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Farmer seeks legal fees from APA Over $200,000 sought after agency admits first major defeat in court By Matt Bosley matt@denpubs.com
By Chris Morris denpubs@denpubs.com SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Village Board of Trustees gave its full support to an effort to acquire state funding for a new ski lift at Mt. Pisgah during this week's regular meeting. Friends of Mt. Pisgah have already undertaken serious fundraising efforts to raise money for a new lift. But Community Development Director Jeremy Evans says there is also money available through the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. “The grant is for $600,000 and has a 50 percent matching requirement,” he said. “However, because the village falls below certain economic requirements, we could receive up to 75 percent of the grant.” Evans noted that the remaining funds could be represented by in-kind services. “The resolution in front of you is to apply for the full $600,000 – which is obviously more than the lift is,” he said. “We’ve been working on putting together a budget, but we do know we want to apply for the maximum amount. We also request from the board that DPW offer up to $50,000 worth of in-kind services.” Those services could include digging, setting forms for concrete and electrical work. “Anything that’s not too onerous,” Evans said. Mt. Pisgah Manager Matt Cook recently traveled to Saratoga Springs to meet with Kathy Jetson, grant administrator for the Parks Office. Cook asked her what the village’s chances were for applying for a grant to purchase a surface lift. “She told me that if we want anything from the state, we must diversify our clientele,” Cook said. “So we went into the some of the things we could include at Mt. Pisgah.” “Specifically mountain biking, a running trail, a walking trail, snow shoeing, cross-country skiing, as well as – and she was really keen on this – a trail for the elderly and the disabled,” he said. “She said, if you want us to approve this grant, you need to go big and diversify for your clientele. And it’s really exciting for me, because when I took the job with the village, one of the first things I thought of was turning this facility into more than it is.” Cook noted that the infrastructure exists and that currently the village only uses about one-third of the land that it owns at the ski center. “And for most of the year, the entire facility is left unused,” he added. Trustees voted unanimously to allow Evans to proceed with the application, which would be submitted in the coming months. The village would find out if it’s been approved sometime next spring. Cook said that he spoke with Friends of Mt. Pisgah and has its support as well. Village Manager Marty Murphy noted that by simply opening up the grant to include a multi-use, year-round option, the village’s application immediately becomes more competitive. And for his part, Mayor Tom Michael says the proposal fits with the village’s goal of expanding facilities at the mountain. “It’s further continuing our efforts to expand the uses of Mt. Pisgah,” he said. “It’s a great asset to our community, but using it seasonally just to ski, we don’t use it to its fullest potential. This grant will also help us develop hiking trails and mountain bike trails which make the place a year-round facility.” Cook also noted that efforts to install a new control system for the lift that would function this winter are moving along.
LAKE PLACID — The state has declined any further appeals in its legal battle with Lewis Family Farm, but the case is not over. Until this At an Aug. 20 press conference in Lake case, the APA Placid, Salim B. “Sandy” had an aura of inLewis announced his decision to seek $208,000 vincibility. from the APA to pay for — Salim B. his legal fees in a dispute that twice rejected an “Sandy” Lewis agency claim to jurisdiction over three houses on his 1,200-acre organic farm in Essex. When asked why he chose to do so, Lewis simply replied, “It’s just.” John Privitera, counsel for Lewis Family Farm, Inc., said New York's Equal Access to Justice statute provides a remedy for parties subjected to unwarranted lawsuits from the state.
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Salim B. “Sandy” Lewis speaks to reporters about what he believes to be over-regulation and mismanagement at the Adirondack Park Agency. Lewis announced his intention to seek over $208,000 from the APA to defray legal fees he incurred from challenging and defeating the agency in court. Photo by Matt Bosley
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Ironman benefits local nonprofits By Matt Bosley matt@denpubs.com SARANAC LAKE — Thanks to the Lake Placid Ironman triathlon and the Adirondack Community Trust, a few lucky nonprofits are getting a helping hand. High Peaks Hospice & Palliative Care, Families First of Essex County, and the Town of Jay were all among the dozens of recipients of grants from the North America Sports Community Fund at Adirondack Community Trust. Also known as the Ironman Community Fund, the collection of donations goes to help the many nonprofit organizations who support Ironman events, with a heavy emphasis on providing sports opportunities for children. The fund has given away more than $1 million over the past seven years to nonprofit groups in the various communities throughout the U.S. and Canada that host Ironman events. In partnership with North America Sports, Inc., ACT manages the fund as it pertains to the Lake Placid region, which has hosted the Ironman event for the past nine years. Darsie Townsend of High Peaks Hospice & Palliative Care said High Peaks Hospice was pleased to be awarded a $750 grant from the fund, which she said will be used for direct patient care. “High Peaks Hospice & Palliative Care receives no regular funds from either the state or federal governments,” said Townsend. “Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance providers reimburse approximately 85% of actual costs and Medicare is threatening a 6.6% decrease in funding as of October 2009.” Townsend said the hospice turns no
JoAnne Caswell, executive director of Families First of Essex County is presented with a $750 check from Bob Janowski, who served as a dive team captain at the 2009 Lake Placid Ironman triathlon. Each captain was allowed to choose a charity that would receive a donation from the North America Sports Community Fund. Families First will use the money to help provide a week-long summer day camp for youth with emotional or behavioral challenges. one away, regardless of their ability to pay. As a result, they rely on generosity such as that displayed by the Ironman fund. In Elizabethtown, Families First of Essex County received a similar grant. Executive director JoAnne Caswell said the money will be used to fund a week-long day camp for children with emotional or behavioral challenges. The town of Jay received $5,000 from the North America Sports Community Fund, which will be used to offset the cost of new soccer fields in Au Sable Forks’ Grove Park, said town supervisor Randy Douglas. “Due to the growth of participants in
our youth soccer program, we currently do not have the facilities to accomodate their needs,” he said. “The grant from the Adirondack Community Trust will give us additional resources to offset the cost of obtaining items such as top soil, grass seed, bleachers, a scoreboard, and other necessities.” The North America Sports Community Fund is supplied by donations, which are tax deductible through the Adirondack Community Trust. For more information on how to contribute to the fund, contact Andrea Grout at the ACT office at Andrea@GenerousACT.org or 523-9904.
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Rustic Furniture Fair to benefit Adk Museum BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE — Be the first to discover unique rustic designs at the 22nd annual Rustic Furniture Fair at the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake Sept. 5 and 6. The museum will host the Rustic Furniture Fair Preview Party & Benefit on Friday, Sept. 4 from 2-5 p.m., offering an exclusive opportunity to meet the rustic artisans and shop for treasures for home or camp. Rustic furniture artist and renowned painter, Barney Bellinger of Sampson Bog Studio, Mayfield, N.Y., will work on an original piece during the preview event. Bellinger's unique work will be sold in a silent auction; the winner to be announced at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6. Food and beverages will be available at the event, as well as live entertainment. Minor Swing, a band out of Potsdam, blends American big-band swing with the exotic flare of European gypsy folk songs. Minor Swing includes musicians Christopher Brown, Lorie The 22nd annual Rustic Furniture Fair will be held at the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake Sept. 5 and 6. Proceeds from the sale benefit museum Gruneisen, Victor Caamaño, and David Katz. The Rustic Furniture Fair will be held on exibits and programs. Sept. 5, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sept. 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Adirondack Life and For tickets, please call 352-7311 ext. 119 or email info@adNorth Country Public Radio are media sponsors of the Ruskmuseum.org. Proceeds support the museum's many extic Furniture Fair. The UPS Store of Lake Placid, N.Y. will provide shipping hibits and programs. The museum will be closed to the public on Friday, September 4 for the Preview. service for items purchased at the Rustic Furniture Fair.
