State collects feedback on how to spend $4.2 billion By Gwendolyn Craig State agencies are drafting criteria for spending from the $4.2 billion Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act, as well as how to keep track of the … [Read more...] about Breaking down the bond act
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Survey reveals APA staff oppose potential move to Saranac Lake
Questions raised about ethics and safety of leaving Ray Brook headquarters By Gwendolyn Craig Adirondack Park Agency (APA) staff largely do not want their offices moved from Ray Brook to the village of Saranac Lake, according to a survey … [Read more...] about Survey reveals APA staff oppose potential move to Saranac Lake
Adirondack Park Agency is keen to move to Saranac Lake
Village historic building is the agency’s ‘preferred site’ By Gwendolyn Craig Unless a feasibility study shows the historic Paul Smith’s Power and Light Building may fall apart or some other insurmountable issue, the Adirondack Park Agency is … [Read more...] about Adirondack Park Agency is keen to move to Saranac Lake
Barbara Rice gets official start date as APA head
APA board OK’s Rice as executive director starting March 8 By Gwendolyn Craig In executive session, the Adirondack Park Agency voted to accept Gov. Kathy Hochul’s nomination of Barbara Rice as the agency’s new executive director. Rice, a … [Read more...] about Barbara Rice gets official start date as APA head
Saranac Lake native, economic development leader to head the APA
By Gwendolyn Craig Barbara Rice, a Saranac Lake native and the first woman chair of the Franklin County Legislature is the next Adirondack Park Agency executive director, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday. She will lead the … [Read more...] about Saranac Lake native, economic development leader to head the APA