
Olympic facilities funding questioned in budget talks
Protect the Adirondacks is questioning Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed $82.5 million investment into Olympic facilities.
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Protect the Adirondacks is questioning Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed $82.5 million investment into Olympic facilities.
The details emerged in budget bills filed late Tuesday following Gov. Kathy Hochul’s presentation of her $233 billion “balanced” budget.
State spending up $4 billion from what Hochul proposed last year.
State legislators will return to Albany on Jan. 3 with a slate of Adirondack Park-related initiatives jockeying for attention and funds.
Adirondack Park projects including visitor management and lake surveys will get a sliver of the state’s $229 billion budget.
Gov. Kathy Hochul presented a $227B state budget for 2024 on Wednesday, with sums for climate change mitigation, clean water and the environment.
State budget includes $8M for Adirondacks, Catskills visitor safety and wilderness
Adirondack Park projects, $4.2 billion environmental bond act expected in final state budget
Climate goals, green energy projects, trail work, High Peaks visitor management among topics brought up during the hearing.
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