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SARANAC LAKE — Aaron Hobson was watching reruns of the popular Vietnam-era drama M.A.S.H. on Monday morning around 1:30 a.m. when he heard a familiar sound: his car ’s ignition. The ignition wasn’t the only noise he heard. Hobson, who lives in the Helen Hill area of Saranac Lake, said he was watching latenight television when he heard a boisterous group of individuals walking by his house. “They sounded like they’d been out partying,” Hobson said. “I didn’t real-
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ly think anything of it until I heard them start up a car.” By the time Hobson looked out to Helen Street where his car was parked, it was gone. “I always leave my keys in the car,” he said. “They just got in and took off.” Hobson immediately dialed the Saranac Lake Village Police Department, and moments later a pair of officers were at his door. After taking down his information, police launched a search for the stolen vehicle, canvassing the Helen Hill area and searching throughout the village. The search was barely 30 minutes old when Hobson – who was peering out his
porch window – saw his vehicle returned to its original parking space. The two teens who had stolen it jumped out of the vehicle and scattered on foot. Police continued searching for the suspects until approximately 3 a.m. when the search was called off. Hobson says the incident was startling. “They were just walking up the hill and then got in,” he said. “They saw me in the window when they returned and ran.” According to Hobson, officers told him that this wasn’t the first report of a car being stolen and returned. Police told Hobson that subjects may steal a vehicle to
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make a drug run or just for a joy ride. “Everyone leaves their keys in the car around here,” he said. “And people just take these cars I guess. If I had known kids were driving around in these cars, I wouldn’t have left my keys inside.” Village Police Chief Bruce Nason says officers are still investigating the incident and no arrests have been made. He says residents should take precautions to avoid similar situations. “People shouldn’t leave their keys in their vehicles,” Nason said. “And don’t leave your vehicles unlocked. With the rash of car thefts we’ve seen in recent months, it’s important to do that.” Nason did note that reports of items being stolen from vehicles have dropped off, presumably because of several arrests that were made earlier this summer. Residents with information pertaining to last night’s theft and subsequent return can call Village Police at 891-4422.
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Adirondack Jazz Orchestra brings together talent from across the North Country By Jeremiah S. Papineau jeremiah@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — The melodic sounds of the Adirondack Jazz Orchestra have been sporadic arrangements played only a few times a year and only heard by those fortunate enough to catch them on those rare occasions — until now. The big band music group — which consists of musicians from across Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties — has coordinated with the management of Olive Ridley’s, a restaurant and bar in the city of Plattsburgh, to begin performing regularly at the popular downtown establishment. Matthew Pray, musical director of the Adirondack Jazz Orchestra, said the partnership with Olive Ridley’s has been the kind of thing the group has been working toward since its inception in November 2003. “Basically, until now, we’d only play like once or twice a year,” explained Pray. The beginnings of the Adirondack Jazz Orchestra were very humble when the group formed nearly six years ago. Pray, who was then a trumpet player at the Crane School of Music at the State University of New York at Potsdam, was on the cusp of graduation and was wondering where he would take his talent from there. “I was going around asking everyone if there was a local, professional big band in the area and everybody would say there wasn’t but suggest I start one,” recalled the Keeseville native. Through the guidance of the school’s director of jazz studies, Bret Zvacek, Pray was able to reach out to music teachers across the North Country. “Within an hour, we had a band and have been going strong ever since then,” said Pray. The group has evolved during the past few years, but their ability to stay true to their roots — a mixture of original swing dance music and contemporary jazz — has remained the same. The band today consists of 19 members, with five on saxophones, five on trumpets, four on trombones, and musicians on tuba, bass, piano, guitar and drums. And, their membership is as wide range as their instruments, noted
Pray, with musicians traveling from as far as Tupper Lake, New Russia and Malone and as close as Plattsburgh, Beekmantown and Peru to play. “We’ve got a good mix of music teachers and other local music professionals,” said Pray. Among them is Matthew Barlow, a music teacher at Beekmantown Middle School, who has been playing with the Adirondack Jazz Orchestra since its inception. Barlow said he’s proud to Matthew Pray, musical director of the Adirondack Jazz Orchestra, be able to perform at left, stands with Matt Spiegel, owner of Olive Ridley’s in Plattswith highly-tal- burgh. The 19-member big band ensemble will begin performing ented musicians regularly at live Ridleys beginning Wednesday, Sept. 2. while “having a Photo by Jeremiah S. Papineauµ good time doing Spiegel said the Adirondack Jazz Orit.” “It really impresses me what excel- chestra is the kind of entertainment he had in mind when wanting to showlent musicians we have around us here,” said Barlow. “It’s always fun to case local talent at his establishment. “I have a true appreciation for music play with those folks and it brings a and culture in Plattsburgh and I just great deal of personal gratification to think we need more of it,” said Spiegel. be able to perform with them.” “When Matt [Pray] came to me, I was “I think that the North Country super impressed and thrilled that he could use as many cultural opportunities as we can muster,” he added. “If we wanted to come here and play. It’s can provide at least one of those, then great for the community.” “Whether people are familiar with we’re doing something positive.” Though Pray’s older brother, Keith, big band music or not, I think they’re began a similar-style group in Albany, going to find they’re going to have a it wasn’t until Pray took a trumpet les- good time,” said Barlow. “Hopefully, son from famous trumpet player Bob- if we can get enough people out there, by Shew that he seriously considered it’ll help raise the bar for cultural exthe group performing on a regular ba- periences in Plattsburgh.” The Adirondack Jazz Orchestra will sis. The setting had to be just right, he perform the first Wednesday of every explained, with a stage large enough to month, from 8-10 p.m., starting Sept. 2. hold the band and room large enough Performances are free and open to the public, and not exclusively to those to accommodate large crowds. “Olive Ridley’s was the first place I ages 21 and older, Pray noted. The band’s latest news may be folwent to,” said Pray. “They seemed to be on-line at the best place in the area to offer live lowed music. So, I contacted [owner] Matt www.myspace.com/adirondackjazzorchestra and on Facebook by searchSpiegel and he absolutely loved the ing for Adirondack Jazz Orchestra. idea. He’s been more than willing to help us out in any way he can.”
