Writer Elizabeth Mooney writes that the New York League of Conservation Voters urges voters to approve Proposition 5, the Adirondack Land Swap constitutional amendment. 

Letter writer James McMartin Long of Caroga Lake, a member of the board of Protect The Adirondacks, writes that Proposition 5 — the Adirondack Land Swap constitutional amendment — is a raw deal and should be voted down. He writes that if it passes, it will mean that the "forever wild" forest preserve will now be up for sale. 

Letter writer John Sammon of New Hartford writes that a vote to approve Proposition 4 will allow the state to settle the land claims in Township 40 that have been simmering for 130 years. 

A staff report notes that the state Department of Environmental Conservation is seeking public input on its plans to manage a pair of historic Adirondack fire towers. 

Reporter Chris Knight reports that APA officials have said that they do review a project’s potential impacts on stormwater, even if the term isn’t in the APA Act.
 

Reporter Karen DeWitt reports Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Moreland Commission has deepened its investigations in recent days due to accusations that the Governor is trying to control the panel and possibly suppress some subpoenas. 

Reporter Chris Knight reports on the benefits and potential pitfalls of Proposition 5, the Adirondack Land Swap, exploring the ideas of old growth, the second mine available to NYCO, the benefit of adding 1,500 acres of land for the 200 that would be borrowed.  

Reporter Lohr McKinstry reports that village of Keeseville voters will decide Tuesday if they want to approve the plan for how their municipality would end its existence. 

Reporter Chris Knight reports that the design of a 90-room hotel proposed in Saranac Lake was presented publicly for the first time last week.