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More athletes, sponsors should drive Empire State Winter Games bookings: tourism officials Early sign-up numbers promising for next installment of winter event
event. Organizers hope mid-week room rentals on the Wednesdays and Thursdays bookending the event will buoy final visitation numbers. By Pete DeMola “That’s where we really see the economic impact,” said Repete@suncommunitynews.com gional Economic of Sustainable Tourism CEO James McKenna. LAKE PLACID — While the Empire State Winter Games McKenna hopes increased athlete participation and bigisn’t set to lift off until Feb. 2, tourism officials already have a name sponsorships will push visitation into the following rosy outlook on the economic impact of the annual athletic week in the Olympic Village.
The tourism guru offered some initial estimates for the first Wednesday and Thursday. Officials expect 325 rooms to be booked on Wednesday, and 1,750 the following day for a total of 2,075 room nights. The average unit rents for $175. Traditionally, rooms account for one-third of trip expenditures, McKenna said. “It’s about a million dollars in new money,” McKenna told the Essex County Board of Supervisors on Monday. For the county, those midweek rentals will result in $43,000
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ELIZABETHTOWN — A number of critical infrastructure projects will be funded as part of a $61.4 million funding package the region received last week, including projects to provide clean drinking water, filter sludge and replace sewer lines. Pete While not as glamorous as new stadiums DeMola or manufacturing facilities, nine infraEditor structure projects in Essex County totaling some $3.2 million will be bankrolled through the most recent round of regional economic development council awards. Here’s a brief rundown:
Our editorial board met with the two main stakeholder groups involved in the Boreas Ponds debate: Access the Adirondacks and BeWildNY
Essex County scores $3.2 million in state infrastructure grants
NORTH ELBA North Elba received $420,000 for a water quality protection project to replace culverts feeding into the north end of Mirror Lake, and to restore the stream near Mount Whitney Road. The outlet that feeds into Mirror Lake goes under the road, leading to a build-up problem — especially in the spring, said North Elba Supervisor Roby Politi, when waters can reach up to a foot deep. The water then feeds back into the lake, leading to quality issues, as well as those that threaten fish populations.
Nine infrastructure projects in Essex County totaling some $3.2 million have been funded through the regional economic development council awards, held last week in Albany. Pictured above: Members of the North Country Regional Economic Development Council post with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul in Albany on Dec. 8, 2016. Photo provided
“We obviously are very pleased because it’s an important aspect of the community, this Mirror Lake, which is right in the center of the village,” Politi said. “It’s a small project, but a very necessary project to protect the integrity of the water quality of Mirror Lake.” Politi said construction likely won’t break ground for another year. “We hope it will be accomplished between now and the Spring of 2018.” The town, he said, is also exploring solutions to reduce the use of salt on state-owned roads, which also affects the lake’s water quality. >> See REDC AWARDS | pg. 10
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The state purchased the Boreas Ponds and MacIntyre Tracts from the Nature Conservancy in May. Widely considered to be the final in a series of large-scale land acquisitions, the former timberlands in Newcomb and North Hudson are awaiting classification Bill Farber by the Adirondack Park Agency (APA), which is accepting public comment until Dec. 30. The APA has offered four official proposals on how the Boreas Ponds Tract, which has generated the most discussion, can be classified. That classification will determine how Willie Janeway >> See BOREAS | pg. 22
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Holiday collection efforts underway in Elizabethtown ACAP elves gather gifts for more than 600 this Christmas By Kim Dedam
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ELIZABETHTOWN — Elves move about the towns in Essex County on swift winter tires with stealth. But the Sun caught a handful of them, disguised as humans, collecting gifts given by staff at University of Vermont Network, Elizabethtown Community Hospital. There was a very large yellow bear seated on a chair waiting for a new home. Adirondack Community Action Programs Director Alan Jones picked it up under one arm, his hands full of bags of toys. A hand-knitted blanket went into another elven sack along with a basket of decorator items. There were Matchbox cars; slippers; makeup brushes; Barbie dolls; art supplies; building blocks; family games and activity books. The Holidays Are For Sharing project had
already collected 115 bags of toys and Christmas gifts from the Marine Corps League when the Holiday Train rolled into Port Henry last week, Jones said. “We gather gifts for families with children ages 0 to 16.” Many more local companies have stockpiled hand-selected and in some cases handmade gifts as well. Among other stops these elves made last week were at Ticonderoga Federal Credit Union branches, Elizabethtown-Lewis Ambulance Squad, Champlain National Bank, Family Dollar stores and Kinney Drugs. The giving effort will deliver Christmas cheer to about 600 families this year, according to Cindy Cobb, of Keeseville, who has organized gift sharing for 36 years. “You must have started in high school?” the Sun exclaimed of the youthful elf. “I did,” she said. Cobb started working with this program as a Junior at Au Sable Valley Central High School. Shying from the limelight, the chief sprite said after college she kept going. Holidays
Are For Sharing was begun decades ago by RSVP, she said. And it has grown. Cobb estimates the number of families who sought help for Christmas gift giving through ACAP went up this year. “But we get support from the entire community.” ACAP’s Ginger Phinney will drive her “sleigh” next week, traveling to all 18 town halls in Essex County to deliver boxes and bags full of presents. Most won’t see or hear her come or go. “I’m just a streak,” Phinney said, allowing that she does stay within the speed limit on local roads. At ECH, Executive Assistant Kathy Gregoire coordinated gift-giving, an idea raised by pharmacist Grant Martin. It was Spirit Week among hospital staff last
week, she said. “Our community decided we should give as well as receive.” Within about 15 minutes, the festive Christmas tree in the hospital lobby stood alone by the window last Wednesday; all presents now en route to make more holiday merriment. “It’s important that we do things like this,” ECH spokeswoman Jane Hooper said. Requests through ACAP will likely continue to come in, Phinney said, until a few days before Christmas. Pictured above: Among Adirondack Community Action Program elves who stopped to gather gifts last week at ECH were Alan Jones, executive director; Ginger Phinney; and longtime Holidays Are For Sharing coordinator Cindy Cobb. Photo by Kim Dedam
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Keene appoints Joe Pete Wilson Jr. as supervisor Best out of 6: Town Council chooses Wilson to fill seat vacated when Bill Ferebee left for state job By Kim Dedam
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KEENE — The Town Council announced they will appoint Joe Pete Wilson, Jr. as interim town supervisor. The selection was announced via letters to residents and on the Town of Keene website. The announcement was also on Next Door Keene, a web service for local residents. Reached Monday, Wilson Jr., who is an English professor at North Country Community College, said he is thrilled to be taking this new step in his career. “It’s a total career change for me, but I’m really excited to do it, take some new challenges and see what I can do to keep Keene a wonderful place to live.”
Wilson Jr., 52, is the son of Joe Pete Wilson Sr., a celebrated local Olympian and longtime proprietor of the Barkeater Inn. The newly selected Keene supervisor and his wife Sarah have two young children. He is currently on the Keene Central School Board where his biography explains that he returned to the Adirondacks with his family in 2008. “I am leaving the school board,” he told the Sun. In addition to the college teaching post, Wilson Jr. is also director of the Learning Assistance Center at NCCC, a place where students go for tutoring. Via social media, Wilson Jr. said this appointment reflects a big change in his life. “I’m excited to serve Keene,” he posted via Facebook. “The official first day will be January 3rd,” he said, offering gratitude for the encouragement received from community here. “I want to thank people for all the good will they’ve shown me. It’s a sudden transition for everyone and the amount of support has been fantastic. Now I’ve really got to do the job to keep that good will.” According to Keene Town Council meeting minutes, the last of six interviews for supervisor was completed on Dec. 2, much in keeping with the timeframe outlined by the Town Council when former Keene Supervisor Bill Ferebee was offered a position with the state Environmental Facilities Corporation in October. The Town Council went into an executive session on Dec. 2, but had no announcement that night.
The web announcement on the town website went up on Dec. and said briefly: “The Keene Town Board is pleased to announce that Joe Pete Wilson, Jr. has been selected to be appointed Keene Supervisor for the calendar year 2017. This appointment will fill the last year of Bill Ferebee’s unexpired term of Supervisor.” Wilson Jr. is to be formally introduced at the Dec. 13 Town Council meeting. Councilman Paul Martin stepped in as acting supervisor and Robert Biesemeyer was appointed as deputy supervisor on Nov. 29. In addition to Wilson Jr., five other Keene residents were interviewed for the supervisor’s seat: Devon Holbrook, John Hudson, Dennis Gallagher, Paul Vincent and Angela Murphy, according to minutes from recent Town Council meetings. The Town of Keene has allocated an annual salary of $28,000 for the supervisor, a figure up from $26,745 this year. The 2017 Organizational Town Board Meeting is set for 6 p.m. at the Keene Town Hall on Tuesday, January 3.
Library holiday sale ongoing WILLSBORO — The Paine Memorial Library will host a holiday sale featuring the goods of local artisans through Dec. 23.
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Lewis vets honor the fallen on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day By Kim Dedam
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LEWIS — Snow filtered from dark skies as a group of veterans gathered to remember the attack on Pearl Harbor 75 years ago today. The American flag flying over the new Lewis Veteran’s Park was lowered to halfmast in keeping with official presidential orders to mark a day of infamy: National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, Dec. 7. Veterans from Lewis and Elizabethtown saluted the colors as they slowly slid to half staff. Most had served in the Korean and Vietnam wars. Event coordinators Phil Jackson and Danny Kaifetz made solemn remarks to honor the memory of those lose. “The Japanese struck our Navy Base at Pearl Harbor at approximately 7:58 a.m.,” Jackson said. “It was a horrible tragedy for the United States.” The USS Arizona was sunk, one among seven battleships lost that day, along with many destroyers in the fleet; auxiliary ships; tug boats; minelayers and numerous Navy and Army aircraft. The USS Arizona sits still on the sea floor at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii today. A memorial deck is now ensconced above it to honor those who died. Some 3,500 people were killed or wounded
as they awoke, unawares, to incoming Japanese bombers. The U.S. had remained unengaged through the first stages of World War II. But events at Pearl Harbor changed that. Kaifetz read aloud the speech given on the following day, Dec. 8, 1941, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who listed numerous attacks at many locations, including Hong Kong, Guam, the Philippine Islands and Wake Island. “I believe I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost, but will make very certain that this form of treachery shall never endanger us again,” Kaifetz said, reading Roosevelt’s declaration. “Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory and our interests are in grave danger. With confidence in our armed forces — with the unbounding determination of our people — we will gain
the inevitable triumph, so help us God.” Kaifetz suggested the debt to the men who died cannot be repaid. The veterans, former soldiers, marines and sailors, saluted the flag to the strains of “Taps.” Jackson, who is a Navy submarine veteran and commander of the Essex County American Legion, said he intends for the Pearl Harbor Day remembrance to become an annual event. In time, the cement-wall wings that flank the flagpole at the Lewis Veteran’s Park will hold the names of all local military personnel who served. A central granite stone is ready for formal remarks of honor and commemoration. Engraving will commence once the community roster is completed, Jackson said. Former Supervisor David Blades, a Marine veteran and commander of the Lewis American Legion Post #1319, said construction of
the memorial has been a labor of love and he encouraged Lewis residents to share names of family members who served back to the Civil War era or earlier. The towering flag pole, with its ship-like yard-arm cross, is in a “Second Tour of Duty,” Kaifetz explained. His effort via Adirondack Flagpoles has refurbished and repurposed about 11 flag poles over the past few years, he said. The pole in Lewis came from South Carolina, given to be reused for veteran sites. Kaifetz served as a Marine in the Vietnam War era and founded North Country Honor Flight. Additional veterans who attended include Claude Aubin and Thad Lewis, Army veterans from the Korean War era; Newman Tryon, who is Essex County American Legion adjutant; Atwood Pierce, Army veteran; Larry Hulbert, Navy submarine veteran and Ed Cross, Army veteran. Lewis families who wish to have names of loved ones added to the Veteran’s Park memorial can leave word the Lewis Town Hall. Pictured: From left, veterans Newman Tryon, Thad Lewis, Claude Aubin, Atwood Pierce, Phil Jackson, David Blades, Danny Kaifetz, Ed Cross and Larry Hurlbert honored the fallen during a special ceremony at the new Lewis Veteran’s Memorial. They offered solemn commemoration on National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, Wednesday, Dec. 7. Photo by Kim Dedam
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rom New York to California, Iowa to Louisiana, and Georgia earlier this week highprofile shootings this year have robbed Americans of men and women that have sworn to protect their communities. What seems like daily news reports of officers being shot and ambushed must never become just another daily occurrence and something that we hear so often we become immune to the shock of it. Those who choose to commit acts have no respect for themselves, our laws and certainly no respect for life itself. We must get to the root of the issues that cause these frequent events and seek solutions for the good of all. Fear, as we all know, is a powerful motivator, and for those who feel oppressed perhaps this seems like a way of getting attention or even a noble act, but nothing could be farther from the truth. Fear works on both sides of these issues to create doubt, anxiety and only serves to make matters far worse. The world is dangerous enough but these senseless attacks here in this country seem to be more than random or isolated displays of brutality now affecting not only law enforcement officers, but EMTs, firefighters and other public servants, who fearlessly answer the call to duty each day. Nations understand strategic, conventional warfare when a nation is in fact at war. This is not a war and can not be waged with physical weapons but with ideological ones. Think about the simple fact that law enforcement personnel and for that matter anyone associated with public service answering a routine call, going about their normal daily activity or just sitting in a parked car could become a target anywhere in the nation, for no other reason than what the perpetrator believes they represent. More deaths will certainly not bring this to an end, so until we come together out of respect and understanding, these events will continue to occur and the more that do occur will only serve to encourage others to do the same while placing even our best trained public servants in a position of over reacting. The cycle needs to be broken. The taking of life is never the answer to anything. Violence only brings about more violence and those who encourage, condone or support it in any way must be made to realize the error of their ways. As we enter the holiday season and bring this year to an end, we can only hope and pray that understanding, respect and a new appreciation for common decency and moral acceptance begins to infect the hearts and minds of us all as we seek peace and brotherly love for all God’s people. Dan Alexander may be reached at dan@suncommunitynews.com.