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recent report in the Journal of personality and Social Psychology revealed that, even before 9/11 and the War in Iraq, anxiety levels among American children had evidenced a marked increase. The first recorded anxiety measurements in the United States among children were taken in 1956. By 1980, children scored so high on anxiety scales that scores for American By Scot Hurlburt children that were considered “normal” were higher than scores for children who were psychiatric patients in the 1950’s. Some researchers found that disconnected relationships, looming environmental threats, changes in the divorce rate, the birth rate and the crime rate all had strong correlations with childhood anxiety. “Surprisingly, economic indices had little independent effect on anxiety. Apparently, children are less concerned with whether their family has enough money than when it is threatened by violence or family dissolution.” While there is no “definitive “cause and effect link regarding anxiety disorders, there does seem to be a set of factors that influence childhood anxiety. Having a parent that has struggled with an anxiety disorder may predispose a child to the same illness. Women and girls suffer anxiety at much higher levels than their male counterparts. Unlike men, women and girls are expected to look like the airbrushed models in magazines or the surgically sculptured actresses that appear to be flawless to the naked and naïve eye. The natural development of an ordinary woman is to develop hips and increased body fat, both biological conditions favorable to pregnancy. These undeniable biological factors go against the current more angular female archetype. As women and girls reach higher for even more unrealistic goals, is it any wonder that women are more anxious than men. Although men are more aware of their appearance than in previous generations, most men do not judge each other so harshly about their appearance. While, I have had more than a few comments regarding my burgeoning waistline, I have had as many comments about my graying but plentiful hair. For the most part, men just don’t comment at all in the manner that women do regarding appearance. Reminding ourselves that very few people are living a perfectly happy life with a taught waistline, a fat wallet and a job that they love, might be time well spent. Chronic anxiety takes a toll. Anxiety often predisposes the sufferer to concurrent episodes of depression. Anxiety is also linked to a higher incidence of physical problems such as heart disease, asthma and gastrointestinal upsets. Parents should pay attention to anxiety in their child. All children have fears and become anxious, it is when the depth of the fear and the duration of the anxiety become prolonged that anxiety may be a problem. The good news is that many children respond favorably once professional help is made available. A variety of medications are available that also help the sufferer to recover a balance in their lives. With concerns about the environment, terrorism, child abduction and the possibility of a job loss ever present, our world is more uncertain than ever. Parents can help by acknowledging anxiety in their child and if warranted, by getting help. Remember all kids count. The writer can be reached for comment at hurlburt@wildblue.net
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s summer slogs toward its sad demise, my thoughts return to spring, when the warm months still lay stretched before us like an endless blank canvas. Sure, that endless blank canvas might have scared us – because its endlessness and blankness reminded us a little too vividly of eternity – but we also found it invigorating. We could paint whatever kind of summer we wanted! Our only limits were our feeble imaginations! Unfortunately, our imaginations proved feebler than we’d imagined (which, in hindsight, we should’ve seen coming), and our summers turned out far less impressive than we’d hoped. Of course, by “our imaginations” and “our summers,” I mean “my imagination” and “my summer.” It’s not that I doubt other people’s summers fell short of their wild expectations, or that I want to avoid making those people feel bad about being failures – the problem is that I’m too self-absorbed to write about anyone besides myself for longer than a few sentences. But enough about my solipsism – I have a story to tell (which, incidentally, stars me). Back in March, I was still stupid enough to think that the summer of 2009 might be the Summer of the Shallow Observer. How so? I didn’t have a clue, but I looked forward to it the way a dog looks forward to a walk: I had a vague memory of past summers being magical and awesome, and this vague memory excited me so much that I ran around the house like a lunatic, sliding across linoleum floors, crashing into walls, and knocking over potted plants. At the time, I was attending graduate school in a sprawling Midwestern metropolis where March actually involves warm, spring-like weather, so it’s no surprise my thoughts turned to summer so early. But despite the fact that my sprawling Midwestern metropolis’s climate might strike Adirondackers as almost tropical – what with summers that last longer than two weeks and winters that only last four months – it still has its unseasonably chilly days. One such day will live on in my memory, if not for the rest of my life, then at least until I finish writing this column. Why? For one, the events of that day should’ve made me realize that my visions of a wondrous summer were, at best, the foolish delusions of an imbecile. Said events should also have taught me that whenever something looks great at first glance – the weather, for instance, or the upcoming summer – you’re probably in for a bitter disappointment.
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The day in question dawned bright and promising, and I decided to chance riding my bike to school without wearing a winter hat or gloves. Confident that the sunny view outside my window guaranteed warm By Dan Leonidas weather – because I refused to believe appearances would dare deceive me – I didn’t even bother to confirm the temperature online. I suppose I could’ve poked my head out the front door, but, because we no longer live in medieval times, such an idea never occurred to me. And to be honest, the air actually felt warm when I first stepped outside. Then, halfway through my bike ride, a blast of icy wind gusted out of nowhere, numbing my exposed fingers and ears. I survived the rest of the trip, but the experience was so traumatizing, I almost wished I hadn’t. Needless to say, I learned my lesson. When I went for a run that afternoon, I wore my hat and gloves – but nature wasted no time in betraying me again. The wind, which had lashed me so cruelly that morning, vanished; in its absence, the air felt absolutely balmy. And because the idea of carrying my hat and gloves as I ran struck me as unspeakably gauche, I had no choice but to keep them on and sweat like the mortified (not to mention foolishly deluded) imbecile I was. The low point of the whole fiasco came when I ran by a carload of wiseacre undergraduates stopped at a traffic light. As I passed, one of them posed an inquiry regarding my attire through his open window. “Why the [expletive deleted] are you wearing a hat?” he shouted, his cronies cackling madly at his wit. Normally, I’d ignore such a cretinous comment, but I’d been asking myself the same question for the past half hour, so, on a whim, I ventured an answer. Stopping and turning to the car, I shrugged. “I made a horrible mistake,” I said. And I had made a horrible mistake, though it had nothing to do with being overdressed: I’d believed, however briefly, that I had even a modicum of control over my life.
