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Stefanik town hall beneficial
In local | pg. 4
North Warren Chamber awards Business, VIP feted
Stefanik defends health care vote at town hall
Lawmaker faces public following last week’s vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act By Pete DeMola
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PLATTSBURGH — Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) faced a tough crowd Monday as she was forced to defend her vote last week to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Constituents, many of whom shared intimate and personal stories, repeatedly asked how the lawmaker could justify $880 million cuts to Medicaid spending. “That translates to $8.6 billion for New York State, and that will cut services dramatically to your constituents,” said Henry Cook, of Peru, who has a developmentally disabled son. Stefanik said New York could continue to expand Medicaid until 2020, but would revert back to a 50-50 match (as opposed to the current 90-10 model). “I’ve advocated for a three-year process so New York can ensure they can still provide coverage,” Stefanik said. >> See STEFANIK | pg. 10
More than 200 people gathered in Plattsburgh on Monday, May 8 to protest ahead of Rep. Elise Stefanik’s town Photo by Pete DeMola hall forum at Mountain Lake PBS. See more on the protests on page 5.
County to weigh Frontier Town utility options
Grant allows engineering for possible water, sewer options; funds also go to Minerva Lake Dam engineering By Keith Lobdell
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BIG WINNERS: Nearly 40 groups from Clinton, Essex, Franklin and Hamilton counties received funding last week from the New York State Council on the Arts to support programming. The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts hosted the Adk. Quad-County Decentralization Grant Award Winners at Heaven Hill Farm in Lake Placid on May 7. Assemblyman Billy D. Jones (D-Chateaugay) and Franklin County Legislator Andrea Dumas were on hand to congratulate the awardees who were also invited to take part in a Paint N Sip project led by artist Amy Guglielmo. The grant cycle begins in August when grant workshops are offered throughout the quad-county area by Decentralization Grant Coordinator Kathleen Recchia. The deadline for 2018 grants is Oct. 23. Photo provided
NORTH HUDSON — A grant which will be split between Essex County and town of Minerva will allow the county to look at possible utility options for the former Frontier Town amusement park. The Economic Development, Planning and Publicity Committee voted to add $121,618.75 to the coffers of the Frontier Town Site Assessment line item in order to complete the surveys. “This money will go toward the assessment and appraisal of the property, but it will be also going toward looking at water and sewer components on the site,” said County Manager Dan Palmer about work being done at the proposed site for New >> See FUNDING | pg. 10