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he government of the United States heard the concerns of the Standing Rock Sioux Nation, seeking help to protect their source of clean water and sacred burial sites. The Army Corps of Engineers delayed a permit to construct the oil pipeline under the Missouri River, granting a reprieve. Standing Rock is what environmental justice Environmental justice looks like. First, this action begins to help to ameliorate Columnist centuries of injustice to Indian peoples. Over the past 500 years, indigenous people who lived close to the lands we call America, had many of their deep connections to the earth severed by colonization and broken promises. Again and again they lost land and control, but they did not forget. Deep in their spiritual bones, the connections remained. We may never know why this particular witness evoked a rallying cry, just as we did not know exactly why it did when Rosa Parks took a seat at the front of the bus. But Standing Rock was an event that was waiting to happen. Blessedly, it was Indian youth who provided much of the catalyst and organization, always listening to the deep wisdom of their elders. This will give new pride to their discouraged and embattled lives. Secondly, support for the actions of the Standing Rock Sioux remains stunningly widespread. We see fleeting glimpses on TV, Facebook, or online news websites: encampments of tepees, trailers and tents, now covered with snow. People are bundled and swathed against the cold, yet hands sometimes stay exposed as they beat the drums. There are thousands of local water protectors, joined by representatives of over 200 other tribes in the United States, indigenous people from other places across the globe and many non-native peoples. The tipping point may have been the recent arrival of the hundreds of veterans who vowed to protect the protectors – an unarmed cavalry of non-violent resisters, arriving
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ElectoralÊ collegeÊ Ô notÊ aÊ formalityÕ
To the Editor: Many writers have noted that the electoral college has recently functioned as a formality. But the founding fathers did not intend it as a formality, and treating it as such now puts our country at grave risk. As Alexander Hamilton wrote, the electoral college is meant to preserve “the sense of the people” while also ensuring that a president is chosen by the individuals “most capable of analyzing the qualities adapted to the station and acting under circumstances favorable to deliberation, and to a judicious combination of all reasons and inducements which were proper to govern their choice.” Electors from each state were charged with protecting us by ensuring “that the office of president will never fall to the lot of any man who is not in an eminent degree endowed with the requisite qualifications.” The original electoral process worked — and then the political parties intervened. In the present electoral college, electors either cannot or will not make independent judgments of the candidates’ qualifications. Instead, they will “rubber stamp” their party’s candidate. As a result, in the current election we have a person who stands ready to receive the electoral majority, despite having none of the “requisite qualifications” for the presidency. Indeed, based on his rhetoric and behavior, he appears unqualified for any leadership position. The other candidate has decades of relevant experience and an enormous advantage in the popular vote — yet she is declared the loser. This is a violation of basic democratic precepts, to say nothing of common sense. If the point of the electoral college is to preserve “the sense of the people,” then it should not confer our presidency on one who:
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on the scene on the side of the Indians. Food, wood, housing supplies, fuel, prayers, and money from all over the world flow into the camps in support. Everyone is housed. There is free health care and food, schools for the kids. Thirdly, the protectors rely on prayer and non-violence. No guns are allowed in the camps. Around the sacred fire in the middle of the largest camp, drums beat and songs call up spiritual strength from deep in the genetic make-up of the Sioux and other tribes. This time, the prayers are for strength to NOT take up arms and fight, but to simply stand firm and protect. People from many faiths stand alongside. Transfer Energy Partners, a big, powerful corporation, backed by many banks worldwide, were “defended” at first by a private security firm that produced scenes reminiscent of Birmingham in 1963 for us, and then by a team of heavily militarized law enforcement, using rubber bullets, tear gas and water hoses in freezing temperatures. They were met with determined songs, drums, and chants. There were some skirmishes. Some of the protectors were arrested. But the non-violent direct resistance held. No one knows for sure what legal strategies the pipeline proponents may take to reverse the decision by the Army Corps of Engineers, nor what the new administration in Washington will do. Lawyers for the tribe are already working hard to make the case for continued protection of the water source. The water protectors at Standing Rock reflect millions of people across the globe who are beginning to say “no!” – the earth is more important than profit. We will not let corporations and politicians in their pay have the last say over something we need and cherish. Fossil fuels have given us much, but at great expense to the land, waters and air. Reconsideration is due – there are now alternatives. Indigenous peoples have provided an inspirational moment, leading us back to a more sane and compassionate relationship with the earth, and have done so exhibiting a loving and respectful manner of protest. Standing Rock can become a crucial turning point, the beginning of collective action where we say “yes” to citizens of flesh and blood, fresh water, clean air, healthy land, renewable energy, and communities that take care of one another. There is more to do, but for now, environmental justice has been served. I hope that the drums beat in celebration for a deeply shared spiritual awakening for all of us.
Lost the popular election by more than 2.5 million votes; Condemned many US citizens as rapists, murderers, and thieves; Consistently lied to the American public during the election; Called his political opponents liars and other derogatory names; Claimed that millions of voters voted illegally without any verifiable documentation; Claiming, during the election, that the process was “fixed,” despite denials from bipartisan electoral officials; Hinted that there would be a “revolution” if he lost the election; Bragged about sexually violating the personal rights of women; Stated that he witnessed thousands of Muslims cheering in NJ when the World Trade Center Towers collapsed – even though police have insisted that it did not happen; Demonstrated a lack of knowledge of foreign and domestic US policy; Denigrated individual military heroes and their families; Claimed, with no evidence, that our military — the very best in the world — is a “mess;” Established a phony university to make money while purposely defrauding its students; Repeatedly refused to pay the owners of small businesses what he owns them; Bragged about making money while going bankrupt, even as many shareholders lost money as a result; Threatened his political opponent with prosecution if he were elected; Refused to provide his income tax information, after saying he would do so after the election;
18. Stated that the Russian dictator who has supported the killing of thousands of innocents in Syria is a leader superior to our president; 19. Stated that he favors physical torture of our suspected enemies. Like many others, I was dismayed to see President Obama accept the Republican nominee as president, stating that “the people have spoken.” In fact, when the final popular voting results were reported, it became obvious that the people had spoken — but no one was listening. If all of the states had taken the route of Maine and Nebraska, which allocate electoral votes by the actual voting data, we would have a truly democratic process; the people’s voice would be fairly represented. In contrast, the states that allocate electoral votes under the “winner take all” principle expressly ignore the votes of significant parts of their electorate. The equal power of the vote is meant to be ingrained in all of us. This principle is borne out in elections for local representatives, state officials, school budgets, boards of education, organizational officers — in almost every part of our social fabric, it seems, except for the election of the president of the United States. During the drafting of the 12th amendment, Madison warned against giving power to “a group of citizens who have a common interest in some proposal that would either violate the rights of other citizens or would harm the nation as a whole.” If the electoral college accepts a person with demonstrably inadequate qualifications, those fears will have materialized. On Dec. 19, the electors will cast their votes to determine who leads our nation. If they do not accept their constitutional responsibility, to ensure “that the office of President will never fall to the lot of any man who is not in an eminent degree endowed with the requisite qualifications,” then they have made a mockery of the founders’ intent. Edward Welch Johnsburg
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
ConsiderÊ increasedÊ donationsÊ toÊ UnitedÊ Way To the Editor: The 2017 United Way of the Adirondack Region campaign has launched with an ambitious goal of $725,000. Are you noticing that more people in our area are in need of the assistance offered by the 43 partner agencies; assistance such as the mental health services offered by BHSN or end of life services supplied by Hospice? I, too, have noticed these changes in our society and I have come to know that I am able to help so many through my contribution. Today, I am writing to ask current or past givers to consider an increase in the amount donated to our local United Way of the Adirondack Region. I know this can be difficult but any amount that you are able to increase will be used to help the lives of the nearly 80,000 neighbors, friends, and family who have been helped by a United Way agency this past year. For this reason, I have increased my donation this year. Won’t you please join me? A dollar or more added to your current gift each week will make a huge impact. It will also bring you closer to becoming a leadership giver. The leadership program starts at $500, just $10 per week. The video this year is just great! If you have not had a chance to view it, here’s a link: unitedwayadk.org/campaign2012vid.html. Words cannot adequately express the gratitude. Thank you for considering this increase. Gayle Alexander Elizabethtown
ReasonsÊ toÊ voteÊ Democratic To the Editor: 1. Democrats fought for Social Security (F.D.R.) 2. Democrats fought for Medicare (L.B.J.) 3. Democrats fought for Medicaid (L.B.J.) 4. Democrats fought for welfare benefits (F.D.R.) 5. Democrats fought for civil rights (L.B.J.) 6. Democrats fought for unemployment insurance (F.D.R.) 7. Democrats fought for National Labor Relations Board (F.D.R.) 8. Democrats fought for eight hour work day, five day work week, workplace breaks and overtime pay (F.D.R.) 9. Democrats fought for workers compensation (Woodrow Wilson) 10. Democrats fought for Americans with Disability Act (101st Democratic Congress - over G.H.W. Bush veto) 11. Democrats fought for holiday pay (F.D.R.) 12. Democrats fought for Medical Leave Act (Bill Clinton) 13. Democrats fought for Prevention of Child Labor (F.D.R.) 14. Democrats fought for Minimum Wage Act (F.D.R.) 15. Democrats fought for Work Place Safety (OSHA) (Nixon) 16. Democrats fought for affirmative action as it relates to racial discrimination (J.F.K) 17. Democrats fought for women’s rights (L.B.J) 18. Democrats fought for tax fairness (platform issue) 19. Democrats fought for veterans pay and benefits (F.D.R.) 20. Democrats fought for consumer protection and consumer bill of rights (J.F.K.) 21. Democrats fought for gun laws and background checks to prevent felons from getting weapons (L.B.J) (Clinton) 22. Democrats fought for credit card holders bill of rights (Barack Obama) 23. Democrats fought for Funding Our Schools (L.B.J.) 24. Democrats fought for grants for low income people to attend college (L.B.J.) 25. Democrats fought for environmental regulations — Clean Water Act / Clean Air Act (Dems override Nixon veto) 26. Democrats fought for financial regulations keeping Wall Street wizards accountable (Dodd/Frank - Obama) 27. Democrats fought for affordable health care for everyone (Obama Care) 28. Democrats fought for hate crime legislation (Matthew Shepard) (Barack Obama) 29. Democrats fought for children’s health legislation for 11 million children without health care (Barack Obama). Joe DeMarco Jay
Non-profits ‘important’ to stateÊ economy,Ê reportÊ says To the Editor: The nonprofit sector is vital to the economic health of our communities. A 2013 report, conducted by Adirondack Foundation and the Adirondack Nonprofit Network, showed that just 36 local non-profits generated a $422 million annual economic impact to the region.
On Dec. 7, 2016, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released his “Profile of Nonprofit Organizations,” which reinforces the research we conducted three years ago. His findings show: • New York non-profits account for nearly 1.3 million jobs • Those same non-profits total more than 18 percent of private employment • Wages paid by non-profits total nearly $62 billion DiNapoli noted that “non-profits in New York state provide vital support to people who need a helping hand, a voice or services,” and “are making a difference in driving jobs and economic growth in our state.” While some non-profits rely on state and federal funding to carry out their missions, many of these organizations rely on private contributions. As you consider giving during the holiday season, remember that your gifts aren’t just helping people in need, the environment, or local arts and culture — they’re also making a direct impact on your local economy, driving job growth and in turn supporting local businesses. We hope the comptroller’s report, and others like it, will ensure that the nonprofit sector continues to have a seat at the table during discussions about regional economic development and other pressing community issues. To learn more about the comptroller’s report and the economic impact of non-profits, visit adirondackfoundation.org. Cali Brooks President & CEO, Adirondack Foundation Lake Placid
Ô StupidityÊ aboundsÕ Ê inÊ presidentialÊ electionÊ discussion To the Editor: This is my first letter to a news publication since I retired from teaching, over 35 years ago. Mr. Guido’s letter so delighted this elderly lady (96 in March), that I had to let him, and your paper, know it. I have made copies to send to all my family thoughout the country, so they can also appreciate it. Stupidity abounds, but more intelligence, hopefully, will now come forth. Ed: This is in response to “Trump supporters ‘getting exactly what they wanted’” by Gary Philip Guido in the Dec. 3 edition of the Sun.) Stevie Capozio Wilmington
The reason for the merger, “a shared outcome looks first to sustain and then improve options for students in this small, rural setting,” and reference to “the full ELCS/Westport pre-merger feasibility study.” Quite frankly, I did not know, or at least I was unaware, that students that graduate from WCS, at least receive less than an adequate education that would avail any student the opportunity to move on, either to immediate employment or to further education of their choice. Having attended WCS graduations, there is firsthand evidence that students have not denied pursuing their dreams through a lack of academic preparedness. On the second point, a feasibility study indicates to me the cost savings concerns by a merge (or not). According to one article, “Actual numbers crunched in the story show the current combined (ELCS plus Westport) levy of $7,088,201 would dip to $6,869,141 with incentive aid.” Now that caught my attention, in that the total savings for both schools, with incentives, is $219,060 or $109,530, for each school. Keep in mind “incentives” and just how long they would last. There were no figures as to the impact on the budget, in dollar terms without incentives. Then think about the proposal to use both schools for kindergarten through fifth grade local populations; sixth through eighth grade middle school in Westport and high school in ELCS. With all current activities, parents have to deal with shuffling around schedules so that theirs can participate in say, seasonal sports. I would not like to be in the position of further juggling schedules between two locations (with a child in middle school, another in high school). If this merger is purely a result on pressure from the State of New York, quite frankly, the numbers do not add up to any significant cost savings, in my opinion. In fact, when all incentives disappear, my bed is that this would be a far more costly move not only to the taxpayers, but to parents. As for quality education, some sort of improvement that would benefit a student in the long term? An objective measurement of the current two schools, their graduates as compared to those in larger mega-schools could go a long way to answer that question. For my part, much more thought needs to be put into this. Honestly, a costly study will simply could the issue when we have preliminary figures, that in my opinion failed to support the go-ahead with the study. (Not considered: for all the studies on mergers, would nobody like to see what those studies projected as compared to actual cost savings on the last five or so mergers?) Susan Sherman Westport
WillsboroÊ criticÊ shouldÊ Ô getÊ theÊ factsÊ rightÕ Ê aboutÊ WCS WCS,Ê ELCSÊ mergerÊ willÊ onlyÊ To the Editor: prolongÊ deathÊ spiral Just a response to a letter written about Willsboro Central School. No school is perfect, but before you slam someone or something get the facts right. Willsboro did look into merging with Elizabethtown and Westport, but since our taxes would increase, Willsboro decided to stay as we are. Had you made a board meeting or attended the public forum you would know this. My three children graduated from Willsboro, attended college and received degrees. One is the Clinton County director of the YAP program, one works for Merrill Lynch as a financial advisor, and the third got a full scholarship to law school. So for you to indirectly say Willsboro does not produce knowledgeable people, think again! As for teachers pushing medication, really — last I knew, only doctors were allowed to prescribe medication and only the school nurse is allowed to administer the medication. Not sure what world you live in. Kitchen help: think again. I not only worked in the kitchen at Willsboro Central for many years, I also have worked at the Old Dock. I do know for a fact that two full time employees and one part time could not run the Old Docks kitchen, but they feed all the children at Willsboro breakfast and lunch. So if you are so unhappy with the school, then take your children elsewhere, and good luck finding perfection. Kristina Coonrod Willsboro
EarlyÊ ELCS-WCSÊ mergerÊ numbersÊ donÕ tÊ seemÊ toÊ translateÊ toÊ costÊ savings To the Editor: Thank you for your informative articles in the potential ELCS-WCS merger in the Dec. 10 edition of the Sun. As I read through both articles (“Reviewing potential ELCSWCS merger” and “ELCS, WCS proceed with merger study” by Kim Dedam) certain questions or concerns emerged for me.
