A staff report notes that the Adirondack Park Agency will hold an informal public meeting to provide information and solicit public comment on NYCO Minerals Inc.’s request to amend existing APA permits for their Seventy Road and Oak Hill mining facilities in the town of Lewis. 

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise editorial board writes their hope that Gov. Andrew Cuomo will sign both of the important bills intended to slow the spread of invasive plants and animals in rivers, lakes and ponds presented to him by New York’s Legislature. 

Reporter Karen DeWitt reports that Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein has said that even though his group now plans to realign with the Democrats in the Senate, he won’t rule out working with Republicans in the future. 
 

Reporter Shaun Kittle reports that it has been 60 days since the Appellate Division of the New York state Supreme Court heard arguments on the Adirondack Club and Resort case, but a decision still has not been announced.
 

Reporter Matthew Turner reports that Democratic Congress candidate Aaron Woolf has announced a five-step plan to rein in Congress members’ fringe benefits and pay.
 

A staff report notes that the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program is hosting a free training session that provides landowners with instruction on how to control unwanted infestations of invading plants. 

Reporter Joe LoTemplio reports that defeated Republican congressional primary candidate Matt Doheny credits his loss to American Crossroads, a national conservative political organization that backed Elise Stefanik’s campaign with more than $800,000 in mail and television advertisements. 

Reporter Chris Knight reports that the Saranac Lake village planning board has signed off on a new ski lodge for Dewey Mountain Recreation Center. 

Reporter Chris Knight reports that concerns about the village of Saranac Lake’s planned unit development district regulations dominated a public comment session Tuesday on the village’s draft land-use code.