- HOUSEAL STEPS DOWN AFTER DECADE LEADING ADIRONDACK COUNCIL – North Country Public Radio ( Canton, NY) Website
A staff writer reports that Brian Houseal is stepping down as head of the Adirondack Council.
- HOUSEAL TO LEAVE ADIRONDACK COUNCIL – Adirondack Explorer ( Saranac Lake, NY) Website
Phil Brown reports that Brian Houseal will step down as executive director of the Adirondack Council when his contract runs out this fall.
- A GREAT PROJECT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Letter to the Editor) – The Adirondack Daily Enterprise ( Saranac Lake, NY) Website
A letter to the editor from Saranac Lake resident Dick Beamish writes in support of a rail trail that will connect Lake Placid and Old Forge.
- MERCURY CAN CAUSE N.Y. LOON POPULATION DROP – The Associated Press ( ) Website
The AP reports that a 10-year study of Adirondack loons shows mercury contamination can lead to population declines because birds with elevated mercury levels produce fewer chicks than those with low levels.
- APPEALS COURT: TOWN HAS SAY OVER BOATHOUSESEALS COURT: TOWN HAS SAY OVER BOATHOUSES – The Adirondack Daily Enterprise ( Saranac Lake, NY) Website
Reporter Chris Morris reports that a state appeals panel ruled that the town of North Elba does have jurisdiction over boathouses on Lake Placid, a decision seen as precedent-setting for municipalities statewide.
- LEADERSHIP CHANGE FOR THE ADIRONDACK COUNCIL – The Press Republican ( Plattsburgh, NY) Website
Reporter Kim Smith Dedam reports that Executive Director Brian Houseal is stepping down from the Adirondack Council.
- ADIRONDACK COUNCIL LEADER TO LEAVE POST IN FALL – The Post-Star ( Glens Falls, NY) Website
Reporter Jon Alexander reports that the leader of the Adirondack Park’s most influential environmental group will step down in October after a decade in the job.
- DOUGLAS ENTANGLED IN TRAIN DEBATE (Blog) – North Country Public Radio: The Inbox ( Canton, NY) Website
Reporter Brian Mann writes that Garry Douglas, head of the Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber of Commerce and co-chair of the North Country Regional Economic Development Council, is tangled up in thed ebate over the future of the rail corridor between Remsen and Lake Placid.
- BRIAN HOUSEAL LEAVING ADIRONDACK COUNCIL LEADERSHIP – The Adirondack Almanack ( ) Website
Blogger John Warren writes that Brian Houseal will be leaving his post as Executive Director of the Adirondack Council.