To the Editor: In regards to the merger discussions between WCS and ELCS, we are looking at a solution to treat the symptom of the disease. The disease will not go away no matter how many mergers or bags of money from Albany you throw at the symptoms. A WCS/ELCS merger will only prolong the death spiral, and accelerate it for the community that doesn’t host the new school. To cure the disease, we must look at removing the restrictions we have placed on job creating development in the Adirondacks. Number one would be to make an industry/business friendly environment so job creators want to come here. Next would be to revamp environmental/zoning/land use laws that allow for many more small subdivisions so the influx of new families to fill jobs can build their homes. Lastly would be for all the money the state keeps throwing around for studies, etc., to be funneled into infrastructure improvement, as in expanding sewer and water districts, cutting in new road, creating the infrastructure we need to allow this growth. Then and only then will the disease be cured and your schools will see the enrollment growth and lowering of property taxes necessary to allow our communities to stay intact! Tim Sherman Westport
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ESSEX — Discussion of college and career readiness brought businesses, colleges and high school teachers together under one roof last week. College For Every Student hosted an all-day brainstorming session they titled “Building College and Career Connections for Rural Students.” The conference drew 12 North Country schools, eight colleges and four corporate employers to CFES conference facilities on Main Street. For Sue LaPierre, a teacher at Plattsburgh High School, the message from businesses and college recruiters was very similar. “I’ve always been a proponent of a four-year degree,” she told the Sun. “But I’m finding that there is a great need for two-year programs that prepare students to be ready to work.” High school requirements for college and for career training are not different, LaPierre summed as the group got down to defining “readiness.” Business leaders see internships or “externships” and mentoring as a fundamental piece of the long-term readiness solution. For Dr. John Fortune, of Willsboro, the key word is commitment, a sense of dedication that students entering the medical profession foster early in school. To achieve that, Fortune outlined the Three E’s: Excite, Engage and Experience. Excitement about a career can come, he said, from media and exposure to the intense environment that many medical personnel work in. Engagement, he said, connects young people to real experience. “We have to be out there as mentors to tell students how gratifying this career is going to be.” And with Exposure, he said, young candidates exploring futures in medicine would gain hands-on experience.
For Mimi Lane, president of General Composites, a manufacturing company based in Willsboro, giving students a chance to gain hands-on experience is only hindered by lack of school programs that connect to business. Half of their company’s product line is focused on making component parts for the biomedical industry, Lane said. “We’re a very hands-on operation.” Internships and mentoring are initiatives Lane said General Composites is ready and willing to explore. “How can we raise awareness to teach that manufacturing is actually a really cool place to work?” One solution being put in place now is at the newly founded Clinton Community College Institute for Advanced Manufacturing. Kris Renadette, a mechanical engineer from Morrisonville, is coordinating the program, which broke ground at a new 30,000-squarefoot facility this year with plans to open in Fall 2017. He said there are 60 different manufacturing companies tucked away and busy in Essex, Franklin and Clinton counties. “One of the best things you can do is provide exposure either through internships or by mentoring,” he said. The Institute for Advanced Manufacturing is creating what Renadette calls a “Mobile Fab Lab” that will visit various schools and community events to foster that important connection with students. Renadette encouraged school representatives to position scholars “to be able to take advantage of the industry and colleges here today.” A similar focus on connecting college programs to careers is ongoing at North Country Community College campuses in Ticonderoga, Saranac Lake and Malone, according to Sarah Maroun, a professor at NCCC. She described two new programs, one in Environmental Studies and another in Child and Family Services that deliver specific educational components for career goals.
I was born Elizabeth Ann Moses, 1-15-63 in Utica, NY. I was given up for adoption 3 days after birth. My biological parents were Jessica Elaine Moses (of Ovid, NY) and John Alfred Yelle (of Keeseville, NY), both deceased. I have met my only biological surviving sibling, J. Yelle, child of Elaine and John upon their later marriage one year after I was given up. Elaine was 16, John was about 25, married with a son, John. They met in Willard, NY when John was stationed at Seneca Army Depot. After John’s divorce from his first wife, Elaine and John married and had two more boys. My attached photo is of me at my father’s grave, 9-2016 at the Parish Cemetery on Cemetery Road, in Keeseville, NY. I would like to hear from any family members or friends who would like to share any stories of my father. Please send replies to Root4b@aol.com. His loving daughter, Elizabeth aka Lorie
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“We try to work with students when they first come in and set them up with a faculty advisor and ask ‘what are your goals?’” Maroun explained. A new staff position at NCCC oversees “Career Readiness,” she said. The college has extended the counseling service to high school students as well. Maroun cited their College Bridge program as a successful way for students to obtain college credits while still in high school and gain exposure to the college environment. The program is also working to allow high school students to take some college courses on NCCC campuses. Resilience, grit and prepping students for adversity are some of the finer points that mark “college and career readiness,” the group conferred before moving to break-out sessions. “How do you position your school community to embrace what these colleges are trying to do?” CFES facilitator Leroy Nesbitt asked. For CFES founder, CEO and President Rick Dalton, the goal for “readiness” encompasses both college and career preparation. And their firm is working to untangle confusing sets of definition. “Today, our standard is both college and career ready. We believe that the two are complementary and that you truly can’t be one without the other,” he said in an address. “High paying jobs in the 21st Century require college — certificates, associate, bachelor’s, graduate and professional degrees. “Looking ahead, we know that two-thirds of the future jobs will require college. And the majority of the high-paying jobs will be in STEM (science, technology, engineering & mathematics),” he said. “So today you don’t just need a college degree (or certificate), you need to know where the jobs are and also where they are likely to be in the future.” In addition to its work connecting schools with college and career exploration, CFES has also established the Brilliant Career Lab with General Electric.
“It is an interactive website where students can explore innovative digital industrial jobs of the future. The Brilliant Career Lab is available not just to CFES Scholars but to any student seeking an edge on the future, focuses on enhancing access to skills training in STEM.” College and career readiness, Dalton says, blends a strong academic foundation with essential skills and pathways to a career. “There’s much more out there than a traditional four-year college with dorms and quads. Students can go to community college. They can take courses part-time while working and living at home. They can even take a blend of online and classroom courses. Once they understand that, we explore how to access those opportunities, including, of course, how to pay for college.” Mentoring, Dalton says, ties it together. Already, CFES has 25,000 students throughout the country active in mentoring programs The conference held here last week looks to expand options for students in this region. CFES is working steadily on a formal white paper they plan to release next May encompassing a body of research that will provide a global definition for “college and career readiness.” Pictured above: Kris Renadette, coordinator for the Clinton Community College Institute for Advanced Manufacturing, explains how the facility is improving access to mentoring and outreach for area high school students. Photo by Kim Dedam
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ST. ARMAND The $662,000 received by the town should go a long way in addressing ongoing disinfection and wastewater issues. Nearly $642,000 has been awarded for a new disinfection system at the wastewater treatment plant, an upgrade that will allow for the full treatment of effluent. For years, the town’s plant was not functioning. Users, who utilized private septic systems that were also failing due to the soil type, could not be added. As a result, the state Department of Conservation required this final treatment disinfection portion prior to discharge, and previously un-sewered areas are now online. The Village of Saranac Lake has received $2.8 million for a new disinfection system at the water pollution control plant. The outcome will be to fully treat effluent, thus reducing environmental contamination. An additional $1.4 million has been allocated for downtown revitalization resiliency projects in Clinton, Essex, Franklin and St. Lawrence counties. Projects include a riverwalk extension in Saranac Lake alongside downtown streetside and facade improvements. Monies have also been allocated for tourism and marketing. As part of that funding stream, Wilmington has also been tapped to receive $400,000 for Lake Everest Dam Improvements and other natural stream restoration and culvert projects. ELIZABETHTOWN Elizabethtown received $500,000 for their proposed wastewater treatment plant and sewer system, a request that topped the North Country Regional Economic Development Council’s list of 27 priority projects in the seven-county region. “I think this is really going to start a good discussion with the community,” said Supervisor Noel Merrihew. Last week’s announcement results in close to $3 million in grant funding for the long-delayed project, which would serve about 400 homes and businesses in the hamlet, including Elizabethtown Community Hospital, the Essex Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare and the Essex County Government Center. Once tabbed at $9.5 million in 2008, costs have since drifted to $11 million, Merrihew said, and the project is still short several million dollars. “We’re getting closer, and I think we’ll probably have a meeting very shortly with the town and their engineers about a plan to move forward,” said Essex County Community Resources Director Mike Mascarenas, who helped secured the funding. Merrihew was heartened by the funds. “This is a very, very positive point in the right direction,” Merrihew said. “I can’t thank the Community Resources Department enough. Mike and the staff have really worked hard to put together packages to the people who review them.” WESTPORT The town has two sewage treatment plants that serve Westport and Wadhams.
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The Wadhams Wastewater Treatment Facility was cited in March by the DEC for several violations, including a failure to adequately monitor flows into the plant, which are over capacity, Mascarenas said, often as a result of the personal use of sump pumps. The $100,000 award will allow the town to conduct an engineering study to find out where the inflow and infiltration is coming from, and try to decrease output once it is discharged. The state has also required the town to draft a risk management plan for the Westport facility. CROWN POINT Crown Point landed $661,414 for two grants. Funds for a engineering and planning survey will allow the town to identify sources and locations of known inflow and infiltration problems at their current wastewater collection plant. The larger $597,414 grant will be used to replace about 2,000 feet of the storm main along Main Street based on the results of the engineering study. The upgrades join the ongoing water main project designed to repair the town’s aging infrastructure, long plagued with problems. That project, said Mascarenas, is close to full design. Crown Point received $600,000 last year from the same funding stream. Mascarenas said the funds will minimize the impact to town residents because both projects can ideally be completed at the same time. “It will save a ton of money, and minimize the impact to community by having one construction period instead of several,” Mascarenas said. MORIAH Moriah was awarded $600,000 for wastewater improvements on Lamos Lane, where the clay tiles housing the system are eroding and tree roots are puncturing the line, causing blockage issues. The system, located in Witherbee, is under a state DEC consent order to reduce the amount of inflow. Improvements will eventually lower costs for users. “You’re able to accomplish a problem without increasing user rates,” Mascarenas said on the funds. Altogether, the region landed $61.4 million in state economic development funds last week, which will bankroll a total of 77 projects. The windfall is part of $750 million made available from the state-sponsored initiative designed to offer a community-driven approach to stimulate economic growth. Since 2011, the North Country REDC has netted a total of $484 million.
Santa is coming to Lewis LEWIS — Santa Claus will be making an appearance at the Lewis Volunteer Fire Department Saturday, Dec. 17 at 4 p.m. He won’t be coming in on his sleigh, but on a firetruck. For more information, call 518-873-2232.