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hile it’s exciting to cut your grocery bill significantly with coupons, there are great ways to save on non-food items, too, especially personal care and cleaning products. Many national drugstore chains offer what the retail industry refers to as “loyalty programs” that often feature special deals on items in these categories. These store loyalty programs include coupons for store credit that shoppers receive when they purchase one or more of the promoted products. So how do these promotions work? Here’s an example. In my drugstore’s weekly flier, the store advertises that if I buy a certain brand of shampoo for $3.99, I will get a $3 coupon at checkout. This coupon is good for a $3 reduction on any product sold in the store. It’s almost like a gift card. I can use the $3 credit to buy anything I want, it’s not tied to any specific item. These coupons typically bear a statement such as, “Good for $3 off your next purchase.” However, unlike a gift card, these coupons carry an expiration date, just as a traditional coupon does. This is the “loyalty” part of the program. The drugstore wants you to come back in over the next few weeks and shop again. Since I will pay $3.99 for the shampoo but will immediately receive $3 back at checkout for use on a future trip, the actual cost of the shampoo to me is just 99 cents. The $3 I spent on the shampoo comes right back to me in the form of store credit – the checkout coupon. Now, it’s always fun to get money back when you shop. But the wonderful think about loyalty programs is that you can use coupons on the items involved in these promotions. And, using coupons in conjunction with the loyalty savings often results in
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big savings to you, the shopper. With the shampoo example above, let’s add a coupon into the mix. For this brand of shampoo, I had a $2 manufacturer coupon. So, with the coupon my $3.99 bottle of shampoo cost just $1.99. I paid $1.99… and I also received that $3 coupon for my next shopping trip. This deal just became what I like to call a “moneymaker!” When we figure that By Jill Cataldo $3 coupon into the equation, I paid less than $2 for the shampoo and got $3 back. The store paid me $1.01 to take that shampoo home. You may wonder how often drugstores feature loyalty sales such as this. The answer? Almost every week! Check the fliers of the large drugstore chains in your area and look for items with text near them indicating that they will “pay you back” a certain dollar amount in coupons for purchasing the item. These kinds of payback deals are frequent and plentiful. So what kinds of items are included in these sales? Almost every kind of personal care item you can imagine: toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioner, razors, shaving products, makeup, even over-the-counter medicines are featured regularly. Household cleaners, air fresheners, laundry and dish detergent are often included in these sales, too. If you use coupons in conjunction with the items involved, you can often get the items in question for less than a dollar, and many times, completely free. Better yet, there are times when the store will be “paying” you to take things home too. And any time the store is paying me to shop, I’m smiling all the way to the checkout lane! © CTW Features
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Donna Foley exhibit at Artists Guild SARANAC LAKE — Artifacts From The Journey, an exhibit of new weaving by fiber artist Donna Foley, will be on display at the Adirondack Artists Guild from September 4 through September 29. An opening reception will be held on Friday, September 4 from 5-7 PM at the Adirondack Artists Guild, 52 Main St., Saranac Lake. Everyone is welcome.
Dog training club begins classes Sept. 14 SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack High Peaks Dog Training Club located will be offering their fall classes beginning the week of Sept. 14. Classes will be offered in puppy, beginner and advanced beginner. For more information, call 891-6685 or 891-2939.
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Officials: broadband access crucial to survival of Adirondack communities lack of broadband infrastructure and connectivity, he said. “This buildout must occur soon if our communities are to remain viable,” he said. Sharon Cates-Williams state Deputy Chief Information Officer, said that lack of broadband in a community would threaten their tourism activity. “The widespread desire for broadband has now changed the definition of vacation planning,” she said. “It’s not just about finding sunny beaches, people demand broadband access where they stay.” Wednesday’s conference included both positive and negative news about the prospects of the CBN Connect grant application being funded. The good news, local officials said, was that several of the people who will be reviewing the application for broadband grants — including Cates-Williams and Thomas Jenson of the US Dept. of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service — were in the room, hearing first-hand about the critical North Country con- A broadband conference Aug. 19 brought together a panel of government technology officials, politicians and communications technology developnectivity needs. The bad news, according to Murphy, was that ers. The group agreed that broadband access is critical to the economic visome of the criteria for evaluating the broadband tality of the Adirondacks. applications were skewed against rural communities. Murphy and 42 other representatives of rural perform essentially the same services they provided for Esregions have been lobbying to get those rules changed, he sex, Franklin and Clinton counties. These tasks include consaid. ducting a broadband needs analysis, developing a concepThe Obama Administration has earmarked a total of $7.5 tual network design, drafting detailed engineering plans billion in stimulus funding for broadband development naand authoring a stimulus grant application for a broadband tionwide. This money would be awarded in tandem grants buildout that would serve dozens of communities. The inand loans through the federal Commerce and Agriculture terviews and research in the needs analysis phase will be departments. starting next week, Monroe said. The application deadline for the first round of federal Murphy said it was none too soon. stimulus funding to boost transmission of digital informa“Broadband access is critical to 21st Century jobs and to tion across the nation was Aug. 19. The next round has a our communities all across upstate New York,” he said. “We deadline in December, and the final round, in March. really need that infrastructure if we’re going to see our small Warren and Hamilton counties signed a contract with businesses thrive and keep our 20-somethings and young CBN Connect just two weeks ago, and Washington county people from moving away — so I’m very excited about the may be joining the two. The pact calls for CBN Connect to work today and the prospects.”
Application now submitted for $22 million stimulus broadband grant By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com QUEENSBURY — Local citizens, business owners and local officials in remote upstate regions should join together in lobbying the state and federal legislators to bankroll rural broadband infrastructure, government officials said this week. At a broadband conference convened Aug. 19 by U.S. Rep. Scott Murphy (D-Glens Falls), a panel of government technology officials, politicians and communications technology developers agreed that broadband access is critical to not only the economic vitality of the Adirondacks, but for the very survival of rural communities across upstate New York. Howard Lowe, president of not-for-profit broadband developer CBN Connect, told the audience that his company had submitted an application Aug. 19 for $22 million of federal stimulus money to fund their project providing core broadband infrastructure in a 425-mile loop through Essex, Franklin and Clinton counties, serving 22 communities. This optic-cable circuit would stretch in an arch across northern New York from the St. Regis Mohawk reservation eastward through Malone and Routes Point, then south to Plattsburgh and Ticonderoga. This circuit is expected to be extended through rural Warren and Hamilton counties in a forthcoming second phase of the proposed buildout, according to a contract the counties signed just weeks ago with CBN Connect. This initial circuit includes a spur serving Lake Placid, Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake. Lowe estimated that if the $22 million stimulus grant is approved, this initial broadband circuit could be operating as soon as spring 2011, and the Warren County extension six months or more later. Served first would be the public entities, including libraries educational institutions, hospitals and clinics, and public safety authorities. Various broadband carriers, Lowe said, would use this infrastructure — most all of it high-capacity 144-strand fiberoptic cable strung along utility poles — to carry their customers, both commercial and residential. The participating commercial carriers — cable companies and telecoms — would build out the “last mile” to the homes and businesses they’d service, he said.
APA official vows cooperation Although many view the Adirondack Park Agency as a major obstacle of this buildout — as they’ve vetoed or delayed the construction of many wireless telecom towers — an APA official said Wednesday they’d be fully cooperating with the broadband initiative. In fact, the agency has already written a letter — submitted with the grant application — expressing strong support for the buildout, APA Special Assistant for Economic Affairs Stephen Erman said. “The Park Agency is solidly behind this effort to get broadband throughout the Park,” he said. “The extension of broadband is critical to the future of the Park’s economy.”
