
Contract extension buys more time for Conklingville Dam deal
By Zachary Matson
Hydro operator and state agency agree to continue talks over payment dispute at Conklingville Dam.
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Zachary Matson has been an environmental reporter for the Explorer since October 2021. He is focused on the many issues impacting water and the people, plants and wildlife that rely on it in the Adirondack Park. Zach worked at daily newspapers in Missouri, Arizona and New York for nearly a decade, most recently as the education reporter at the Daily Gazette in Schenectady. He lives in Saranac with his family.
By Zachary Matson
Hydro operator and state agency agree to continue talks over payment dispute at Conklingville Dam.
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