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North Country nets $61m in state economic funds By Pete DeMola
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ALBANY — The North Country landed $61.4 million in state economic development funds on Thursday. The Regional Economic Development Council funds, announced at the annual awards ceremony in Albany, will be used to bankroll 77 projects across the region. Key Clinton County projects include building improvements to the North Country Veterans Association, production line expansions at SSF Production, renovation work at the proposed Keeseville Waterfront Park and funds to modernize elevators at the Plattsburgh Housing Authority. The windfall is part of $750 million made available from the state-sponsored initiative designed to offer a community-driven approach to stimulate economic growth. Since 2011, the North Country REDC has netted a total of $484 million. ‘SERIES OF FIRECRACKERS’ While the North Country REDC, one of 10 councils in the state, didn’t land the “top performer” designation that would have netted an additional $25 million, the pot will allow them to chip away at what the council flagged as a “community-minded” approach toward economic development. “We once again were right up there with several of the metro regions, earning valuable support for dozens of mostly small but important projects,” said Garry Douglas, Co-Chair of the North Country REDC. The North Country is huge, dispersed and economically diverse, with no metropolitan center, he said. “Instead of big bangs, we promised a continuing series of firecrackers,” said Douglas. “It’s not about the size of projects, but about projects that are further building blocks.” The North Country REDC specifically sought $25 million for 27 priority projects. According to a report submitted to the state in October, the plan will leverage $77.6 million in private and other funding for total project expenses of more than $102.6 million. Collectively, the 2016 plan will support the creation of 213 new jobs, 439 indirect jobs and the retention of 393 existing jobs, according to the report. WHAT GOT FUNDED A number of tourism-related projects also received funding. In the central Adirondacks, the proposed Tupper Lake Crossroads Hotel received $2 million. A proposed expansion of the Woods Inn in Inlet received $174,000, and the Adirondack Museum’s Art and Design Center landed $1 million as part of a $2.5 million proposed project. Smaller projects include funds for Ausable Brewing Company’s planned expansion in Keeseville. The Cascade Ski Center in Lake Placid received $42,000 for tourism infrastructure improvements, and the Forever Wild Beverage Company received $18,000 for their plan to lease space and construct a new downtown facility. Municipalities also received millions for clean water infrastructure projects, including projects in Crown Point, Saranac Lake, Elizabethtown, St. Armand, Moriah, North Elba, Westport and Wilmington — making the announcement an early Christmas present for local officials. “As a whole, Essex County got a lot of projects funded, and we’re very grateful for that,” said Essex County Board of Supervisors Chairman Randy Preston.
Nearly $1.5 million was also allocated in additional downtown resiliency projects in Clinton, Essex, Franklin and St. Lawrence counties.
2015 UPDATE The region landed $84.1 million last year, and the funds were heavy on infrastructure development. Big winners in Clinton County included the Plattsburgh Airport and Belcam, the Rouses Point bath and body products manufacturer who landed $130,000 capital improvements to expand their product line. The North Country Food Co-op scored big, securing $217,000 for renovations. And the City of Plattsburgh received $10 million in Downtown Revitalization Initiative funds, the program designed to transform upstate city centers. Of the 14 priority projects, 11 are on schedule, the North Country REDC reported. Zooming out to the five-year period, 37 percent of the projects have been completed, and 51 percent are on track to be completed on deadline. Just 5 percent were dropped due to declined funding. On job creation, 2,185 jobs have been created over five years, with an additional 4,259 retained. Douglas noted the past year has seen a $125 million state appropriation for the Norsk Titanium project, plus several new manufacturing operations drawn from Quebec with assistance from other state programs. The report also held up three projects as successful examples. Those include direct investment in Plattsburgh’s transportation and aerospace cluster, hotel investment in Clayton and the Wild Walk exhibit in Tupper Lake, which has led to increases in hospitality and “nearly a dozen” new initiatives. DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION The Downtown Revitalization Initiative, which gave Plattsburgh a $10 million check last December, is on track, city officials reported. Planning officials met last week at City Hall, and a community input meeting was held Saturday at SUNY Plattsburgh. Officials are also circulating a survey designed to glean public opinion as the city begins to prioritize projects to invest and leverage the DRI resources. City leaders will also take into account past suggestions. Plattsburgh Community Development Director Paul DeDominicas said the city is at the midway point in the process. “There’s been a lot of good work done on assets and things we need to have in place in order to be successful,” DeDominicas said. “I think we’re on track.” CRITICISMS Cuomo has lauded the program as an engine to place control back in the hands of local stakeholders, particularly those upstate,
The North Country Regional Economic Development Council received $61.4 million in state economic development funding on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016 at the Egg Center for Performing Arts in Albany. Pictured above: Gov. Andrew Cuomo presents a bouquet to Fox Business News’ Maria Bartiromo, who hosted the awards. Photo provided
who he said have been traditionally ignored by the legislature. The “ground-up” approach replaces a “one-size fits all” approach, he said. “So it was hard for upstate members to get the kind of attention upstate needed, and we changed that,” Cuomo said on Thursday. “As long as I am governor of the state of New York, I will not sign a budget that does not help upstate New York.” But the program has been criticized by fiscally conservative groups, including the Empire Center, the government watchdog who has shrugged the awards off as government subsidies. The group also questioned the program as the state heads toward fiscal uncertainty next year. “The $750 million being handed out for #SubsidyDay is more than the $689 million budget gap NYS faces next year,” the Empire Center wrote Thursday on Twitter. Total state tax receipts for the year ending next March 31, said the Empire Center, are now projected to hit $74.46 billion, which is $739 million below the estimate in the first quarter update released in July, according to the the mid-year financial report released last month by the state comptroller’s office. That report revealed state tax collections dropped $764.1 million over last year, or 1.8 percent, largely due to lagging personal income tax receipts. The group also argues the return on the REDC program is questionable when it comes to job creation. “Whether they involve financing an enormous, complex $750 million manufacturing plant — or, on the other hand, distributing five- and six-figure grants to countless craft breweries, farm distilleries and ice cream shops and other trendy micro-enterprises across the state — government economic development programs are no substitute for a better business climate,” testified E.J. McMahon at the state Assembly Economic Development Oversight Hearing in August. “Unfortunately, more often than not, economic development programs actually serve to distract attention from the state’s failure to improve that climate,” McMahon said.
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CCE building in the spotlight Essex County needs to address disintegrating agricultural building, says Westport supervisor By Pete DeMola
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ELIZABETHTOWN — He’s fed up, and he’s not going to take it anymore. Westport Supervisor Michael “Ike” Tyler wants the Essex County Board of Supervisors to “put their big boy pants on” and do something about the Cornell Cooperative Extension building, which he said has been neglected to the point of disintegration. In fact, the county-owned building at the corner of Route 9 and School Street in Westport has become such an eyesore, that delivery drivers mistake it for being abandoned, said outgoing Cornell Cooperative Extension Director Anita Deming. “They haven’t had any work done, really, since Christ was a corporal,” Tyler said. “You go inside and it’s archaic in there.” Lawmakers on Monday suggested using college students to give the peeling exterior a paint-job. “The issue is structurally, the building is falling down,” Tyler said. “You can paint it, but it’s just going to look pretty when it’s falling down.” The structure needs a total overhaul, Tyler said, from foundation and insulation work to heating upgrades to ensure employees won’t have to see their breath all winter. “It’s not a joke,” Tyler said. “I feel bad for the people who have to work there.”
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Tyler said county lawmakers should make the building’s rehabilitation a top priority for 2017. A fairgrounds task force has made headway on a number of long-simmering issues at the county-owned property this past year, including curbing illegal dumping, renegotiating ownership rights for several privately-owned buildings on the parcel and modifying insurance requirements to make the facility more attractive to prospective renters. That group discussed the building in July. At that time, Deputy County Manager Mike Mascarenas said the county last reviewed the structure in the mid-2000s. “There was a little over a million dollars in repair that needed to occur at that facility,” Mascarenas said. “At that given time, the board did not want to move forward on making those repairs. It’s not much different than our fish hatchery facility or our nutrition center.” Mascarenas said stakeholders needed to draft an updated plan to present to the Preservation League of New York State. Doing so would give stakeholders a more accurate idea of costs. Shaun Gillilland (R-Willsboro), the leader of that task force, said while funding to repair the roof was inserted in next year’s budget, a comprehensive study of the foundation is still needed. Another ongoing priority, he said, is simply trying to get supers to realize they’re landlords and need to take care of the property. County officials on Monday said they were open to including the National Register of Historic Places-listed structure on the next round of consolidated funding applications. But for now, the discussion is headed to the county’s Department of Public Works Committee next week. “I think that’s a fair question you should bring up,” said Economic Development Committee Chairman Roby Politi (I-North Elba).
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in sales tax that wasn’t there before, and about $10,000 in bed tax. That’s why hosting events and booking rooms during traditional non-busy times of year makes a difference in the bottom line, McKenna said. “It’s a means to generate more sales tax,” he said. This year’s event is slated to be the biggest since the competition was rebranded in 2011, McKenna said, featuring 2,300 athletes competing in 26 winter sporting events, up from 1,900 participants last year. “To increase the participation, it’s just a coup,” said North Elba Supervisor Roby Politi. Now in its 37th year, the 2017 Empire State Winter Games will take place from Feb. 2 to 5. Events are scheduled for venues in Lake Placid, Wilmington, Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake, Malone and Paul Smiths. For more info visit empirestatewintergames.com/.
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KaleighÊ HaleenÊ Ratliff,Ê PaulÊ JohnÊ SnodgrassÊ toÊ wed WESTPORT — Mr. and Mrs. James T. Ratliff of Westport announce the engagement of their daughter, Kaleigh Haleen Ratliff, to Paul John Snodgrass, son of Edward and Anne Burkhardt of Baltimore, Maryland and John “Jack” Snodgrass of Baltimore, Maryland. Ms. Ratliff, who graduated with a Masters of Arts degree from George Washington University, is a museum technician at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Mr. Snodgrass, who graduated with a certificate in culinary arts from Anne Arundel Community College, is a team leader at Wegmans. An Oct. 7, 2017 wedding is planned.
PLATTSBURGH — The North Country Honor flight completed another year of honoring local veterans. In 2016, the organization flew four successful missions to Washington, D.C. with ceremonies before each flight. The trips included 27 World War II veterans, 28 Korean veterans and one other veteran with special circumstances. The group logged over 4,000 hours of volunteer time to make this happen, reported the organization. To date, the North Country Honor Flight has flown 254 veterans to Washington to see their memorials. They look forward to continuing to serve in 2017, organizers say. At present, NCHF said they have 10 WWII veterans waiting for the next flight and 50 Korean veterans with applications on file to go. Organizers ask that anyone who knows of a WWII veteran or a Korean veteran who has not flown with the Honor Flight to let the organization know so they can “get them on a welldeserved flight to honor their service to America.” Veterans who fly with the North Country Honor Flight do so 100 percent free of charge. Applications can be accessed and our contact information is available atnchonorflight.org or by calling Director Barrie Finnegan at 569-7429.
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New tethering law sparks concerns By Pete DeMola
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ELIZABETHTOWN — Lawmakers approved a countywide dog tethering law last week. The regulation, one of the most stringent in the state, will bring sweeping changes to the relationship people have with their pets in Essex County. Statutes will govern the length of leashes, shelter sizes, the amount of time that animals can be kept outside and will offer safeguards against exposure to extreme weather. The issue has generated much discussion in the community, and has warranted concerns from lawmakers and the public that it is an overreach and will be difficult to enforce. Under the new policy, owners will be prohibited from tethering dogs to fixed points while not on the premises. No dogs can be tethered or restrained to a fixed point for more than four continuous hours, or eight cumulative, in a 24-hour period. Choke chains and pinch collars are now entirely prohibited. Pulley systems must be at least 15 feet in length, and enclosures must be at least 100 square feet per dog. COLD-LOVING ANIMALS Advocates say the legislation, which will take effect later this month, is designed primarily as an educational initiative — not a punitive one. Nearly two dozen county residents spoke in favor of the legislation at a public hearing last week. Despite the positive reception, several expressed concerns that innocent people would get caught in the mix. “I don’t think I want to criticize someone who ties up dogs for 10 minutes while they go to Stewart’s and get a quart of milk,” said a speaker.
Another expressed concerns via a letter that owners of cold-loving animals, including huskies, would be swept up in the crosshairs, and that the law is a “one-size-fits-all approach.” Jim Huneycutt, of Ray Brook, has two huskies that spend the night in a 10-by-20 foot kennel that has a 4-by-4 insulated doghouse and porch. “They prefer sleeping in that arrangement [versus] sleeping inside, even when it’s below zero outside,” Huneycutt wrote. “They are huskies, after all.” Working dogs are exempt, he noted. But if they are not negatively impacted by the elements, then why does the same rule not apply to his dogs, one of which is a former sled team member. Huneycutt also said he wasn’t assuaged by the fact that he’d be okay unless someone reported him — “I don’t find this acceptable” — and urged the task force that spearheaded the law to modify the final draft. That selective enforcement leads to disrespect for that law, and all laws, he said. “It says it only matters if you get caught,” Huneycutt said. NO OTHER ALTERNATIVES Tam Mrose, a veterinary technician and kennel owner from Keeseville, said she finds it difficult to believe that restricting tethering will lead to a significant reduction in animal cruelty cases or improve the lives of canines. Often people have no other choice but to tether while they are at work because they cannot keep the animals inside, or do not have access to a kennel, she said. And there are safe ways to tether dogs, Mrose said, citing peer-reviewed research, including an article written by a Cornell University professor. “It seems reasonable to me that most people love their dogs and whether they have no other alternative, or it is in their family history to keep dogs outdoors, criminalizing tethering, to protect the very few real cases
of abuse or neglect, is akin to throwing the baby out with the bathwater,” Mrose wrote in a letter to the task force. TOUGH TO ENFORCE Essex County Board of Supervisors Chairman Randy Preston was the sole lawmaker to vote against the law last week, which passed 17-1 after lawmakers spoke effusively of the new legislation, which was first debated last spring. While Preston said he is in favor of cracking down on animal abuse, the lawmaker said he continued to have concerns about enforcement. For instance, there’s no way to determine if an animal has been chained for four hours on a fixed point. Law enforcement may respond to a complaint from a neighbor, and receive a different story from the owner, Preston said. “How are you going to prove anything otherwise unless there’s obvious abuse?” Preston said. “If it’s obvious abuse, current (state) Ag and Market laws apply.” Preston added: “Thinking and proving are two different things.” The lawmaker said he’ll take a wait-and-see approach, and hoped the Essex County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO), who has endorsed the measure, will not be reduced to stakeouts. WE WANT TO EDUCATE The North Country SPCA said the primary intent of the law is an educational one, and that law-abiding owners have nothing to fear. “We don’t want to fill our shelter with more dogs,” said Executive Director Jessica Hartley. “We want to keep them at home, and that’s not going to change.” The NCSPCA will not be enforcing or investigating abuse cases, she said, but rather the ECSO. The Elizabethtown-based agency is also seeking grant funding for resources to aid those who need help coming into compliance with the law. “We want to help that owner, educate that owner,” Hartley said. David Reynolds, a major with the sheriff’s department, said the department does not plan on conducting stakeouts, and will require complainants to be deposed when making complaints about alleged cases of abuse. “We’re just going to educate people,” Reynolds said. “We’re not going to be writing a bunch of tickets.”
