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.
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State: Rail Trail Doable Despite Deed Questions
By Phil Brown
Uncertainty about deeds held up for months the lawsuit filed against the state over its plan to remove tracks and create a 34-mile rail trail between Lake Placid and Tupper Lake. The state thought it owned the entire rail corridor but discovered it does not have title to two parcels: a half-mile stretch near North…
Trail Advocates Join Adirondack Rail-Trail Lawsuit
By Phil Brown
Adirondack Recreational Trail Advocates filed a friend-of-the-court brief this week in the lawsuit over the state’s plan to remove 34 miles of railroad tracks between Lake Placid and Tupper Lake and create a trail for bicycling, hiking, snowmobiling, and other pursuits. ARTA joined the suit on the side of three state agencies being sued: the…