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Theaters, museum, recreation plans all win Smart Growth grant support Cuomo says DEC funds crucial to protect environment, local economies By Kim Dedam STAFF WRITER
WESTPORT | Infrastructure and renovation for downtown arts, recreation, museum and farm organizations saw major boost in Essex County as the state announced some $2 million in Smart Growth grant awards. Numerous projects won critical funding for projects to renovate, design and build important economic centers. See SMART GROWTH GRANTS » pg. 4
All-way stop activated at Town Hill intersection Workers install the new four-way blinking stop lights at the intersection on Routes 9 and 9N in Elizabethtown on Tuesday, Nov. 26.
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By Kim Dedam STAFF WRITER
DEC Smart Growth grant funds will be used by Historic Saranac Lake to create an integrated design plan for their campus, tying together existing Saranac Laboratory museum space and the property next door, the newly acquired historic residence of E.L. Trudeau as photographed here in 1895. Photo of photo by Kim Dedam
ELIZABETHTOWN | All-way stop lights are activated at the foot of the Town Hill in Elizabethtown. New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) turned on all four blinking stop lights on Tuesday, Nov. 26. The new traffic device requires people to stop at all four points where State Routes 9 and 9N intersect heading into and out of Elizabethtown. DOT Region 1 Director Patrick Barnes said the new all-stop configuration is designed to increase safety at the intersection.
“The Department listened to the community and reviewed crash and traffic data at this intersection before undertaking this project, which will boost safety for all users — motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists alike,” he said in a news announcement. The project added flashing red lights and stop signs with warning beacons. Stop signs north and south of the intersection have been covered with black plastic for a few months. The reconfiguration changes a traffic pattern in place since 1966 that had vehicles stopped only at the east/westbound approaches from Water Street or River Street (Route 9N). DOT also moved crosswalks and
sidewalk curb ramps closer to the intersection to improve pedestrian visibility, Barnes said. “All-Way” was added to the stop signs at all sides of the intersection. And DOT has placed “Stop Ahead” markings on the roadway pavement. “T he changes are expected to improve visibility for pedestrians and reduce collisions, thus improving safety for all users and boosting pedestrian mobility,” Barnes said. DOT pointed to a similar all-stop traffic pattern change they made five years ago in Ticonderoga where Routes 9N, 22 and 74 intersect. See TRAFFIC LIGHT » pg. 3
NYS awards $2.1 million in grants to Adk projects Goal to boost tourism, local culture, economies; Warren, Essex, Hamilton counties expected to benefit By Thom Randall CORRESPONDENT
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Fire destroys Mid-Station Lodge at Whiteface Blaze possibly started in restaurant kitchen area By Kim Dedam STAFF WRITER
WILMINGTON | Fire consumed the MidStation Lodge at Whiteface Mountain last Saturday night, leaving a blackened hulk of ice-coated debris. The wide wooden porch, a favorite perch for area skiers, is gone. Wilmington Supervisor-Elect Roy Holzer expressed a community feeling of loss, as
the lodge was a midway point for skiers going up and down the mountain. “A piece of Wilmington history went up in flames last night,” Holzer said in a message via social media on Sunday morning. “Mid-Station Lodge was definitely unique to our mountain. Sadly the building was a total loss. However, the memories will remain. “To their credit, the staff at Whiteface will open the mountain today,” Holzer said Sunday. “It shows the dedication they have to the ski center and our community of Wilmington and the area. We stand ready to help in any way we can. Words cannot express our gratitude to the local volunteer firefighters who
worked so hard at this fire.” Firefighters accessed the fire via snowmobiles and snow cats, and used snow guns to keep the fire at bay, according to Essex County Emergency Services Director Don Jaquish. “They used snow guns to get it out. Fire started in the kitchen area,” Jaquish said. “We reviewed all the cameras at the lodge but there was no camera focused at the point of origin. Two Whiteface employees tried to put the fire out in the kitchen. But it got too intense and they had to leave. I don’t know if they were running a snow gun and saw the fire.”
ESSEX COUNT Y | Municipalities, civic groups, organizations and private entities in the Adirondacks were recently awarded smart-growth grants totaling more than $2.1 million in an effort to boost local municipalities’ local economies, their recreational and cultural amenities and area tourism — while protecting the environment. See NYS GRANTS » pg. 7
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