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Without further ado, congratulations to the following 2016 winners: The new “Local Favorite” award goes to Cindy and Floyd Bassett on Wells Hill Road in Lewis. They received the most votes from community members on Dec. 11. The social center judges particularly enjoyed their shooting star. In Elizabethtown, the “Spirit of Christmas” award goes to Chrissy and Joe Olson on Route 9 in New Russia. “Most Beautiful” was awarded to Christine and Doug Mitchell on Water Street. Kevin and Casey Martin on Brainards Forge Road won the “Most Original” award. Honorable mentions in Elizabethtown go to Tom and Morgan Sloan on Forge Lane, Terry and Kent Egglefield on Route 9N, Patti Phillips on Water Street, and Mike and Marsha McCarroll on Cobble Hill Lane. In Lewis, the “Spirit of Christmas” award goes to Rusty and Barbara Denton on Pulsifer Lane. Amy Chapuk on Route 9 won the “Most Beautiful” award. “Most Original” goes to Chris and Danielle Bikowitz on Route 9. We would like to give Lewis honorable mentions to Raj and Suman Bisht on Route 9, Dave and Michele Hommes on Osawentha Drive, Deb and Bob Egglefield on the Lewis-Wadhams Road, and Denton’s Bear Neccessities. The judges were also very impressed with Chrissy and Ken Whittemore’s fortuitous cooperation of live deer in their beautiful display! Congratulations to the winners and thank you to everyone for creating a festive atmosphere in our towns!
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he North Country S P C A is grateful to all of our many commuKathy Wilcox > Columnist rollerprincessfrog@yahoo.com nity members who remember our animals, not only at the holidays, but year-round. Sun Community News & Printing company is one of our community agencies who is going the extra mile to help ensure that our furry friends have full bellies and warm beds this winter season. They are holding a pet food and bedding drive from now through the Christmas holiday with locations in our local community. If you have canned dog or cat food that you can donate, soft pet bedding — old or new — or pet toys, please stop by one of their offices where they are collecting items for donation. You can stop by their Elizabethtown headquarters at 14 Hand Ave. until noon on Dec. 23, or their Ticonderoga office at 102 Montcalm St. by 4 p.m. on Dec. 21. Thank you for your generosity! Our featured pet this week is Remington, a Weimaraner and Labrador Retriever-mix who has so much to offer to the right family. Remmie gets along well with other dogs and loves children of all ages. He is about 7 or 8 years old, has excellent leash manners, and is very neat and tidy in his kennel. This handsome fellow would be the perfect companion except for one little problem — when he is not on a leash, he really loves to run! Although he may elect to go AWOL, Remmie always does come back — we think he just really enjoys visiting and socializing with the neighbors. Remington will need a fenced in enclosure or supervised walks but he is so worth the time and effort he is such a nice dog. Please stop by and meet him!
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Boreas Ponds Classification
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ccess the Adirondacks is a coalition of local government officials, sportsmen and business owners who are lobbying for broader access. The background: Access the Adirondacks is a newcomer. Formed this past summer, the group is calling for Alternative 1, which they believe could allow the widest possible use of the land, which the state purchased for $14.5 million. Sportsmen, the elderly and the disabled are key constituency groups that the state must accommodate, says Access. The first, in particular, are aging: the average age of sportsmen across the state is between 46 and 48, according to Jason Kemper, chairman of the New York State Conservation Fund Advisory Board. Kemper said sportsmen are playing a larger role in this debate than in the past because they feel as if they have been historically shut out of the process. Access likened the new lands as a destination for working class people, a “poor man’s opportunity” where visitors do not have to be members of the exclusive clubs that border the parcel in order to enjoy the landscape. The group sees their plan, a 50-50 split, as a compromise solution. “It’s not a huge intrusion into the core of the Wilderness, and I think that dialogue has been lost,” said Roger Dziengeleski, a retired vice president and senior forester at Finch Pruyn, the prior owners of the parcel. Economic development: The sporting community pumps money into the local economy through trips and the purchase of sporting license and permits, Kemper said. In 2011, hunters and anglers spent $4.9 billion, according to the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation. Snowmobilers, in particular, are heavy spenders, providing nearly $868 million in economic activity annually, according to the New York State Snowmobile Association. While enticing, Access says recreation is just one plank to bolstering the year-round economy, and every little bit helps. Increased visitation will ideally lead to a growth in businesses and service providers in their communities, a growth that will attract newcomers and lead to a sustainable economy, which would also bolster the local school districts. Earlier this year, the Adirondack Council, a member of BeWildNY, commissioned a study from a Clarkson University professor that revealed property values increase in proximity to Wilderness. That study has become a chief economic argument in their pursuit of more protected lands. But Access disputes those findings. “We’re not convinced of the correlation,” said Bill Farber, chairman of the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors. All restrictive zoning makes homes more valuable regardless of a state or residential classification, he said. Traditional indicators of economic health — including unemployment, incomes, sales tax revenues and hotel occupancy rates — also need to be taken into account while measuring the fiscal health of a community, he said. Due to the robust market for second homes, housing affordability is perhaps a greater issue that imperils the local economy, Farber said. “I reject the idea that home values are a good economic indicator,” Farber said. “Simply driving up home values is not the savior of the community.” Advocates of an expanded Wilderness area have used that study to argue that a Wilderness classification will create an bustling economic zone in North Hudson and Newcomb not dissimilar to that in Keene Valley. But Access says Keene benefits from tourists driving through it to access Lake Placid — not its proximity to Wilderness. As such, Minerva, Newcomb and North Hudson will likely not be automatically transformed into a Lake Placid or Saranac Lake under a Wilderness designation. “There just isn’t commonality,” Farber said. Intact communities, said Dziengeleski, rely on a diverse spread of residents, including doctors, lawyers, teachers, and that any sustainable economy requires complexity and diversity. Attracting as many user groups as possible to the parcel would stimulate local business more than narrowing it to a single group, he said. “It just seems very simplistic to say we go to a single driver,” said Dziengeleski. “It has to be a more diverse picture than just Wilderness use to drive a recreational economy.” Misconceptions: The APA has hosted eight public hearings across the state. The final was held in Albany on Dec. 7. Each has drawn hundreds of participants, and dozens of public comments, including many from young people calling for a full Wilderness plan that is not espoused by BeWildNY (and is not among the four APA-profered alternatives). Farber said he was “disheartened” on the misconceptions leveled by many of these speakers as to what Access wants. Their wish list does not include float planes, ATVs, party barges and unfettered access to the parcels. The group, however, is requesting snowmobile use to be permitted from the so-called Four Corners, around the perimeter of Boreas Ponds to White Lily Pond and along Gulf Brook Road, the main point of entry.
Roger Dziengeleski Access is also calling for electric motor use on Boreas Ponds. The impact of those devices on other users and especially the environment, they say, is overexaggerated. Farber said it is “hard to logically reconcile” how motors will affect hikers: If folks cannot hear log trucks and skidders through the dense forest canopy, then how would mountain biking in the summer or snowmobiling in the winter impact that experience? Or the electric motors that emit neither emissions nor noise. Access said they categorically denied the use of the DEC’s CP-3 policy as a gateway to broader ATV usage. “That is absolutely not the case,” Farber said. “Nobody is looking at this as a means to open this up further than CP-3. Nobody is using this as a way to get ATV use in there — that’s not going to serve anybody well.” The goal of that policy is simply to try to put disabled guests close enough to the access points at possible. “I understand what revs the base, and gets people energized, but it’s a distraction from the issues,” Farber said. “It’s a fool’s errand.” Kemper added: “I personally find it really egregious we’re leading people, those wearing the green shirts, to those conclusions.” The misinformation, he said, had to have come from somewhere. If it was the education system, then that system has failed. The conversation has been twisted, says the group, to insinuate Access wants to degrade the parcel, and they are not also environmentalists. But these misconceptions are damaging, and unfair to the next generation of Adirondack stakeholders. “Lines drawn in the sand are not good for any group trying to do work in the Adirondacks,” Kemper said. “I think a lot of testimony is that idealism,” Farber said. “The question is: How do you apply that kind of idealism to communities in the Adirondack Park?” Access also said they were bothered at what they referred to as the “villainization” of local governments. As elected officials, and as members of broader regional municipal organizations like the Adirondack Association of Towns and Villages, they are bringing to the public sessions the will of their constituencies, not misconstruing facts to appeal to donors, they said. On the classification process: Access is displeased with several aspects of the broader classification process. A Wilderness designation would take most of the consideration for recreational options out of hands of the DEC, who create the Unit Management Plan (UMP), or where the state really drills down to determine appropriate use, like mountain biking and snowmobiling. Access would prefer a UMP process that will allow the agency to consider more uses than those currently allowed in Wilderness. When it comes to metrics like water quality and wetlands, the difference between the two ecosystems (Wild Forest and Wilderness) is virtually no different, and thus the land is not endangered any differently, Access said. The coalition also believes a Wilderness designation by itself doesn’t necessarily mean ample resource protection, land stewardship and proper management, citing overuse by hikers in the High Peaks, including herd paths, trampled ecosystems and other damaging practices. The parcels, they added, will not retain the same habitat as before regardless of how they are classified. In addition, Wilderness classification tends to eliminate further discussion of many of these management issues. The weakness in the State Land Master Plan (SLMP), Farber concluded, it that it contains two categories in which to shoehorn everything. The constitutional language, he said, wasn’t developed with some of these ideas in mind, but rather watershed and clearcutting. The SLMP is clear about land and capacity to sustain use. If it is trammeled, it has capacity, Farber said, which underpins another argument — the current state of the land. Kemper said he was disappointed that APA-provided maps did not reveal the pre-existing infrastructure on the parcel, including a network of roads — nor did officials mention them in their introductory comments until the sixth public hearing. As such, Kemper feels as if the process was inherently biased from the beginning. Pro-access advocates, he said, had to spend their allotted three minutes at the public hearings just to present a base-level understanding of the facts, which included presentations of the maps Ac-
Bill Farber & Jason Kemper cess created themselves this past fall. “Put the facts out there,” Kemper said, “and see where it ends up.” Dziengeleski said the Boreas and MacIntyre tracts should have peeled away from discussion of the other parcels under discussion. “With 99 parcels, it’s tough when Boreas is sucking the air out of the room,” he said. On the divisiveness: It’s been said much of the sharp discussion that has characterized discourse in the Adirondack Park has mellowed in recent years. But Access says the misleading rhetoric acts as somewhat of a reversal to that, and is harming future discourse. The group said one of the reasons elbows have been sharpened isn’t necessarily due to a broader existential debate on environmental politics, but rather that green advocacy groups have historically relied on large-scale land use acquisitions for their fundraising and membership recruitment drives. But now that the final jewel has been acquired, said Dziengeleski, more issues need to be created to support their agenda. “It makes good fundraising flyers,” Dziengeleski said. While the rhetoric can be effective, you don’t need to put out an extreme perspective to be true to your base, he said. “It’s turned political,” Kemper said. “We’re not talking about classification facts.” As sportsmen and local government officials, they have no base beyond their members and constituents, which is largely baked in — nor do they have an advocacy organization to maintain. But, Kemper said, Access has nowhere near the financial resources as environmental groups, who have said they will spend “whatever it takes,” and have enlisted celebrity spokespeople, to ensure the victory in their final quest for more Wilderness. Access has spent $5,000, which they have scraped together from town boards. That influx of outside funds pressures lobbying groups to produce results, Kemper said. Imagine what can be done to combat trail overuse and the harmful effects on vegetation if those resources were redeployed, Kemper said. The coalition largely hailed ADA and DEC staffs for their work. But by their very nature, the ADA public hearing process is flawed, they said. Asking people to comment often devolves into campaign-style arguments where you’re simply trying to win people to your side — not discussing the facts, Farber said. As such, the rhetoric increases and attendees seldom reach common ground. “But that’s not what sells,” Farber said. “So those conversations never happen.” “People making a flawed argument doesn’t make a flawed argument right.”
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From page 1 visitors can use the land for recreational purposes. Alternative 1 splits the 20,543-acre parcel in two, creating an even split between Wild Forest and Wilderness. The remaining proposals offer varying formulas, with each successively adding more Wilderness than the last. Following classification, the state Department of Conservation will draft a Unit Management Plan to determine the exact recreational usage. Since the details of the proposals have widely been reported on, we discussed several issues that have largely fallen by the wayside, including misconceptions, the classification process, the economic impact for local communities, the role of money in the debate and what the process means for future discussion in the Adirondack Park. Comments from both Access the Adirondacks and BeWildNY are published inside this edition of The Sun.
