Baker Mountain: The low peak with a High Peaks-style problem
“Saturdays are very busy and in the summer the tourist parking is crazy.”
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ORDA office building gets green light from APA
APA signed off on a new office building for the Olympic Regional Development Authority to go up near the former Adirondack Medical Center.
APA to consider new ORDA office building on former hospital site
The proposed three-story building is up for public comment, along with a number of other projects.
APA approves Essex County housing development, solar project
The Adirondack Park Agency approved a large-scale housing development outside Lake Placid and a 5-megawatt solar array in Ticonderoga.
APA meeting: Solar, housing development, Lake Luzerne zoning, and more
A solar project, a housing development, a zoning map amendment and a new campground are on the APA's agenda.
Battle over Old Mountain Road may be settled
By Phil Brown
When Jim McCulley drove his snowmobile on Old Mountain Road in 2003, he touched off a series of court battles that lasted fifteen years. For now, at least, the legal saga appears to have ended.
Court: Old Mountain Road not legally abandoned
By Phil Brown
A state court handed down another decision Thursday in the fifteen-year battle over the status of the Old Mountain Road section of the Jackrabbit Ski Trail, declaring that the road was not legally abandoned. In its 5-0 decision, the Appellate Division overturned an administrative decision issued in 2015 by state Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joseph…
North Elba To Join Legal Fight For Rail Trail
By Phil Brown
North Elba plans to retain an attorney to fight for a rail trail between Lake Placid and Tupper Lake.