Canton.
- IN ADIRONDACKS, MAYBE WE REALLY CAN GET ALONG – NCPR.org ( Canton, NY) Website
Reporter Brian Mann reports that the Adirondack Common Ground Council has made significant strides in the last ten years and has produced some tangible victories.
- ADIRONDACK COUNCIL ENDORSES LAKE GEORGE MANDATORY BOAT INSPECTIONS – Lake George Mirror ( Lake George, NY) Website
Reporter Anthony Hall reports that the Adirondack Council has announced its endorsement of a proposal to mandate the decontamination of every boat trailered to Lake George.
- ADIRONDACK NATURE CONSERVANCY OFFERS $500,000 TO BOOST JOBS – NCPR.org ( Canton, NY) Website
Reporter Brian Mann reports that The Adirondack Nature Conservancy says it will provide $500,000 in grant funds to help businesses and communities developing new projects around the former Finch timberlands.
- CUOMO ON ADK CHALLENGE: OF COURSE IT?S ABOUT PUBLICITY! – YNN ( Albany, NY) Website
A staff report notes that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has responded to critics of the upcoming Adirondack Challenge, slated for this weekend in Indian Lake, who claim that the event has been designed to boost his profile by stating that that the event is indeed a PR event, but solely for the Adirondack Park and the tourism industry of upstate New York.
Review Board News July 18, 2013
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- CUOMO CREATES SPECIAL COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE CORRUPT ELECTED OFFICIALS – The New York Times ( New York, NY) Website
Reporter Thomas Kaplan reports that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has impaneled a commission — whose members are empowered as deputy attorneys general — to review public corruption in Albany.
- FORMER FINCH LANDS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – Hamilton County Express ( Speculator, NY) Website
Reporter Pete Klein reports that a temporary access plan has made some of the former Finch lands available to the public for the summer and fall prior to the classification of the lands by the Adirondack Park Agency.
- LAKE STEWARDS AID IN BATTLE AGAINST INVASIVE SPECIES – Post-Star ( Glens Falls, NY) Website
Reporter Krystle Morey reports that lake stewards on Lake George are inspecting boats and educating boaters about the preventative measures they can take to stop the spread of invasive species.
- BROADBAND COMING TO LONG LAKE – Adirondack Daily Enterprise ( Saranac Lake, NY) Website
Reporter Shaun Kittle reports that the Empire State Development Board recently approved a grant to extend 27 miles of new Internet service cable and related equipment between Tupper Lake and Long Lake.
- NOMINEES SOUGHT FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARDS – Adirondack Almanack ( ) Website
A staff report notes that Adirondack Architectural Heritage is seeking nominations for its 2013 Historic Preservation awards.
- MILITARY DRONES RAISE LOCAL QUESTIONS – NCPR ( Canton, NY) Website
Reporter David Sommerstein reports that controversy about the Obama Administration’s use of drones has ties to the area as the drones, often piloted by people sitting in Syracuse, train by flying the drones high over the North Country and the Adirondacks which has raised some local privacy concerns.
- LOCAL DISTRICT ATTORNEYS NAMED TO STATE CORRUPTION COMMISSION – Post-Star ( Glens Falls, NY) Website
Reporter Don Lehman reports that two local district attorneys have been named to a state commission created to investigate corruption in state government that has been created by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
- FOUR NORTH COUNTRY LEADERS NAMED TO CUOMO ANTI-CORRUPTION PANEL – NCPR ( Canton, NY) Website
Reporter Brian Mann reports that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has unveiled his clean-government “Commission to Investigate Public Corruption” panel, which will include the board chair of ORDA, as well as three district attorneys from Essex, Franklin and Warren Counties..
- ARTA MAKES THE PLAYOFFS (Letter) – Adirondack Daily Enterprise ( Saranac Lake, NY) Website
Writer Scott Thompson, member of the Adirondack Recreational Trail Advocates Board of Directors, writes that there is no benefit to having the Adirondack Scenic Railroad continue past Old Forge, and urges readers to consider the benefits of a snowmobile or bike trail that would stretch from Old Forge to Lake Placid.
Review Board News July 1, 2013
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