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Boreas Ponds Classification
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eWildNY is a coalition of environmental organizations led by the Adirondack Council and the Adirondack Mountain Club. The background: The coalition supports none of the four Adirondack Park Agencyoffered alternatives, believing all to be flawed because they adequately fail to protect Boreas Ponds, leaving them vulnerable to motorized uses and invasive species. Their plan, introduced this past spring, calls for Wilderness expanded south to include the ponds and the sensitive wetlands surrounding them. This will act as somewhat of a buffer zone to protect what ecologists say is an astonishing array of wildlife located on the parcel. BeWildNY sees their plan as a compromise solution that has something for all stakeholders. While the exact path hasn’t yet been determined, snowmobiling will be permitted at the southern end of the tract, an olive branch to an activity that sportsmen groups, businesses and local government officials believe will stimulate the local economy, which remains sluggish. Their big tent approach is based on one main underlying premise: “How can we balance these things while being true to the State Land Master Plan (SLMP), and making sure the most sensitive areas are protected?” said Willie Janeway, executive director of the Adirondack Council. “Where can we accommodate other interests even if they don’t endorse our plan in the end?” Aside from minor details, most of the debate is over the last mile of Gulf Brook Road, he said. On motorized use: BeWildNY wants to prohibit electric motors on Boreas Ponds, not only because they believe they would be injurious to the waters, but also due to broader ramifications. A Wilderness designation is critical for the area surrounding the ponds, says BeWildNY, because the classification is the only way to definitively prohibit motorized activities from ever taking place in the future. Uses permitted by the state Department of Conservation on Wild Forest may drift over time, they argue. “Another DEC commissioner can add motorboats to Boreas Ponds, and it would not be difficult,” said Neil Woodworth, executive director of the Adirondack Mountain Club. Nothing in the SLMP would prevent the next commissioner from changing those uses, he said, and the APA doesn’t have the tools that would be necessary to remedy those mistakes. Furthermore, he said, classifications do not have sub-categories. If electric motors are allowed, perhaps a small outboard motor could be next, for instance, leading to a slippery slope. As such, classification must be wielded as a “blunt tool.” “What’s the point of a Boreas Ponds Wilderness if the center is not motor-free?” Janeway said. For the APA to not classify those internal tracts as Wilderness, and to not look at the ecology first, would be an “abdication” of their responsibility, he said. BeWildNY and Access the Adirondacks, a pro-access group, have sparred over the use of the DEC’s CP-3 permitting system. Access says they simply want to accommodate disabled guests, but BeWildNY says that opens the door to future ATV use. In fact, that’s already trying to be done elsewhere, Woodworth said. The DEC’s draft of the Grass River Unit Management Plan, for instance, may open up sections of the St. Lawrence County tract to ATV usage, a development BeWildNY finds worrisome. On access for the disabled: BeWildNY agrees with Access that the tract must be made available for use by the disabled, but disagrees on the best way to accommodate the user group. The coalition is calling for a gently sloped path around LaBier Flow accessing the ponds using a stone dust component, which makes an easy stable surface — more so than gravel roads. A number of potential sites for portage trails are also being explored, and will be hashed out in the UMP, they argue. The group says one of the biggest misconceptions is that they’re anti-access, which they find offensive. “We believe there are ways to get people physical access and not open it up to 19 million people at the same time,” said John Sheehan, a BeWildNY spokesman. On practicality: BeWildNY says they are mindful of alleviating the overuse which has jeopardized some of the High Peaks’ most popular destinations. That mindfulness, and sense of history, factors into their proposal for Boreas Ponds, leveraging what works based on past experience and what doesn’t. BeWildNY is also mindful of what uses their members will find enjoyable. For instance, the coalition does not support biking around the ponds because they believe there are places to do that — like in Wilmington, for instance, or Ragged Mountain. Their proposed parking lot is just up from LaBier Flow, about 1.2 miles from the ponds, which would offer a balance between access and protective safeguards, they said. Parking spaces would be limited to 15 to 20 cars, with perhaps more allocated by a permitting process. “We call that the Lake Lila factor,” said Woodworth. “That 1-mile buffer is enough to protect the resources.” The ponds themselves are never going to be a camping destination because the shores are too wet, said Woodworth. But the prop-
erty is great for canoeing, which would allow for new access points around the High Peaks. A number of campsites on Casey Brook could make it a perfect backpacking trail, he said. Keeping the road closed for seven miles is not a reasonable proposal, agrees the coalition. But a mile is pretty doable, which is also a distance that is accommodating for guides. BeWildNY’s preferred snowmobiling route will lock into the Newcomb and North Hudson connector trail. Their proposal for a connector trail is one that will not get caught up in the courts, Woodworth said. Furthermore, the DEC-approved route is problematic, said Woodworth, because it does not have the full support of key landowners. Economic development: BeWildNY says Wilderness acts as a draw for outdoor enthusiasts, citing Keene as a successful example of an economy that caterers to outdoor adventurers. A similar scenario is possible in North Hudson and Newcomb, they said. While the exact recipe for economic success has historically been tricky, local merchants need to create businesses that hikers wish to frequent by providing goods and services appealing to them, said Woodworth. Those that find that magic sweet spot tend to build up a customer base, he added, citing a boat manufacturer in Olmstedville who is clearing $1 million annually and employs six people. BeWildNY said it is a misconception that hiking does not generate economic activity for local communities. “It’s a shibboleth that hikers don’t spend money,” Woodworth said. The Adirondack Mountain Club’s facilities are located either in Wilderness, or adjacent to Wilderness, and hikers are a fairly affluent group, he said. “We make quite a bit of money catering to that business,” Woodworth said. Data, he said, doesn’t show a Wild Forest designation helps small businesses economically. Furthermore, Woodworth said, it’s difficult for businesses to discern how much of their visitation comes from hikers who do not always identify themselves as such. But data does support more and more visitors are coming to the Adirondacks to hike, and less are coming to snowmobile and visit Olympic venues, he said. BeWildNY said there needs to be better regional management of tourism assets: Perhaps more signage could generate economic activity in the region, for instance. The coalition floated additional ideas, like a parking facility and a town-state partnership that would provide a shuttle service from Exit 29 to the parcels. Part of the problem facing the Five Towns, Woodworth said, is that they’re not receiving the same level of support from the state’s marketing platforms, including I LOVE NY, as Lake Placid does. The Adirondack Park also needs a long-term financing system that will give start-up businesses more readily access to capital, Woodworth said, like a revolving loan fund. Banks, for instance, might be loath to lend a startup bed and breakfast in Newcomb funds, Woodworth said. “It’s really access to capital.” Post-classification, the group will continue to challenge the stereotype of hikers as “granola-eating folks who gas up fuel-efficient cars and don’t leave anything behind.” “We really are going to challenge supervisors to get beyond the fallacy that hikers and paddlers don’t spend money,” Woodworth said. The group also argued that snowmobiling isn’t a panacea for the economy, citing climate change. On the classification process: This is one area in which both Access and BeWildNY agree the process is flawed. “This was probably the worst way to do the process,” Woodworth said. “This whole process was rushed for some reason.” Woodworth noted the parting comments by former APA commissioner Richard Booth last spring, who called the SLMP process regarding major amendments “badly broken” and that the governor “rigidly controlled” what analysis the agency staff was allowed to prepare and present to the agency. As such, full discussion was stymied. Woodworth also noted the comments by Chad Dawson, the newest commissioner, who said there was a poverty of appropriate proposals. The agency also failed to chose a preferred alternative. But the APA had already voted on the public hearing schedule, resulting in what Woodworth said were a number of procedural errors from which the agency could not recover. “I don’t think they expected thousands of people to come out to this thing,” Woodworth said. Like Access, BeWildNY says the lack of official data, including maps, poses a vexing predicament because there is not a universallysupported baseline of facts. “When you saw the four alternatives come out, they didn’t have scientific substantiation; no roadmaps, they didn’t have the wetlands accurately — and they didn’t explain the differences,” Woodworth said. Woodworth added: “This process did not have the document and cost-benefits of alternatives. That just wasn’t provided, and in a way, the various advocates and viewpoints had to come up with their own.” All sides must be aware of what they’re refuting, said Janeway, who
called the process “botched.” The APA, he said, did not “take a more fully inclusive science-based full range of alternatives to this.” And that has led to a sense of distrust that has pervaded the process, and has awoken Neil Woodworth young enviros calling for a more restrictive classification, Janeway said, which then created a pushback from snowmobilers. The state, said Janeway, has the opportunity to put this back in the bottle by providing another set of alternatives — at least seven. “I think a lot of the acrimony would have been abrogated,” Woodworth said. On existing infrastructure: BeWildNY disagrees with Access on the status of existing infrastructure. Some roads are no longer there, or have deteriorated, making them unfeasible for the bicycle use on the tracts Access is proposing. Others haven’t been used for 20 years, especially those further back on the parcel. The group says at least half of these are “phantom roads” and is pushing to create better, more accurate data. “I think there’s a growing agreement that there isn’t good data on the property,” Janeway said. But even that discussion is a red herring, says the coalition. Just 5 percent of the Adirondack Park is old growth forest, or 300,000 acres of a total of 6 million. “If existing roads prevented Wilderness classification, we would not have had half of the Wilderness we have today,” Woodworth said. Wanakena, for instance, used to be a railroad lumber town, and the William C. Whitney Wilderness Area in Long Lake was once heavily logged and contained a vast network of roads. “It’s amazing how quickly nature has taken those roads,” Woodworth said. On the divisiveness: Janeway said the eight public hearings, which concluded last week in Albany, demonstrated that many people love the Adirondacks. “And I think those are things worth celebrating,” he said. “I don’t see that degenerating if we should have an Adirondack Park in 100 years.” But, he admitted, signs have arisen that the new culture of cooperation has been slipping: The divisions are still there; they’re just sharpened, and over a smaller area, he said. The discussion over motorized use, said Janeway, is appearing to wake up an element of the environmental community to BeWildNY’s left. “I think we’re at risk, but we’re going to get through it,” Janeway said. But there are also more tasks ahead. After Jan. 1, the Adirondack Council will start to work with local leaders on the second passage of a state constitutional amendment that will allow local governments to coordinate public infrastructure projects on state land while also being protective of Article 14. “We have different positions. We try to keep those viewpoints respectful,” Janeway said, citing additional work on the Common Ground Alliance and other regional issues. “This has tended to polarize some, but if you look at the BeWildNY proposal, it really is a compromise between the two perspectives,” Woodworth said. The groups also plan on working with the DEC to address the overuse issue, and new waves of users are also placing a strain on Forest Rangers, who continue to be underfunded. Many of these users have little outdoor experience and are vastly unprepared — like those in sandals and shorts. On claims of drumming up donor base: Access criticized BeWildNY for using the issue to drum up their donor base, and suggested the coalition was misrepresenting their positions. BeWildNY brushed off the criticisms. The campaign, said the coalition, is funded by major donors who feel as if they have a chance to influence a discussion that will ultimately see the governor approve a decision that accurately reflects public sentiment. “They tend to be folks who helped the Nature Conservancy buy the property, and they don’t want to see this lost,” Woodworth said. It wasn’t until the APA introduced their alternatives in October did the groundswell came out, BeWildNY said. What really captured the attention of his donors, Woodworth said, was the opportunity to combat invasive species. “We are mounting a campaign to fight the Hemlock Woolly Delga before it gets to the Adirondacks,” he said, noting 1 in 7 trees in Adirondacks is a Hemlock, and thus susceptible. Donating to that cause, he said, makes people feel as if they can combat a real, tangible threat. “Finally, we can fight back.” Woodworth said. Furthermore, compromise solutions like their Boreas Ponds proposal are traditionally not the best for drumming up their base, he noted. If the Adirondack Council wanted to galvanize their base, they would highlight the aforementioned draft Grass River UMP, Janeway said. “Nothing incites a donor base more than ATVs,” Woodworth said.