County chief: broadband is critical to survival Warren County Board of Supervisors Chairman Fred Monroe described the situation in more dire terms. “Our economy is in the worst shape I’ve seen it in more than 18 years, and our children are being left behind due to
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SATURDAY August 29, 2009 trickle down affect has also helped some of the peripheral towns, such as Wilmington, Chestertown and I’m a composite Saranac Lake. of the typical However, there is a palpable resentment Adirondack resident from some of the today. park’s other communities over this — Bill Osborn arrangement, while many downstate residents view the situation as living on the state’s dole. “Lake Placid wouldn’t exist if the state didn’t subsidize it. Neither would Tupper Lake, if Sunmount closed,” argued June P. from Paul Smiths. “Our region needs a new industry. Sure, we will always have the service industry, but who wants to be servants in there own land?” “The state has taken away the ability for many Adirondack residents to earn a living, they’ve locked up the land in regulations,” explained Bill Osborn. “They must invest as much money in the preservation of the park’s communities as they have in the preservation of the park’s land.” “We need to find an environmentally friendly, low impact industry to bring their business to the park. We need to have economic development incentives and they have to be significant. We need software designers, production services, film or other employers,” Osborn continued, “and with the proper infrastructure, local communities can promote telecommuting so that their employees can take advantage of the quality of life options the region offers and still maintain a career.” In essence, the Adirondacks can no longer be viewed as a giant amusement park for tourists and second home owners. If communities are going to thrive rather than simply survive, there is a desperate need for well paying jobs that rely on intellect rather than extraction. The same quality of life issues, which many consider so important in attracting new business and new homeowners to the region, are rapidly deteriorating as school districts condense, communities contract and bright flight draws youth from their home towns If visitors begin to perceive the region as consisting of small, dying towns separated by long stretches of desolate roadways, the future of the park will be sealed. The Adirondack region must offer more than a few, seasonally prosperous communities like Lake Placid, Lake George and Old Forge. The effort will require imaginative minds, creative opportunities and a major investment in infrastructure. If preservation of the land is the ultimate goal for the park, there must also be a corresponding effort initiated to insure the preservation of the park’s small towns. These communities are central to the ‘quality of life’ that makes the region so unique. The endeavor will require a major investment in our youth, for they will determine the future of both land and community. We must provide them with an inheritance that offers more than busing tables or turning down beds.
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ast week’s column, which focused on the “state of the park” and the dearth of opportunities for area youth, generated a great deal of interest and concern. Several readers remarked on the ‘Catch 22’ aspect of life in the Adirondacks. Sue H. from Schroon Lake remarked, “It’s (the park) a beautiful place to live, but no one can afford to live here! There’s nothing but low paying jobs, with few benefits or just seasonal employment, which requires long hours during a short timeframe. What kind of future is that?” From Upper Jay, John L. asked, “If the state’s really worried about the future (of Adirondack youth) they should offer incentives to bring them home after they finish college. The federal government offers loans for medical school students, which requires doctors to work in a rural area for several years to pay off their debt. But, what could local students do around here after they finished college, work for ORDA or the highway department?” Many changes have occurred over the years to bring about present situation, where an aging population is amplified by an exodus of youth. The last major boost to the region’s population occurred when the Northway was completed in 1967. After the interstate was completed, many Adirondack communities experienced an influx of newcomers. Prior to the completion of the interstate, most employment opportunities were limited to just the local communities. The Northway allowed workers to commute many miles to work in the cities of Plattsburgh, Glens Falls or Saratoga. Before the interstate, road trips were limited to traveling on the winding, old Route 9. In Elizabethtown alone, over a half dozen families relocated to town on the coattails of the new highway. Many of the newcomers were young professionals and most arrived with families in tow. Across the region, local school systems experienced a significant boost in class sizes. Today, the trend has been reversed. Young people are leaving the park, while those that are returning are often
retired. Bill Osborn, director of Tourism and Economic Development for Hamilton County, is a prime example. “I’m a composite of the typical Adirondack resident today,” Osborn revealed. “I was born here and left for business opportunities elsewhere. I made my money and decided to retire here. Others have done the same, but they settled for second homes and usually leave during the cold months.” It’s a fact that children grow up faster today, with less innocence and greater pressures than ever before. They are exposed to more due to the proliferation of the new media. Cable and satellite TV provide over a hundred channels, and the Internet offers even greater exposure. With the click of a mouse, today’s youth have the world at their fingertips. And often, what they see is much more interesting and exciting than what is available locally. They watch their parents working at two or three jobs while struggling to get by and they don't want to do the same. Young people need excitement, they want to have fun. They need opportunity and many don’t believe it can be found here. Unfortunately, many local communities can no longer support or offer recreational options like a bowling alley, a movie theatre or a gymnasium. There are a number of communities that don’t even have a local diner or similar social center, where kids can gather. Although local communities continually strive to provide options for visitors, they have often neglected to provide similar opportunities for their youth. Is it any wonder that when the day comes for a local kid to get out of town, they jump at the option? Despite a plethora of outdoor recreational pursuits, there is very little else left to offer them. Across the park, options for viable, lifelong employment opportunities have largely diminished over the past 20 to 30 years. The days of extraction industries are gone. The mines of Tahawus, Witherbee and Lyon Mountain have all closed. The forest products industry is similarly withering. Today, the Ticonderoga pencils used by the children in Ticonderoga are no longer manufactured with wood from our local forests. Globalization has allowed cheaper wood from Malaysia to be more cost effective in the manufacture of pencils than the trees in our own backyard. Small towns are atrophying from the lack of opportunity. We must begin to offer employment options beyond tourism. Communities need business, but businesses require consumers. If if weren’t for the friendly Stewart’s Shops, many North Country communities wouldn’t even have a local grocery store or gas station. The Olympic Regional Development Authority has provided a beneficial investment in Lake Placid, and it has in North Creek. A
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Saturday, Aug. 29 CHAZY — Friends of the Chazy Library end-of-the-summer book sale, Chazy Town Hall, 9631 State Route 9, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Event to include book signing by author Thomas Middleton.846-7585, 846-7839 or 846-7676. PLATTSBURGH — Plattsburgh Farmers and Crafters Market, Durkee Street Pavilion, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Music by Speedy Arnold. SARANAC LAKE — Saranac Lake Village Farmers Market, Saranac Lake Riverside Park, 23 River St., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. SARANAC — Saranac Farmers Market, Saranac Town Hall, 3662 State Route 3, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. CHAMPLAIN — Benefit for Josh Lafountain, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1418, 600 St. John Road, 12-8 p.m. Benefit to help with medical expenses for boy with Wegener’s disease. 493-3120. PLATTSBURGH — Wedding & Event Expo 2009, Pod Studio, 65 Court St., 12-3 p.m. PERU — Run for Jon 2009, Forrence Orchards, Mannix Road, 5 p.m. www.runforjon.org. CHAZY — Children’s movie double-feature, Chazy Presbyterian Church, 620 Miner Farm Road, 6 p.m. 846-7349 or 572-4305.
Sunday, Aug. 30 KEENE — Keene Farmers’ Market, Marcy Airfield, Route 73, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. PLATTSBURGH — Benefit for Gordon Hazel, Naked Turtle, 1 Dock St., 11:30 a.m. Benefit to help with payment for cancer treatments. Bands performing include Crow Party, Full Circle, Goodfellas, Ross Mafia, Neil Gillespie and Zip City. LEWIS — Annual Ox Roast, Lewis Fire Department, takeouts 12-1 p.m., serving 1 p.m. WESTPORT — Author James L. Nelson lecture on new book: “Benedict Arnold’s
Navy,” Camp Dudley’s Witherbee Auditorium, 126 Dudley Road, 1 p.m. 546-3008.
