Reporter Jessica Collier reports that groups suing to stop the Adirondack Club and Resort from being built are accusing APA staff and representatives of ex parte communications — something the APA denies.

 Reporter Jaegun Lee reports that a recent study by Jefferson Community College calculated that seasonal residents in Jefferson County spend roughly $28 million a year.

Reporter Lohr McKinstry reports that Essex County lawmakers are revising tax bills to better explain to residents how much of their county taxes goes for state mandates. 

Reporter Jessica Collier reports that the sixth meeting of the Common Ground Alliance brought much agreement on a shared vision for the Adirondacks.

Reporter Brian Mann reports that at the gathering of the Adirondack Common Ground Alliance, an agreed vision for the Adirondack Park emerged: The Sustainable Life — access to broadband, relying on locally produced food and energy, and managed development. A reshuffling of local governments and schools is needed, along with making the management of the forestlands more flexible and eliminating bureaucratic rules.

Reporter Brian Nearing reports that two organizations suing the APA over the Adirondack Club and Resort (Protect the Adirondacks and the Sierra Club) claim the agency had ex parte communications with the developer of the resort.

Reporter Jon Alexander reports that a proposal in Johnsburg to open town roads to ATVs as a means of getting from one property to another is headed for a vote by the full Town Board, though many residents aren’t expected to support it.

Editor Phil Brown reports that Protect the Adirondacks has submitted a brief in reply to the APA regarding its lawsuit against the Adirondack Club and Resort.

Reporter Denise Raymo reports that Malone Village Board members accepted a plan for dissolution of the village, but want to seek advice from Sen. Little and Assembly Member Duprey before voting on whether to enact it.