The Saranac Lake village board is voting Monday on resolutions that would shift the power of development code enforcement in the village from a code enforcement officer to the community development director. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, one resolution on the agenda would eliminate Development Code Administrator Paul Blaine’s position, which the village created … Read more
Governor Kathy Hochul has announced $59 million in funding is now available for the Clean Green Schools initiative, which will advance clean energy and energy efficiency solutions to improve indoor air quality and reduce emissions for more than 600 under-resourced public Pre-K-12 schools across the state. All public school buildings across New York State that … Read more
Saranac Lake wants residents to come by the Harrietstown Town Hall Auditorium on Tuesday evening to talk about its plans for redesigning Baldwin Park and its updates to the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports from 5 to 6:30 p.m. people can speak with village staff, project advisory committee members and consultant … Read more
A North Country Democrat is alleging fraud in the ballot petitions filed by one of the candidates seeking his party’s nomination in New York’s 21st Congressional District race. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Jason C. Clark is calling into question all of the signatures filed by Matthew Putorti, the Whitehall-area lawyer who is running … Read more
Paul Smith’s College’s president Scott Dalrymple has resigned to spend more time with his family. Since being hired less than a year ago, he has been working under a remote work arrangement hashed out with the the college’s board of trustees, that board members now say hasn’t been working out. PSC Provost Nicholas Hunt-Bull has … Read more
An Essex County supervisors’ economic development committee has approved an incentive valued at $2.8 million for an affordable housing project in Lake Placid, by exempting it from construction-related sales tax. According to the Sun Community News, the exemption is a common incentive for local development and in this case, the project will generate an estimated … Read more
If you park illegally on Main Street in Lake Placid, you’ll dig deeper to pay the fine. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the village board of trustees voted to increase general parking infraction fines in the village from $25 to $35 in 2018, but Lake Placid Police Chief Chuck Dobson said the new fines just … Read more
The Lake Placid-North Elba Land Use Code Committee has developed a set of maps that show how the committee believes short-term vacation rentals in various areas around the town and village should be zoned. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the town and village boards last month imposed a six-month moratorium on issuing new STR … Read more
The guidelines surround alcohol to go in New York are being clarified. WNYT reports According to the new budget, wine and/or liquor must be accompanied by a “substantial food item;” sandwiches, soups, salads, wings, or hot dogs qualify. However, a bag of chips, a bowl of nuts, or candy – do not. Also, the guidance … Read more
New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin resigned Tuesday in the wake of his arrest in a federal corruption investigation. Benjamin, a Democrat, was accused in an indictment of participating in a scheme to obtain campaign contributions from a real estate developer in exchange for Benjamin’s agreement to use his influence as a state senator to … Read more