Monday, Aug. 31 SARANAC LAKE — Eithne McGuinnes: One-woman performance of Typhoid Mary, BluSeed Studio, 24 Cedar St., 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 1 Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library Bookmobile stops: Saranac Town Hall, 3662 Route 3, Saranac, 1-1:45 p.m.; Cadyville Fire House, 2122 Route 3, Cadyville, 2-2:30 p.m.; Roderick Rock Senior Housing, 2025 Route 22B, Morrisonville, 3-3:30 p.m.; Morrisonville Post Office, 1934 Route 22B, Morrisonville, 3:404:15 p.m. ROUSES POINT — Rouses Point Playgroup, Champlain Children’s Learning Center, 10 Clinton St., 10 a.m.-12 p.m. 314-1191. For children ages 0-6. PLATTSBURGH — Plattsburgh Green Committee meeting, City Hall Community Room, 41 City Hall Place, 6:30 p.m. Agenda to be discussed at meeting. ROUSES POINT — Friends of the Library meeting, Dodge Memorial Library, 144 Lake St., 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 2 ROUSES POINT — Story time for ages 35, Dodge Memorial Library, 144 Lake St., 10 a.m. WILMINGTON — Wilmington Historical Society monthly meeting, Wilmington Community Center, 7 Community Center Circle, 7 p.m. Open discussion “The History of Agriculture in Wilmington.”
Thursday, Sept. 3 Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library Bookmobile stops: Port Kent Post Office, 31 First St., 1:30-2 p.m.; Keeseville Country Gardens, Hill Street, 2:15-2:45 p.m.; Curtains, Curtains, Curtains parking lot, 24 Rectory St., Clintonville, 3-3:30 p.m.; Ada Court, Cliff Haven,
4:15-4:45 p.m. ROUSES POINT — Whimsical World story hour, Dodge Memorial Library, 144 Lake St., 10 a.m. Ages 6 and older and adults. LAKE PLACID — Children’s story hour, Lake Placid Library, 2471 Main St., 10:15 a.m. SARANAC LAKE — Children's story hour, Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main St., 10:30 a.m. 891-4190. ELIZABETHTOWN — Thrift shop, Deer’s Head Inn, 7552 Court St., 11 a.m.- 7 p.m. PLATTSBURGH — Meet and Greet, Senior Citizens Council, 5139 N. Catherine St., 11 a.m. 563-7393 for lunch reservations. ROUSES POINT — Rouses Point Farmers and Crafters Market, Rouse Park, Lake Street, 2-6 p.m. 297-2064. PLATTSBURGH — Journey Into Reading, Champlain Centre Mall, 60 Smithfield Blvd., 4:30-6:30 p.m. Visit www.journeyintoreading.org. UPPER JAY — Board of Trustees meeting, Wells Memorial Library, 12230 State Route 9N, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 4 ELIZABETHTOWN — Elizabethtown Farmers’ Market, behind Adirondack Center Museum, 7590 Court St., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. WESTPORT — Line Dancing, Westport Heritage House, 9-10 a.m. Free. AUSABLE FORKS — Library book sale, AuSable Forks Free Library, 9 Church Lane, 3-6 p.m. ESSEX — Organist Carol Williams performance, Essex Community Church, 2036 Main St., 7:30 p.m. General admission $10, children free, HS students $5. LAKE PLACID — “Encounters at the End of the World,” LPCA, 17 Algonquin Dr., 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 5
PLATTSBURGH — Plattsburgh Farmers and Crafters Market, Durkee Street Pavilion, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Music by Speedy Arnold. SARANAC LAKE — Saranac Lake Village Farmers Market, Saranac Lake Riverside Park, 23 River St., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. AUSABLE FORKS — Library book sale, AuSable Forks Free Library, 9 Church Lane, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. SARANAC — Saranac Farmers Market, Saranac Town Hall, 3662 State Route 3, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. ELIZABETHTOWN — Thrift shop, Deer’s Head Inn, 7552 Court St., 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 6 ELLENBURG CENTER — Order of the Eastern Star brunch, OES Hall, Brandy Brook Road, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. KEENE — Keene Farmers’ Market, Marcy Airfield, Route 73, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. WESTPORT — Shakespeare-in-the-Park performance of Henry V, Ballard Park, 3 p.m. ESSEX — “Raising Arizona,” Beggs Park, 8 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 7 (Labor Day) MOOERS — 51st annual Labor Day Celebration, Mooers Volunteer Fire Department, 2508 U.S. Route 11, 11 a.m. Event starts with parade and includes ATV and garden tractor pulls, games of chance, kids games, and chicken barbecue.
Tuesday, Sept. 8 ROUSES POINT — Rouses Point Playgroup, Champlain Children’s Learning Center, 10 Clinton St., 10 a.m.-12 p.m. 314-1191. For children ages 0-6.
Wednesday, Sept. 9 SARANAC LAKE — Chess club, Lake Flour Bakery, 14 River St., 7 p.m. Open to all, experienced players preferred.
Thursday, Sept. 10 Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library Bookmo-
bile stops: Senior Citizens Council of Clinton County, 5139 N. Catherine St., Plattsburgh, 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.; Vilas Home, 61 Beekman St., Plattsburgh, 1-1:45 p.m.; Flynn Ave., Plattsburgh, between senior apartments, 2-2:30 p.m.; Pine Rest Trailer court, Treadwells Mills, 3:15-3:45. SARANAC LAKE — Children's story hour, Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main St., 10:30 a.m. 891-4190. LAKE PLACID — Children’s story hour, Lake Placid Library, 2471 Main St., 10:15 a.m. ELIZABETHTOWN — Thrift shop, Deer’s Head Inn, 7552 Court St., 11 a.m.- 7 p.m. PLATTSBURGH — Journey Into Reading, Champlain Centre Mall, 60 Smithfield Blvd., 4:30-6:30 p.m. www.journeyintoreading.org.
Friday, Sept. 11 WESTPORT — Line Dancing, Westport Heritage House, 9-10 a.m. Free. ELIZABETHTOWN — Elizabethtown Farmers’ Market, behind Adirondack Center Museum, 7590 Court St., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. WESTPORT — Hoedown for Hospice, Essex County Fairgrounds, 3 Sisco St., 7 p.m. LAKE PLACID — “Billy the Kid,” LPCA, 17 Algonquin Dr., 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 12 PLATTSBURGH — Plattsburgh Farmers and Crafters Market, Durkee Street Pavilion, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. BOPA weekend. SARANAC LAKE — Saranac Lake Village Farmers Market, Saranac Lake Riverside Park, 23 River St., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. SARANAC — Saranac Farmers Market, Saranac Town Hall, 3662 State Route 3, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. ELIZABETHTOWN — Thrift shop, Deer’s Head Inn, 7552 Court St., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. WEST CHAZY — Group bike rides,
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ORDA names new Trudeau Institute to receive stimulus funding Whiteface manager By Jonathan Alexander denpubs@denpubs.com
By Jonathan Alexander denpubs@denpubs.com WILMINGTON — The state Olympic Regional Development Authority has selected a successor to longtime Whiteface Mountain Manager Jay Rand, who is moving his office across the parking lot and taking the position of Executive Director of the New York Ski Educational Foundation as of September 3. According to ORDA officials, Bruce McCulley will now direct the day-to-day operations of the mountain. ORDA President Ted Blazer said that McCulley, who has served as the Assistant GM since 1996, was the clear choice. “Bruce has shown dedication and leadership at Whiteface earning the respect of his peers and from our patrons using the facilities,” Blazer said. “He is the perfect person to follow in the shoes of Jay and I have complete faith in his abilities to keep Whiteface in the forefront of skiing and riding.” McCulley has been a Whiteface employee since 1981, working his way up the ranks from ski-lift operator to Assistant GM. “I am honored to be chosen for this position. I see Whiteface as the centerpiece of this region,” McCulley said. “The beauty and stature of Whiteface certainly stand out as our greatest assets, and this combined with the excellent staff is a winning combination,” he added. “I look forward to the opportunities that lie ahead.”
