By Gwendolyn Craig The state attorney general’s office is seeking a more than $420,000 judgment against a former Hudson River retreat partner, who repeatedly ignored an Adirondack Park Agency consent order. Court filings indicate Jeffrey Lee … [Read more...] about State seeks $420,000 penalty from former Hudson River retreat partner
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Former DEC commissioner appeals judge’s marina decision
By Gwendolyn Craig A former head of the Department of Environmental Conservation is appealing a state Supreme Court decision dismissing his lawsuit against a marina project on Lower Saranac Lake. Thomas Jorling, who lives on the lake and was … [Read more...] about Former DEC commissioner appeals judge’s marina decision
Long Lake business owner: Public access to causeway to remain in place
By Tim Rowland Long Lake businessman George Carrothers told Town Board members Wednesday night that he will not fight an Adirondack Park Agency directive to tear out a lakeside deck at his bake shop, nor will he close a popular causeway to the … [Read more...] about Long Lake business owner: Public access to causeway to remain in place
DEC to hold Sept. 2 public hearing on proposed White Lake quarry project
Independent consultant deems application 'insufficient' By Megan Plete Postol The DEC is holding an online public hearing via Webex at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2. Those wanting to deliver public comments at the online meeting must register by … [Read more...] about DEC to hold Sept. 2 public hearing on proposed White Lake quarry project
‘A Wild Idea’
Book tells the story of the at-times contentious campaign to create the Adirondack Park Agency By Dick Beamish It was the 1960s, and something had to be done about the Adirondacks. This was America’s largest park but also the most vulnerable, … [Read more...] about ‘A Wild Idea’
In Long Lake, a deck dispute prompts landowner to push back
Found in violation, business owner protests Adirondack Park Agency's enforcement process By Gwendolyn Craig A Long Lake business owner will pay a fine and remove his deck after the Adirondack Park Agency ruled he had built it illegally. The … [Read more...] about In Long Lake, a deck dispute prompts landowner to push back