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Contractor is responsior lien upon, or title to ble for ensuring that all said real property by, Amendments are incorthrough or under them, porated into its bid. To or either of them, and receive notification of their respective wives, Published by Denton Publications, Inc. www.suncommunitynews.com (CV) The Valley News Sun • December 17, 2016 | 25 Amendments via e-mail widows, husbands, widyou must submit a reowers, heirs at law, next quest to be placed on of kin, descendants, exthe Planholders List at ecutors, administrators, www.dot.ny.gov/doingdevisees, legatees, credbusiness/opportunities/c itors, trustees, commitonst-planholder. tees, lienors and asAmendment may have signs, all of whom and been issued prior to whose names, except as stated, are unknown to your placement on the plaintiff; SECRETARY OF Planholders list. How did you get started playing? HOUSING AND URBAN NYS Finance Law reDEVELOPMENT; NEW stricts I communication started playing AAU when I was really YORK STATE DEPARTwith little. NYSDOT onlove proI fell in with sports ever since then. curements and contact SUPREME COURT OF MENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED can only be makes made withyou successful? THE STATE OF NEW What designated persons. YORK COUNTY OF ES- STATES OF AMERICA; dedication and a positive attiJOSEPH A. PROVONContact Hard with work, non-desigSEX INDEX NO. CV16CHA, IN HIS CAPACITY natedtude. persons or other 0155 Plaintiff designates involved Agencies will ESSEX as the place of AS ESSEX COUNTY What isa the one moment you feel be considered serious trial situs of the real CLERK, "JOHN DOE #1" matter and may result in property SUPPLEMEN- through "JOHN DOE you will always disqualification. Contact remember? TAL SUMMONS Mort- #12," the last twelve we (518) played Willsboro last year, I names being fictitious Maria When Tamarkin gaged Premises: 138 457-8403. HURLEY AVENUE LAKE and unknown to plaintiff, started out horribly and only scored like two Contracts with 0%fired Goalsup at half time and I scored PLACID, NY 12946 Sec- the persons or parties points. I got are generally tion: 42.66 Block: 2 Lot: intended being the ten25 pointssingle in theopsecond half of the game. 17.000 REVERSE ants, occupants, pereration contracts, where MORTGAGE SOLU- sons or corporations, if SEALED BIDS will be re- sub-contracting is not may TIONS, INC., Plaintiff, any, having or claiming ceived as set forth in in- expected, and direct bidding vs. DAVID WATSON, AS an interest in or lien structions to bidders un- present What are your goals for this opportunities for Small HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE til 10:30 a.m. on January upon the premises, deBusiness Firms, includOF THE ESTATE OF 12, 2017at the NYSDOT, scribed in the complaint, season? JOHN WATSON; DAVID Defendants. To the Contract Management ing, but not limited to, To get better as a team in all and have evWATSON, AS HEIR AND above named DefenBureau, 50 WOLF RD, D/W/MBEs. eryone improve and get some wins under our The Contractor must DISTRIBUTEE OF THE dants YOU ARE HERE1ST FLOOR, SUITE belt. with the RegulaESTATE OF JANET WAT- BY SUMMONED to an1CM, ALBANY, NY comply SON, any and all per- swer the complaint in 12232 and will be pub- tion relative to non-dissons unknown to plain- this action and to serve licly opened and read. crimination in federallyprograms of the tiff, claiming, or who a copy of your answer, Bids may also be sub- assisted What do you think your coaches USDOT 49 CFR 21. may claim to have an in- or, if the complaint is mitted via the internet Please call (518) 457terest in, or general or not served with this using Bid Express would say about you? 3583 if a reasonable acspecific lien upon the summons, to serve a (www.bidx.com). I play with a lot of heart. I put in 100 percent commodation is needed real property described notice of appearance on A certified or cashier's Willsboro point guard Trevor in Bigelow splits the Westport double-team Gough and Carter Smith as the even if I’m well. to participate in not theplaying letthis action; such un- the Plaintiff'sof Wyatt Attorney check payable to the Warriors scored a 53-30 winknown over the persons Eagles in the first week MVAC being withinof20 daysconference after the play. Bigelow scored seven NYS Dept. of Trans- ting. points in the win, while Jesse Hearn scored 15, Warren Jackson 14 Longware 12. See photos from BIDDERS SHOULD BE herein generally de- service of and thisMax sumportation for the sum scribed and intended to mons, exclusive of the specified in the proposal ADVISED THAT AWARD this game and more at mycapture.suncommunitynews.com. be included in the fol- day of service (or within or a bid bond, FORM OF THESE CONTRACTS lowing designation, 30 days after the service CONR 391, representing MAY BE CONTINGENT namely: the wife, widow, is complete if this sum25% of the bid total, UPON THE PASSAGE OF husband, widower, heirs must accompany each mons is not personally A BUDGET APPROPRIAat law, next of kin, de- delivered to you within bid. NYSDOT reserves TION BILL BY THE LEGscendants, executors, the State of New York) the right to reject any or ISLATURE AND GOVERadministrators, de- in the event the United NOR OF THE STATE OF all bids. visees, legatees, credi- States of America is Electronic documents NEW YORK 02, Nicolas tors, trustees, commit- made a party defendant, and Amendments are Reg. to answer Choubah,team Regional ELIZABETHTOWN Ditees, lienors, and as- the time posted to girl’s www.dot.ny.LAKE PLACID — The Keene varsity basketball — The Lions fell behind early against CLINTONVILLE — In a close for meet, the AuSable Valley rector, 207 Genesee signees of such de- the said United States of scored 48 points over thegov/doing-business/opmiddle two quarters of play as they Seton Catholic last week, unable to overcome a 19-9 first varsity swim team scored a 48-45 win Street, Utica, NY 13501 ceased, any and all per- America shall not expire over Franklin Academy NOTICE OF FORMATION portunities/const-noopened the MVAC season with a 76-25 win overD263389, Lake Placid quarter in a 55-45 loss where Thomas led the Lions in the opener the(60) Section swim season. days VII/X after serPIN DRC4.15, sons deriving interest in foruntil tices OF LLC: Celotti Name: Rooster vice of theand Summons; or title to Contractor is responsiComb Inn,Joel LLCMorris Articles 11.or lien upon,Ryan Dec. 6. Elaina Smith scored 28 points to lead Albany, the Beavers, Broome, with 15 points, Sam Huttig added 14 and Agoney, Sky Hanf Aaron O’Neill each scored wins Chenango, Clinton, said real property by, and in case of your failble for20ensuring that all 16. of Organization filled while Hanna Whitney added and Elly Smith On Dec. 9, the Lions were on the sideofof State a 13-4 quarin under relay events well as individual events, with Agoney winto appear or answer, through or them, asure Amendments are incor- Columbia, Delaware, Eswithwrong Secretary taken Franklin, Fulton, either ning of them, andfree,judgment The Beavers continuedporated the week with non-league ter and were unable to contain Lake Placid big(SSNY)on man BlakeorRoy, the 50 Hanf thewill 100befree and O’Neill the 100 back. into its bid.a pair To ofsex, of New York Greene, receive league notification 8/12/16scored Office alocation: setbacks. Their next scheduled gamesofwere against theHamilton, who scored 23 points as the Bombers 51-37 win.their respective wives, against you by default Jefferson, Amendments via e-mail Herkimer, Essex County. The SSNY widows, husbands, wid- for the relief demanded Lady Griffins (Dec. 13) in before hosting defending CelottiNOTICE scoredOF11FORMATION points in theisloss, whileasMorris added 10 heirs at law, next in the complaint. NOLewis, Madison, Montowers, youWestport must submit a redesignated agent of northern division champion 15). Oneida, Otsego, gomery, of kin, descendants, ex- TICE OF NATURE OF ACthe LLC upon whom quest Seton to be Catholic placed on(Dec. of Limited LiabilityCelotti Com- added and Huttig 7. Anthony 4 points. Saratoga, pany (LLC) Nellies Bak- process against it may ecutors, administrators, TION AND RELIEF the Planholders List at Rensselaer, Schenectady, Schoharie, ery, LLC. Articles of Or- be served. SSNY shall devisees, legatees, cred- SOUGHT THE OBJECT www.dot.ny.gov/doingSt. Lawrence, Sullivan, ganization filed with the mail a copy of any pro- itors, trustees, commit- of the above caption acbusiness/opportunities/c Tioga, Ulster, Warren & Secretary of State of cess to the LLC at: tees, lienors and as- tion is to foreclose a onst-planholder. Mortgage to secure the NOTICE OF QUALIFICAAmendment may have Washington Cos., Up- New York (SSNY) on 10909 RT. 9N PO BOX signs, all of whom and LEGALS been issued prior to state East Debris Re- November 14, 2016 for 375 Keene NY 12942. whose names, except as sum of $300,240.00 and TION OF The Dock Doctors, LLC. Authority NOTICE OF FORMATION moval Contract, Regions Purpose: To engage in stated, are unknown to interest, recorded on your placement on the business conducted plaintiff; SECRETARY OF March 8, 2007, at Liber filed with Secy. of State OF Crowley's Village 1, 2, 7, 9 and Northern Planholders list. from an office located in any lawful act or activity. of NY (SSNY) on HOUSING AND URBAN 1693 Page 50, of the Emporium, LLC. Arts. of NYS Finance Law re- Counties of Region 8, Essex County, NY. The VN-12/17-01/21/2017Columbia and Ulster., SSNY is designated as 6TC-138412 DEVELOPMENT; NEW Public Records of ES- 01/24/2011. Office locaOrg. filed with Secy. of stricts communication Deposit the agent of the LLC YORK STATE DEPART- SEX County, New York, tion: Essex County. State of NY (SSNY) on with NYSDOT on pro- Bid SSNY designated as $750,000.00., NO upon whom process 11/14/16. Office loca- curements and contact premises SUPREME COURT OF MENT OF TAXATION covering PLANS. AND FINANCE; UNITED known as 138 HURLEY agent of LLC upon tion: Essex County. can only be made with against it may be served. THE STATE OF NEW 3 / SSNY shall mail a copy SSNY designated as designated persons. Goals: MBE/WBE YORK COUNTY OF ES- STATES OF AMERICA; AVENUE LAKE PLACID, whom process against it JOSEPH A. PROVON- NY 12946. The relief may be served. SSNY agent of LLC upon Contact with non-desig- 7% of any process to the SEX INDEX NO. CV16whom process against it nated persons or other VN-12/17-12/24/2016CHA, IN HIS CAPACITY sought in the within ac- shall mail process to: 19 LLC at 6 Lilly Lane, 0155 Plaintiff designates Little Otter Lane, Ferrismay be served. SSNY involved Agencies will 2TC-138804 Willsboro, NY 12996. ESSEX as the place of AS ESSEX COUNTY tion is a final judgment burgh, VT 05456, also shall mail process to: be considered a serious Douglas R. Ferris, P.E. trial situs of the real CLERK, "JOHN DOE #1" directing the sale of the NOTICE OF FORMATION the registered agent 2515 Main St., Apt. 2, matter and may result in described property SUPPLEMEN- through "JOHN DOE premises OF LIMITED LIABILITY President Lake Placid, NY 12946. disqualification. Contact COMPANY (LLC) Name: VN-12/3-1/7/2017-6TCTAL SUMMONS Mort- #12," the last twelve above to satisfy the debt upon whom process may be served. PurPurpose: any lawful ac- Maria Tamarkin (518) Keene Boathouse LLC. 137145 names being fictitious secured by the Mortgage gaged Premises: 138 tivities. 457-8403. Articles of Organization NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- HURLEY AVENUE LAKE and unknown to plaintiff, described above. ESSEX pose: any lawful activiVN-12/10-01/14/2016Contracts with 0% Goals filed with the Secretary EN that the Town Board PLACID, NY 12946 Sec- the persons or parties County is designated as ties. VN-12/17-01/21/20176TC-138247 are generally single op- of State of New York tion: 42.66 Block: 2 Lot: intended being the ten- the place of trial because of the Town of Keene ants, occupants, per- the real property affect- 6TC-138805 eration contracts, where REVERSE (SSNY) on September has set Tuesday, Jan- 17.000 MORTGAGE SOLU- sons or corporations, if ed by this action is loSEALED BIDS will be re- sub-contracting is not 30, 2016. Office Loca- uary 3rd, 2017, at 6:00 NOTICE OF FORMATION any, having or claiming cated in said county. may TIONS, INC., Plaintiff, ceived as set forth in in- expected, and tion: Essex County. The PM, at the Keene Town NOTICE YOU ARE IN OF LIMITED LIABILITY vs. DAVID WATSON, AS an interest in or lien structions to bidders un- present direct bidding SSNY is designated as Hall, as the time and upon the premises, de- DANGER OF LOSING COMPANY Name: Vavro opportunities for Small agent of the LLC upon HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE til 10:30 a.m. on January place to hold the Town scribed in the complaint, YOUR HOME If you do Holdings LLC Articles of Business Firms, includ- whom process against it of Keene 2017 Organiza- OF THE ESTATE OF 12, 2017at the NYSDOT, To the not respond to this sum- organization were filed Contract Management ing, but not limited to, may be served. SSNY tional Town Board Meet- JOHN WATSON; DAVID Defendants. with SSNY on WATSON, AS HEIR AND above named Defen- mons and complaint by Bureau, 50 WOLF RD, D/W/MBEs. shall mail a copy of any ing. dants YOU ARE HERE- serving a copy of the an- 11/21/2016 . Office locaThe Contractor must process to the LLC at: Ellen S. Estes, Town DISTRIBUTEE OF THE 1ST FLOOR, SUITE BY SUMMONED to an- swer on the attorney for tion: 1479 Highland Rd ESTATE OF JANET WAT1CM, ALBANY, NY comply with the Regula- PO Box 839, Keene Val- Clerk Keeseville, NY 12944, swer the complaint in the mortgage company 12232 and will be pub- tion relative to non-dis- ley NY 12943. Purpose: Dated: December 9, SON, any and all perthis action and to serve who filed this foreclo- County of ESSEX. SSNY sons unknown to plainlicly opened and read. crimination in federally- To engage in any lawful 2016 designated agent of LLC a copy of your answer, sure proceeding against tiff, claiming, or who Bids may also be sub- assisted programs of the act or activity for which VN-12/17/2016-1TCor, if the complaint is you and filing the an- upon whom process USDOT 49 CFR 21. may claim to have an inmitted via the internet limited liability compa- 138898 not served with this swer with the court, a may be served. SSNY Please call (518) 457- nies may be formed interest in, or general or using Bid Express NOTICE OF FORMATION shall mail a copy of prosummons, to serve a default judgment may be 3583 if a reasonable ac- cluding with or without specific lien upon the (www.bidx.com). OF RL Weber, LLC. Arts. cess to LLC, 1479 Highnotice of appearance on entered and you can commodation is needed A certified or cashier's limitation, management of Org. filed with Secy. real property described land Rd Keeseville, NY to participate in the let- of real estate holdings, in this action; such un- the Plaintiff's Attorney lose your home. Speak check payable to the of State of NY (SSNY) known persons being 12944. Purpose: any within 20 days after the to an attorney or go to NYS Dept. of Trans- ting. and engaging in any and on 10/28/16. Office loBIDDERS SHOULD BE all activities necessary herein generally de- service of this sum- the court where your lawful purpose. portation for the sum specified in the proposal ADVISED THAT AWARD or incidental to the fore- cation: Essex County. scribed and intended to mons, exclusive of the case is pending for fur- VN-12/03-01/07/2016SSNY designated as ther information on how 6TC-137545 OF THESE CONTRACTS or a bid bond, FORM be included in the fol- day of service (or within going. agent of LLC upon 30 days after the service to answer the summons MAY BE CONTINGENT CONR 391, representing lowing designation, VN-12/03-01/07/2016whom process against it namely: the wife, widow, is complete if this sum- and protect your proper- Vision Team Works, 25% of the bid total, UPON THE PASSAGE OF 6TC-137543 LLC Arts of Org. filed may be served. SSNY mons is not personally ty. Sending a payment to A BUDGET APPROPRIAhusband, widower, heirs must accompany each SSNY 10/7/16. Office: the mortgage company TION BILL BY THE LEG- Mountain Song Produc- shall mail process to: at law, next of kin, de- delivered to you within bid. NYSDOT reserves 1149 NYS Rte. 86, Ray scendants, executors, the State of New York) will not stop the foreclo- Essex Co. SSNY design the right to reject any or ISLATURE AND GOVER- tions LLC, Arts of Org Brook, NY 12977. Pur- administrators, filed with SSNY on sure action. YOU MUST agent of LLC upon NOR OF THE STATE OF de- in the event the United all bids. 09/09/16. Off. Loc.: Es- pose: any lawful activi- visees, legatees, credi- States of America is RESPOND BY SERVING whom process may be NEW YORK Electronic documents sex County, SSNY desig- ties. 02, Nicolas tors, trustees, commit- made a party defendant, A COPY OF THE AN- served & mail to PO Box and Amendments are Reg. tees, lienors, and as- the time to answer for SWER ON THE ATTOR- 22, Lake Placid, NY posted to www.dot.ny.