Reporters from the Journal News interview Adirondack Council Executive Director William C. Janeway and Communications Director John Sheehan about the Council’s support of the Adirondack Land Swap proposition and the Township 40 proposition.

A staff  report notes that a 2.8-mile trail to the fire tower on the summit of Loon Lake Mountain in the northern Adirondacks is complete and is now open to the public.

Reporter Don Lehman reports that while Americade is still the most important annual event to hotel, motel and campground owners in Warren County, a survey has found that other events had a good year and have moved up the chart in a yearly survey of lodgers.

 The Associated Press reports that while the Adirondack Land Swap proposal has strong support in the northern part of New York, environmental groups are divided. Of note: The story also appeared in Newsday, WNYT, Wall Street Journal, Post-Standard, NBC News, the Utica Observer Dispatch, Times Union and Post-Star.

Reporter Jamie Munks reports that Supervisor Fred Monroe of the Town of Chester is expecting a drop in sales tax revenue due to a decrease in the market value of property in the town.

Reporter Lohr McKinstry reports that the Essex County Ethics Board has reprimanded former County Republican Election Commissioner Derinda Sherman for handing out some absentee ballots too soon.
 

Reporter Cristine Meixner reports that a state Supreme Court judge has denied a motion by Protect the Adirondacks for a preliminary injunction against building new community connector snowmobile trails in the Adirondack Forest Preserve while its lawsuit against the APA and the DEC is being heard. 

A staff report notes that the Lake Champlain Basin Program is seeking proposals for local grants to support the implementation of the long term management plan for Lake Champlain. 

A staff report notes that the state will be awarding $1 million to the Wild Center in Tupper Lake to create a walkway.