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It’s official: Mount Inez
APA aproves 90-foot AT&T cell tower
U.S. Board on Geographic Names affirms renaming peak
Elizabethtown tower will be disguised as a pine tree
By Kim Dedam
By Kim Dedam
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LEWIS | A mountain named Inez: it’s official now. The U.S. Department of Interior, Board on Geographic Names (BGN) last Thursday approved a formal request to change the name of Mount Discovery to Mount Inez. Federal review began after the town of Lewis gathered public input, reviewed local history and then voted in October to make formal application to BGN. Located on Inez Milholland’s former childhood home at Meadowmount, the mountain rises from surrounding farmland. Inez’s father, John Milholland, expressed his desire rename Mount Discovery to Mount Inez after her untimely death in 1916. One of his journal
E L I Z A B E T H T O W N | Ad i rond ack Park Agency commissioners reviewed and approved a permit for a 90-foot cell tower here. Called a “monopine,” the structure will be disguised at the top to look like a white pine tree. It will provide cellular service expansion for AT&T Wireless.
Breakfast with Santa
Local children gathered at the Elks Lodge in Keeseville this past Sunday morning for the annual “Breakfast with Santa”. After a freshly cooked breakfast, the children lined the room with excitement & anticipation, with smiles from ear-to-ear to personally deliver their final wishlist to jolly St. Nick, himself. Image Above: Blake Hubbard with Santa. More images from this event can be seen at Suncommunitynews.com. Photo by DJ Alexander
entries in 1921 fondly recounts a hike to the crest of Mount Inez. Lewis resident Nancy Duff Campbell, an attorney, founder and co-president emeritus of the National Women’s Law Center, prepared extensive background and application materials to
In Washington, D.C., Dec. 12, Jennifer E. Runyon, senior researcher at the U.S. Department of Interior ’s Board on Geographic Names, at right, and Nancy Duff Campbell, resident of the Town of Lewis, an attorney who prepared application to and historic materials for the proposed renaming of Mount Inez, share an official letter of approval from federal authorities. The newly and formally renamed Mount Inez encompasses land in the Adirondacks that suff ragist Inez Milholland once called home. Inez is buried in the nearby cemetery in the Town of Lewis beside her father, John Lewis, The burial site overlooks Mount Inez. Photo by Nancy Campbell
foster the official request. And she attended the BGN meeting on Dec. 12. “T he conversat ion was terrific, everyone was very impressed with all the support we had and also to learn more about Inez Milholland and her illustrious career,” Campbell said from Washington, D.C. “They didn’t talk for very long at all because the proposal was so well supported. The talk centered mainly how terrific it was that all of this is happening now. The discussion was more ‘this is great, let’s do it.’ The way the process works, Campbell said, is BGN researchers prepared the proposal, pulling details from what an applicant submits. “Then they had a staff member present it to the board. (BGN) Senior Researcher Jennifer Runyon made the presentation and said the hope was that this would be done by 2020.” The Mount Inez name change has already been approved by New York’s Committee on Geographic Names, a step taken as part of federal review. “After we filed the proposal, they sent it to New York. And in this case, the New York board said they supported it,” Campbell told the Sun. See MOUNT INEZ » pg. 9
See CELL TOWER » pg. 7
Tupper Lake Mayor Paul A. Maroun speaks at a public hearing on state plans for the Remsen-Lake Placid rail line, as the DEC’s Dave Winchell and John Schmid look on.
Photo by Tim Rowland
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON RAIL CORRIDOR Snowmobilers want more of RemsenLake Placid line to be sled friendly By Tim Rowland STAFF WRITER
TUPPER LAKE | A state plan to facilitate one of the longest scenic railroads in the East has drawn criticism from snowmobilers who believe more of the old rail corridor should be converted
into a recreational trail. The 119-mile Remsen to Lake Placid line was part of the New York Central, but freight service ceased in 1972. The state bought the rail corridor two years later and has more or less been trying to figure out how to put it to good use ever since. It recently released a management plan that would pull up the track between Lake Placid and Tupper Lake, to be used by bicyclists, hikers, skiers, snowshoers and snowmobilers. It’s envisioned that the $44 million project would be paid for by both public and private money. See RAIL CORRIDOR » pg. 10
Dan Stec announces run for senate Assemblyman to face Clinton County treasurer By Sarah Elizabeth Morris STAFF WRITER
NEW YORK | New York State Assemblyman of the 114th District Dan Stec officially announced that he will be running for the former State Senator Betty Little’s seat as Republican. Assemblyman Billy Jones of the 115th District is not running for the 45th Senate seat, opting instead to remain in the assembly. “With one-party control, we need someone who will continue her strong legacy as an honest, hardworking elected official,” Stec said in his announcement. “Someone who will
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push back against the radical liberal tax-and spend agenda that crushes our communities. Someone who will fight for our needs and values.” Stec is from Queensbury, which is covered by the 45th District. He was elected as assemblyman back in 2013, following his time as Town Supervisor. Because of his campaign for the senate seat, Stec is giving up the assemblyman chair, leaving it open to a potential runner. No one has officially confirmed they will be running for Stec’s assembly seat, but many politicians have expressed interest. Facing Stec during the 2020 election season is current Clinton County Treasurer Kimberly Davis, who is running as a Democrat. Davis announced her running back in May of 2019. Since then, she has raised over $26,000 for her campaign. See STEC » pg. 6
In the run: Assemblyman Dan Stec, 50, has been in his position for almost seven years. Following the retirement of current Senator Betty Little, Stec announced that he’d be running for her position in the 45th District. Photo provided by Dan Stec
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