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$9.4 million more pledged for Lake George’s new sewer plant By Thom Randall CORRESPONDENT
LAKE GEORGE | Gov. Cuomo’s office announced Jan. 5 that an additional $9.4 million in state grant money is earmarked for the village’s $24 million sewer plant now under construction — and local officials praised the financial commitment, noting it will prevent local taxes and sewer fees from increasing exponentially. “This is tremendous,” Lake George Mayor Blais said Jan. 6. “This grant is extremely helpful in making the plant affordable.” The new grant joins a total of $7.25 million previously pledged to the plant from various sources. With this latest grant, the state’s commitment totals $14.9 million. Blais said that the not only would local residents — many of whom have meager incomes — be protected from soaring taxation, but local businesses, particularly accommodations, would be able to stay competitive with their counterparts in
While Lake George officials lauded Gov. Cuomo’s announcement of $9.4 million more towards the village’s sewer plant for protecting local citizens from burdensome tax increases, environmental leaders hailed the financial pledge for assuring that the additional grant would ensure that the lake would be protected from pollution emanating from the existing plant. Stock photo
other resort areas nationwide. Owners of major Lake George hotels reported months ago that without additional grant funding, they would have to pay $50,000 to $90,000 more annually in local taxes — costs which would prompt stiff increase in room rates.
Blais said the new grant should go a long way to prevent prices in Lake George from becoming out-of-reach of the village’s tourists and vacationers, whom he characterized as primarily middle-class. See SEWER GRANT » pg. 2
New county chief: workforce and infrastructure investments are needed highway and broadband and cellular infrastructure should be upgraded. “We need to develop our workforce to suit our local economy,” he said, adding that sewer and water systems, public buildings, and roadways need to be improved to accommodate growth and spur prosperity.
Longtime Stony Creek CEO takes reins of Warren Co. government By Thom Randall CORRESPONDENT
LAKE GEORGE | Minutes after he was elected chairman of the Warren County Board of Supervisors Jan. 3, Stony Creek Supervisor Frank Thomas called for investments in the county’s infrastructure and workforce development programs — as well as taking action to assure that high quality emergency medical services are available on a timely basis across the county. Thomas, a Republican, received the votes of 14 of the 19 supervisors attending the county’s annual organizational meeting, as the board has a wide G.O.P majority. Glens Falls Ward 5 Supervisor Ben Driscoll was supported by all but one of the board’s Democrats. Thomas replaces Ron Conover who served in the post for three years. Thomas said that to attract new businesses and jobs to the area, workforce development should be strengthened, and the county’s
The charred remains of the home of Doug and Gail Strodel have yielded no clues to the fire’s cause. The couple, in their mid-70s, perished in the fire which occurred before dawn Dec. 31. Photo by Thom Randall
Former Wbg. shop proprietor and wife die in house fire By Thom Randall CORRESPONDENT
WARRENSBURG | A well-known former Warrensburg business proprietor and his wife perished in a fire last week that consumed their Schroon River Road home,
according to county and local officials. The remains believed to be of Doug Strodel and his wife Gail were discovered in charred remnant of the home, hours after the firefighters quelled the blaze. As of Jan. 5, formal identification of the remains had not occurred. See FATAL FIRE » pg. 2
He called for working with SUNY Adirondack and BOCES to develop new workforce training programs and to boost career-oriented education — with a goal of creating better opportunities for county residents, particularly those with modest incomes. See THOMAS » pg. 2
Former Warren County Clerk Caryl Clark recalled as gracious, dedicated to helping others LAKE GEORGE | A local woman whose distinguished career of public service spanned four decades passed away last week, and her friends and associates reminisced about her impact on life in the region.
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