- RAQUETTE LAKE LAND DISPUTE SHIFTS TO STATE ASSEMBLY – NCPR ( Canton, NY) Website
Reporter Brian Mann reports that lawmakers from the North Country are pushing to add a second Constitutional amendment to the statewide ballot this November that aims to resolve a century-old land dispute in Raquette Lake in Hamilton County.
- PULSE OF THE PEOPLE: COMPLETE RESTORATION (Letter) – The Record ( Troy, NY) Website
Letter writer Bethan Maher of Utica writes that she is confident that the state will determine that the best use of the Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor is to maintain its designation as a multi-use corridor with a completed rail line and blended recreational and trail opportunities. Ms. Maher is the Executive Officer of the Adirondack Scenic Railroad.
- EXTREME ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS OPPOSE NYCO PLAN ON TECHNICALITIES – WNBZ ( ) Website
A staff report notes that Protect the Adirondacks has filed a Memo in Opposition against second passage of a proposed constitutional amendment to exchange forest preserve lands in the Jay Mountain Wilderness Area in Lewis, New York with NYCO Minerals, Inc.
- HEARINGS UNDERWAY FOR PARK’S NEW FINCH PRUYN LANDS – NCPR ( Canton, NY) Website
Reporter Chris Knight reports that the state will temporarily open up portions of two recently-acquired former Finch timberlands while the APA works to determine a classification plan for the lands.