SARANAC LAKE — The Trudeau Institute will receive a $16 million influx of federal money over the next two years. Officials at the institute announced last week that they have been notified that $8.3 million in stimulus funding has been awarded to the health research facility. Trudeau will receive an additional $7.7 million in grant funding from the National Institute of Health. For his part, Trudeau Institute Director David Woodland is elated. “The ability to attract this amount of funding from the NIH, in such a competitive climate, points to the high caliber of our scientists,” Woodland said. “These grants are earned on the basis of a rigorous peer-review system that only awards funds to the most promising research projects.” Woodland added that the institute has been highly successful in securing federal grants in a competitive environment over the last several years. The money is not only a boost to the research abilities of the institute, but for the local economy as well, he added. “The level of competition involved in obtaining research scientists of this caliber is incredible, so I am delighted they have selected the Trudeau Institute over other institutions,” Woodland said. “Our ability to attract them to Saranac Lake points to the importance and relevance of our scientific contributions.” Woodland said the institute is still waiting for word on several state grants. The institute is nearing the completion of a 10,000 square-foot laboratory where experimental research meant to curb the threat of pandemic threats will take place. Woodland said the $16 million will allow the institute to retool and re-staff. “The money will fill openings created by recent retirements and will expand our scientific capacity,” he said. “These are all highly-regarded scientists, who will complement our current
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Zalenski graduates basic training Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher L. Zalenski graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Zalenski is the grandson of Donald Duso of Saranac Lake and a 2005 graduate of Saranac Lake High School and 2007 graduate of the State University of New York at Canton.
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August declared Plein Air Month in Saranac Lake SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack Artists Guild has declared August to be Plein Air Month in Saranac Lake. Plein Air painting, popular among the Impressionists of the nineteenth century, has found favor with many contemporary artists who like the challenge of painting outdoors in any weather conditions, with changing light and the distraction of bugs. A variety of outdoor painting opportunities will be available for art lovers and artists of all kinds during the month of August. In 2007, the Adirondack Artists Guild initiated a Saturday painting group, which meets at a designated outdoor location every other Saturday morning during the summer. There is no instruction, and painters may keep their work as private as they wish, but the participants find inspiration in being outdoors together working. Anyone who has painted on Saturdays with the group may show their work during the Third Thursday Art Walk in Saranac Lake on September 17 at the Artists Guild gallery. For further information about the Saturday painters, call the Guild at 891-2615.
Diane Leifheit’s garden in Gabriels hosted Plein Air artists as part of the Artist in the Garden program sponsored by the Malone-based Foothills Art Society Aug. 9. An exhibit of the work produced in the garden will be held at ForArtSake, 393 West Main St., Malone, from Sept. 18-Oct. 17, with receipt of entries on Sept. 10 and 11 from 10-5, and Sept. 12 from 10-4. For more information call ForArtSake at 483-9411. Most recently, on Aug. 22 and 23, a Plein Air Festival was held in Saranac Lake by the Adirondack Artists Guild. The festival attracted dozens of artists, all of whom displayed their work publicly. The Adirondack Artists Guild is a cooperative retail art gallery representing a diverse group of regional artists residing and working in the Tri-Lakes region of the Adirondack Park. The gallery is located at 52 Main St, Saranac Lake, 891-2615. Gallery hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday from 10-5, Thursday and Friday from 10-7, and 12-3 on Sundays. The Guild is on the web at www.adirondackartistsguild.com
Lewis From page 1 “It's part of the risk the agency assumed when they decided to test... their sadly mistaken view of the law by pursing an expensive and debilitating enforcement action against a small business,” he said. The case arose out of an APA determination to assess a $50,000 fine on the farm for building three twostory modular homes on resource management land without an APA permit. A cease-and-desist order prevented further construction on the unfinished homes during litigation. In November 2008, however, Acting Essex County Supreme Court Justice Richard B. Meyer ruled in favor of Lewis Family Farm, finding that the houses were for agricultural use
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and therefore exempt from APA permit requirements. Represented by State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s office, the APA appealed the decision, but a five-member mid-level appeals court unanimously affirmed Meyer ’s ruling in their July 16 decision. The loss represented the first major one for the APA in an Article 78 proceeding. “Until this case, the APA had an aura of invincibility,” said Lewis, who claimed previous attempts to challenge the agency have failed because too many area attorneys seek advice from the APA on how to handle cases against them.
No further appeal The Attorney General’s office had until 5 p.m. on Aug. 17 to request another appeal, but declined to do so. The motion for legal fees had the same deadline, but was filed Aug. 13.
“The state will not appeal the Appellate Division ruling regarding the Lewis Family Farm,” stated APA spokesman Keith McKeever. “The Adirondack Park Agency believes the impact of the court's decision is limited because of the nature of the case.” But advocates of Lewis Family Farm disagree, including the New York Farm Bureau, which submitted a brief supporting the farm. The organization had urged the state not to pursue an appeal following Meyer ’s decision. “We are grateful to Governor Paterson for recognizing that pursuit of this case was not in the continued public interest,” said Dean Norton, president of New York Farm Bureau. “This case was an important precedent for the rights of our farmers to conduct basic agricultural practices within the Adirondack
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‘A rogue agency’ “We fought this case because somewhere along the line, somebody’s got to draw a line in the sand and tell the APA, ‘You’re off the reservation, you’re a rogue agency and you need new management,’” said Lewis, who has long blamed APA administration for stifling the viability of Adirondack communities. “We need the APA, but not this APA.” Lewis called for the resignation of top APA officials, including APA chairman Curt Stiles, legal counsel John Banta, and enforcement program supervisor Paul Van Cott. Privitera said the APA was motivated by personal animus in its suit against the farm and misguided in its attempt to hinder farm development, arguing viable farms protect open space. “This was not just a legal mistake; this was a major policy blunder to disregard the beauty and art of the APA Act as a protection for farms,” he stated. “It was
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‘An increment of justice’ In addition to the $208,000, the farm has also suffered other setbacks as a result of the lawsuit, said Privitera, who called the recovery of attorney’s fees “an increment of justice.” “We have been unable to use these unfinished farmhouses for two years because of this suit,” he said. Also, the farm spent another $78,000 in legal fees that are not recoverable because they were incurred before the suit formally began. “The Lewis Family Farm’s business plans have been devastated by the agency,” wrote Lewis in his
motion affidavit. While Privitera said suing for damages would be an option, neither he nor Lewis would comment on whether they would consider doing so. If history is an indicator, the motion for legal fees is likely to be granted in court. Privitera said the government is almost always ordered to pay when such a motion is brought forth, and many such claims are not even challenged. “Very rarely does the federal or state government ever assume the very heavy burden to show their position was substantially justified,” he said. Meyer is charged with issuing a decision on the motion, and a Sept. 4 hearing has been scheduled, but will only be held if the judge deems it necessary.