- Choubah, Regional Di- nated as agent of LLC VN-11/19-12/24/20166TC-136262 upon whom process rector, 207 Genesee signees of such de- the said United States of NEY FOR THE PLAIN- 12946. General Purpose. gov/doing-business/opagainst it may be served. TIFF (MORTGAGE COM- VN-12/03-01/07/2016Street, Utica, NY 13501 NOTICE OF FORMATION ceased, any and all per- America shall not expire portunities/const-no6TC-137544 SSNY shall mail a copy until (60) days after serD263389, PIN DRC4.15, PANY) AND FILING THE tices OF LLC: Name: Rooster sons deriving interest in of process to: 634 Hurrivice of the Summons; ANSWER WITH THE Albany, Broome, or lien upon, or title to Contractor is responsiComb Inn, LLC Articles Clinton, cane Rd., Keene, NY of Organization filled said real property by, and in case of your fail- COURT. Dated: July 12, ble for ensuring that all Chenango, 12942. Purpose: to en2016 RAS BORISKIN, through or under them, ure to appear or answer, Amendments are incor- Columbia, Delaware, Eswith Secretary of State LLC Attorney for Plaintiff sex, Franklin, Fulton, gage in any lawful act. or either of them, and judgment will be taken porated into its bid. To of New York (SSNY)on BY: JOSEPH J. KARLYA Hamilton, VN-12/10/2016-1TCtheir respective wives, against you by default receive notification of Greene, 8/12/16 Office location: III, ESQ. 900 Merchants Jefferson, 138031 Amendments via e-mail Herkimer, Essex County. The SSNY widows, husbands, wid- for the relief demanded in the complaint. NO- Concourse, Suite 106 you must submit a re- Lewis, Madison, Mont- NOTICE OF FORMATION is designated as agent of owers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, ex- TICE OF NATURE OF AC- Westbury, NY 11590 quest to be placed on gomery, Oneida, Otsego, of Limited Liability Com- the LLC upon whom AND RELIEF 516-280-7675 Saratoga, pany (LLC) Nellies Bak- process against it may ecutors, administrators, TION the Planholders List at Rensselaer, VN-12/10-12/31/2016Schenectady, Schoharie, ery, LLC. Articles of Or- be served. SSNY shall devisees, legatees, cred- SOUGHT THE OBJECT www.dot.ny.gov/doingSt. Lawrence, Sullivan, ganization filed with the business/opportunities/c mail a copy of any pro- itors, trustees, commit- of the above caption ac- 4TC-138035 Tioga, Ulster, Warren & Secretary of State of cess to the LLC at: tees, lienors and as- tion is to foreclose a onst-planholder. Mortgage to secure the Washington Cos., Up- New York (SSNY) on 10909 RT. 9N PO BOX signs, all of whom and Amendment may have been issued prior to state East Debris Re- November 14, 2016 for 375 Keene NY 12942. whose names, except as sum of $300,240.00 and moval Contract, Regions Purpose: To engage in stated, are unknown to interest, recorded on your placement on the business conducted 1, 2, 7, 9 and Northern plaintiff; SECRETARY OF March 8, 2007, at Liber Planholders list. from an office located in any lawful act or activity. HOUSING AND URBAN 1693 Page 50, of the VN-12/17-01/21/2017NYS Finance Law re- Counties of Region 8, Essex County, NY. The Columbia and Ulster., SSNY is designated as 6TC-138412 DEVELOPMENT; NEW Public Records of ESstricts communication
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TICONDEROGA - Essex County Lethernecks, Marine Corps League, Det 791, Ticonderoga American Legion Post. 6 p.m. Active Marines and Marine Veterans invited. First Thursday of every month. DINNERS & SUCH WESTPORT - Baked Ham & Scalloped Potato dinner, Thursday, December 15, 2016 at the Westport Federated Church. Serving starts 4:30pm with take-outs available. $10.00 Adults, $5.00 Children 12 & under, Preschool free. Donations of non-perishable food items for the Westport Food Pantry are appreciated.
4 BEDROOM HOME for sale in Lewis, NY Master bedroom on 1st floor large fenced in back yard Priced to sell at only $79,000 (518) 873-2362
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PLATTSBURGH - BREASTFEEDING - LA LECHE LEAGUE Do you have questions about breastfeeding? Do you have support you can offer to others? Do you need information about returning to work and nursing? Please join us for mother-to-mother sharing. All mothers, mothers-to-be, and children are welcome. Meetings are twice monthly: the first Monday at 7 P.M and the third Friday at 10:00 A.M at the Family Connections, 194 U.S Oval, Plattsburgh. Info: 518-643-9436.
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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE COMMERCIAL/RETAIL 1600 sq ft., w/house, at exit 34 Rt 9N, next to Maplefields. Ample parking, real estate only $230K, with equipment $270K Call 518-834-9900 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
MOTORCYCLES WANTED OLD JAPANESE MOTORCYCLES KAWASAKI Z1-900 (1972-75), KZ900, KZ1000 (19761982), Z1R, KZ 1000MK2 (1979,80), W1-650, H1-500 (1969-72), H2-750 (1972-1975), S1-250, S2-350, S3-400, KH250, KH400, SUZUKI-GS400, GT380, HONDA-CB750K (1969-1976), CBX1000 (1979,80) CASH!! 1800-772-1142 1-310-721-0726 usa@classicrunners.com FARM EQUIPMENT
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2004 NEW HOLLAND TRACTOR model#HX10229, very good condition, comes with Front Loader, Tiller, Back Hoe & Brush Hog. Asking $22,500 Negotiable. Call 518236-6062. 2015 KUBOTA TRACTOR BX25D, 23hp, 4x4 backhoe w/claw, never used, Canopy top, mint condition, 40 hrs. $15,000. Call 613-8850198 or 516-967-5260 ACCESSORIES J&J Auto Repair 9409 State Route 9 Chazy, NY 518-846-3110 HELP WANTED
4 BEDROOM HOME for sale in Lewis, NY Master bedroom on 1st floor large fenced in back yard Priced to sell at only $79,000 (518) 873-2362
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DO YOU ENJOY WORKING WITH CHILDREN? If so, Adirondack Community Action Programs, Inc. has many opportunities for you. For more information, contact Marge Z. at 873-3207 or margez@acapinc.org. MANY RN POSITIONS available in your vicinity. Hospitals, correctional facilities, and home health assessments. Great Pay & Benefits. White Glove Placement 1-866-387-8100 #202 recruit@whiteglovecare.net
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ADIRONDACK MOUNTAIN RESERVE Ausable Club (Ausable, NY) seeks Assist. Food & Beverage Mgr to assist in supervising service personnel. Maintain order/cleanliness of dining areas. Assist w/ supervision of banquet functions. Perform training, coaching of front-of-house staff. Manage online reservation system; Assist in set-up/break-down of events; Complete proper opening/closing of Clubhouse; Rotate attending monthly House Committee Meetings; Maintain menus/POS programming. Req.: 2 yrs. of Food/Beverage supervisory exp. Working knowledge of set-up of POS systems. Email resumes to employment@ausableclub.org APPLE PACKERS NEEDED, Must be able to lift 45lbs. Hart Apple Farms. 518-834-6007
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SOLAR SALES NEEDED Apex Solar Power is opening a new office in Keene and we're looking to fill two full time sales positions. Responsibilities include: - Manage customer inquiries in our North Country Territory - Develop and present Solar Energy Proposals for prospective customers - Maintain the company brand and image in daily interactions with customers - Close 1 project per calendar week - Participate in provided training on how to consult & sell the Apex Solar Energy System - Communicate clearly with customers in order to facilitate a positive customer experience in going solar! Qualifications - Minimum 1 year of year outside sales experience required - A drive to succeed with a positive attitude, high energy and a can do mentality - Customer experience oriented and enjoys being helpful to others - Ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner with all levels of the operation - Access to reliable transportation - Valid Driver's License with a clean driving record and a willingness to travel, as needed. - Compensation: Salary + Commission DOE Please email resumes to: Taylor Kimbrell tkimbrell@apexsolarpower.com WILINTON'S LITTLE SUPER MARKET is accepting applications for employment. Full & Part time possible. Interested candidates should have high school education, ability to work weekends and shift work. Stop by for an application. CAREER TRAINING AIRLINE CAREERS start here. Get trained as FAA Certified Aviation Technician. Financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. Call AIM for free information, 866-296-7093. AIRLINE MECHANIC TRAINING Get FAA Technician certification. Approved for military benefits. Financial Aid if qualified. Job placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 866-4536204 MISCELLANEOUS A PLACE FOR MOM. The nation's largest senior living referral service. Contact our trusted, local experts today! Our service is FREE/no obligation. CALL 1-800217-3942 A PLACE FOR MOM. The nation's largest senior living referral service. Contact our trusted, local experts today! Our service is FREE/no obligation. CALL 1-800-553-4101
LAKES TO LOCKS PASSAGE, INC seeks full-time Community Outreach Director for communications and fiscal management. Three to five years non-profit experience required, office in Crown Point, NY. For complete job description email janet@lakestolocks.org
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Plattsburgh House of Prayer 63 Broad St. Plattsburgh, NY 518-314-1333 SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS. Unable to work? Denied benefits? We Can Help! WIN or Pay Nothing! Contact Bill Gordon & Associates at 1-800-919-8208 to start your application today! SUPPORT OUR SERVICE MEMBERS, veterans and their families in their time of need. For more information visit the Fisher House website at www.fisherhouse.org SWITCH TO DIRECTV. From $50/Month, includes FREE Genie HD/DVR & 3 months HBO, SHOWTIME, CINEMAX, STARZ. Get a $50 Gift Card. Call 888-672-1159 XARELTO USERS have you had complications due to internal bleeding (after January 2012)? If so, you MAY be due financial compensation. If you don't have an attorney, CALL Injuryfone today! 1-800-340-6821
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ADOPTIONS ADOPT – LOVING FAMILY hoping to grow through adoption. We promise to always be loving, supportive and caring. Please call/text Annie & Mike at 315-289-6724. ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES CA$H BUYER, old comic books 10c to 35c covers, also guns, gold coins. I travel to you and buy EVERYTHING you have! Call Brian 1800-617-3551 FINANCIAL SERVICES Peru Federal Credit Union 700 Bear Swamp Rd. Peru, NY 518-643-9915 FOR SALE
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ARIENS SNOWBLOWER, 28 INCH, Deluxe, Electric Start, Excellent condition. $650 OBO. 518-5721785 FREE used fryer oil, some in containers, some bulk, bring your own containers 518-834-9900.
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Hand Gun Ruger Vaquero 44 Magnum Stainless Steel, Single Action, Wood Grips, Fires 44 Mag. And 44 Special, Like new, fired only once $595. Must have a NYS pistol license. 518-354-8654
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ATTENTION HOMEOWNERS! A solar energy system will save you $$$ on your monthly utility bills while protecting you from future rate hikes. Tax credits available for new installs! For information, call: 1-888-683-7004
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All Things Basementy! Basement Systems, Inc. Call us for all of your basement needs! Waterproofing, Finishing, Structural Repairs, Humidity, and Mold Control. FREE ESTIMATES! Call 1-800-957-4881
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2005 HARLEY DAVIDSON HERITAGE SOFTAIL CLASSIC, Glacial White Pearl Paint, 8550 miles, never seen rain, stage 1 carb & pipes, has ISO handlebar Grips, clean title. Includes: Cover, battery tender, shop manual, original carb, his & hers Gore Tech Riding jackets and helmets also available. Asking $10,500 obo. No Dreamers, No test drives without cash in hand. Text or call after 5pm. 518-852-1925
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CENTRAL BOILER CLASSIC EDGE OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACE. Heat more with LESS WOOD. Adirondack Hardware Call Dennis today 518-834-4600. Ext. 6
Booth Insurance Agency 20 Brinkeroff St. Plattsburgh, NY 518-561-3290
Young Lyon Hardware and Flooring 1923 Saranac Ave. Lake Placid, NY 518-523-9855
Chauvin Agency Champlain 518-298-2000 Rouses Point- 518-297-6602 Plattsburgh- 518-562-9336 Northern Adjustment Bureau NY State Licensed & Bonded General Adjuster/ Public Adjuster 518-563-4701
TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT FOR RENT All New, includes all utilities, washer and dryer and is fully furnished. No pets or smoking. $675.00 per month plus deposit. Call 518-586-6088. HOME RENTALS KEENE VALLEY HOME Furnished 2200sq.ft.,3bd/2ba with all amenities included: electric, heat, water, cable, Internet, DW, W/D. Avial. now thru May or June. $1900 mos. plus $500 sec. Deposit. Call 802-272-7800
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