Essex Chain campfires, North Elba housing and cell towers on the APA agenda
The Adirondack Park Agency will convene at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 16 with a slate of projects and four new board members starting.
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High Peaks hiker shuttles on hold
By Tim Rowland
Combined with increased and more-enforced parking restrictions along state and town roads and virus-related parking-lot restrictions, the lack of shuttles will severely reduce hiker access to some of the Adirondacks’ most popular mountain destinations this summer.
E-bikes legalized for NY roads
The 2021 state budget includes legislation legalizing electric bikes and scooters. They may also be used on the Adirondack Rail Trail, once complete.
Meet the new APA Board members
New and old APA board members are expected to have their first meeting on July 16.
A Hamilton County mountaintop in dispute
Despite some pushback, Hamilton County continues to pursue a constitutional amendment for an emergency communications tower on Cathead Mountain.
DEC Region 5 has a new acting director
Joseph Zalewski is the new acting director of the state Department of Environmental Conservation's Region 5.
Petronis named DEC deputy commissioner of natural resources
Katie Petronis, formerly of the Open Space Institute, has been tapped for a top level position at the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
State Senate confirms governor’s APA board picks
The Adirondack Park Agency board has finally been filled. The state Senate approved Gov. Andrew Cuomo's seven nominees on Wednesday.
Cuomo nominates seven to Adirondack Park board
The APA board's composition has been a point of contention, with three vacant positions and four board members serving on expired terms at the governor's pleasure.
Records show Lake George parasail company was fined $4,000 after 2019 accident
The Lake George Park Commission fined a parasailing company earlier this year for violations related to a near-drowning of a customer last summer and breaching a 2016 order of consent.