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Adirondack ~ News • Issues • OpinionHearings On New State Lands to Begin June 12
The Adirondack Park Agency will kick off on June 12 a series of public hearings on the use and management of 22,500 acres of new state land, including the Essex Chain Lakes and parts of the Hudson River.
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Adirondack Casinos a Gamble for Communities
by Melissa Hathaway for Adirondack CitizenTourism in upstate New York’s most famous region could undergo another boom with rumors of a casino proposal in the works – but only if the neighboring tribes resolve their disputes with the state. Read the rest of this entry »
DEC Planning Expanded Access to Sacandaga Easements
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is preparing a recreation management plan (RMP) for the 3,200-acre Sacandaga West Conservation Easement lands in Fulton County.
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APA sees more cell tower upgrades
Cell phone service providers are in the midst of a “massive” upgrade to their networks in the Adirondacks.
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State Run Adirondack Ski Areas Rebound in 2012-13
Whiteface officials logged 145 days of skiing versus last year’s 122, and 140 days versus 111 for Gore.
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Reviving Loon Lake?
The owners of more than 2,800 acres around Loon Lake are talking to the state Adirondack Park Agency about how they could develop the property and potentially reopen the Loon Lake Golf Course.
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Adirondack Challenge: Four-person canoes featured
The flatwater paddling races during the Adirondack Challenge in Indian Lake will feature four-person canoes and big money prizes in the main races on Sunday, July 21.
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