- 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.