New signage rules take effect in North Elba and the village of Lake Placid starting this Friday. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports amendments were passed to the joint land use code in May, prohibiting balloons, streamers and similar items from being attached to sandwich board signs in the village center and gateway corridor districts. The … Read more
A fire broke Tuesday morning in an apartment above the Tri-Lakes Humane Society prompted staff to take action as they rounded up roughly 30 animals and got them to safety. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the fire started at around 9:30 a.m. in the apartment of shelter Manager Lena Bombard and her wife Melissa … Read more
The Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees this week unanimously passed the village’s 2022-2023 budget, which meets the state’s tax cap. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the village plans to spend exactly as much money as it plans to take in, according to the new budget, with $6,281,797 in expenses and revenues expected over … Read more
The Saranac Lake PTAB Meeting Parks and Trails Advisory Board meets Wednesday evening 6pm to 7pm for its regular monthly sit down. Membrers discuss plans and policies that help to promote healthy living in the Village of Saranac Lake. If you’d like to be put on the agenda for any upcoming meeting, contact the Village … Read more
The North Elba Town Council and the Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees will hold a special joint meeting on Thursday to hear a presentation about the new Lake Placid and North Elba Destination Management Plan. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprsie the plan mainly deals with managing tourism to the benefit of the community, … Read more
Officials in Franklin County are warning residents to be on the lookout for a direct mail scam. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the scam involves a solicitation letter sent to homeowners inviting them to obtain a certified copy of their homeowner’s deed at costs of over $100. The clerk’s office can give you a copy … Read more
The first Adirondack North Country Pride celebration is set for Sunday June 26, starting at noon at Riverside Park. According to the Sun Community News, Adirondack North Country Gender Alliance has also partnered with Romano’s Saranac Lanes in Saranac Lake to offer a Tri-Lakes Open Pride Bowling event on Saturday June 25 from 4 to … Read more
The application process is open for those interested in living in an apartment at MacKenzie Overlook. The new development going up on Wesvalley Road will first be used as housing for staff during the 2023 FISU Winter World University Games before the apartments are turned over to long-term renters, reports the Adirondack Daily Enterprise.
The park formerly known as Ampersand Park has been renamed the “Ken Garwood POW Park.” The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the village board voted unanimously to change the name on Monday. Ken Garwood was a village trustee in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s, and in 1968, he convinced the village to purchase the land on … Read more
The Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees has a special meeting this week to vote on two applications for an exception from the village’s moratorium on issuing new short-term vacation rental permits. The Lake Placid News reports the village of Lake Placid and the town of North Elba in March passed a local law initiating … Read more