Local residents elected to AARCH board KEESEVILLE — Adirondack Architectural Heritage held its annual meeting at the Boathouse Theater in Schroon Lake June 13, during which time the following individuals were elected to serve their first three-year term on AARCH’s board of directors. Elected to serve three-year terms were Willem Monster, Northampton; Albert Price, Piseco Lake; Jane Mackintosh, Queensbury; and Howard Lowe, Plattsburgh. William Johnston, Westport; Jay Higgins, Lake Placid; and Phebe Thorne, Keene Valley, were elected to the AARCH Advisory Council.During the board's July meeting, Stewart de Camp, Thendara, was elected to serve on the board for his first three-year term. For more information on membership and a complete program schedule, contact AARCH at 834-9328 or visit www.aarch.org.
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SATURDAY August 29, 2009
Candidates declare in race Benefit this Sunday to help Gordon Hazel with medical expenses for Supreme Court post By Jeremiah S. Papineau jeremiah@denpubs.com
By Jonathan Alexander denpubs@denpubs.com WARRENSBURG — Candidates for the vacant state Fourth Judicial District Supreme Court judgeship are lining up — and they range from an attorney from Malone to a county Surrogate Court Judge from Schenectady. The vacant Supreme Court seat is a result of the retirement of Justice Jan Plumadore. Essex County Family and Surrogate Court Justice Richard Meyer, Malone attorney and former Franklin County Attorney Brian Stewart and Schenectady County Surrogate Court Justice Barry Kramer are all seeking party nominations. The party nominations are required to take place between Sept. 26 and 28, but a time and place has yet to be named for any of the parties. Meyer will be seeking the Republican and Conservative nomination. Stewart is seeking the Democratic nod and Kramer is seeking Democratic and Conservative backing. According to Stewart, his blend of public and private sector experience in business distances him from the pack in this election. Stewart noted that it seems appropriate for a seat held by a Franklin County resident to stay within the county. Plumadore resides in Franklin County. Meyer and Kramer have both handled Supreme Court cases, as Meyer has been sitting in since Plumadore’s retirement and Kramer has been handling a 40-percent Supreme Court caseload for the last 14 years. Kramer, a former college basketball All American at NYU and first-round NBA draft pick in 1967, graduated Suma Cum Laude from SUNY Albany’s School of Law. Kramer that as a lawyer, he quickly ascended through the ranks, eventually sitting on the board of directors of the largest law firm in Albany. He practiced law for 25 years before taking the seat of Schenectady County Surrogate Court Judge in 1993. Kramer said has the temperament and the desire to do the job well. ”I’m a very easygoing fellow, I love the lawyers — I practiced for 25 years and I understand what it’s like on the other side of the bench,” Kramer said. Prior to his 2005 election to the Essex County Surrogate Court, Meyer practiced privately for 23 years and was also Essex County Attorney for 18 years. His recent decision affirming a Lewis farmer ’s right to construct housing for his labor force after the Adirondack Park Agency said the construction was illegal, is considered by many to be a landmark decision reinforcing federal agricultural law. The massive fourth judicial district encompasses a region stretching from Schenectady to St. Lawrence counties. State Third Department Independent Judicial Election Qualification Committee Director Tim O’Keefe said Friday that the department is still receiving applications for the seat and that no qualification rating have yet been issues. O’Keefe said he expects the qualification ratings of the candidates for the seat to be complete by mid-September.
PLATTSBURGH — When Gordon J. Hazel was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer two years ago, he admits he didn’t know how much longer he had to live. “The doctors at that time thought I might live months, not years,” said Hazel. “I’ve been very lucky.” The 62-year-old Plattsburgh resident and retired director of the Joint Council for Economic Opportunity for Clinton and Franklin Counties, credits his extended longevity to specialized clinical treatments he was receiving through the Cancer Treatment Center of America in Philadelphia, Pa. The treatments were successful in reducing the cancerous tumors that had invaded his body, said Hazel, but when he and his wife, Kathleen, traveled to Myrtle Beach, S.C., and attempted to continue the treatments there, Hazel said he was informed by his insurance company they’d no longer foot the bill. “I got a letter from the insurance company saying that they were no longer going to pay for those treatments because there was nothing that proved they were safe, effective or added to a person’s quality of life,” he said. Hazel filed an official appeal against the insurance company’s decision, providing copies of his treatment records from Philadelphia, which showed improvements in his health following the procedures, he said. However, it wasn’t enough, and Hazel lost his appeal. “Quite frankly, it wasn’t about safety, effectiveness or quality of life,” said Hazel. “In my opinion, it was about money. Because of those treatments, I’ve survived a couple of years, even though those treatments were expensive.” The insurance company could not furnish him with information that proved the treatments weren’t safe or effective, said Hazel, even when he asked for a letter to that effect. “I asked them to send me a letter stating
they weren’t safe, because if they would have, I would have stopped [the treatments],” said Hazel. “I would do anything to myself that wasn’t safe.” But, the insurance company never did, he said. In fact, Hazel was informed if he were to continue the treatments, he’d have to do so at his own expense, which is something he said he couldn’t afford. The potential silver lining to Hazel’s dark cloud, however, was the agreement by the Cancer Treatment Center of America hospital in Philadelphia to resume Hazel’s treatments for him until further appeals are decided with the insurance company, he said. Hazel, who is now back in Plattsburgh, has been traveling to Philadelphia several times a month for the treatments, but his expenses for travel and other associated expenses continue to add up. The mounting expenses have led his son, Marc, to organize a benefit for him this Sunday, Aug. 30, at the Naked Turtle, 1 Dock St. The benefit, which will begin at 11:30 a.m., will feature music from several local bands, including Witness Protection, Zip City, Crow Party, Ross Mafia, and more. The event will also include a Chinese auction, raffles and other activities. “The biggest thing we can learn from this benefit is this is what insurance companies do to people, and somehow, we’ve got to fix that,” said Hazel’s son. Despite the latest round of adversity he faces, Hazel said the support of the community has also been what’s given him the strength to keep fighting. “I’m just so grateful to this community because they’ve always given so much to me,” said Hazel. “They’ve actually given me much more than I’ve given to them.” For more information about the benefit or to make a donation toward the event including donating auction or raffle items, contact Marc Hazel at 335-0429. Contributions may also be mailed in care of Gordon Hazel to 1474 Cumberland Head Road, Plattsburgh N.Y. 12901.
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