Adirondack Citizen
~ Adirondack News & Issues ~Editorial – Freight line can benefit Adirondack Park
The last time environmentalists fought freight rail service from North Creek to Tahawus, there was a war on.
> read the Post-Star editorial
A history lesson for Protect the Adirondacks!
Charles C. Morrison, as a board member of Protect the Adirondacks!, has had published a letter to the editor in local newspapers under the headline “Protect the Adirondacks! gives Tahawus rail line history lesson.” As an amateur historian myself I applaud applying the lessons of history to help us make informed decisions for the future. Unfortunately, Mr. Morrison’s letter is light on the history and heavy on the rhetoric. Read the rest of this entry »
St. Lawrence County legislators urge APA appeal
Legislators have agreed to urge the Adirondack Park Agency to fight a recent court decision that designates Lows Lake as wilderness, the park’s most restrictive category, which prohibits the use of motorized vehicles.
> read the Daily Times article
Disarray in Adirondack environmental community, defeat on Tupper resort
Brian Mann reports that the ACR vote could signal a shift of power in Park debates as environmentalists scramble to regroup.
> get the story at NCPR
Editorial – APA’s resort permit is beyond challenge
The 10-1 vote by which the state Adirondack Park Agency approved the Adirondack Club and Resort should leave no doubt about the integrity of this decision.
> read the Daily Enterprise editorial
APA board members explain their votes…
… on the Adirondack Club & Resort permit.
> read the article
Warren County supervisors want rail service resumed to old mine in Tahawus
Using trains to remove the material would be the best way to clean up the site, and railroad company executives believe they can sell the tailings.
> read the Post-Star article
APA approves Adirondack Club and Resort by 10-1 vote
APA press release…
RAY BROOK, NY – On Friday, January 20, 2012 the Adirondack Park Agency voted to approve project 2005-100, the Adirondack Club and Resort. The Park Agency Board’s action is the culmination of a thorough and extensive review process which included three consecutive monthly Board meetings, an adjudicatory hearing, mediation sessions, public informational meetings and a conceptual review process. The Park Agency’s approval includes a project order and fourteen permits for the various project components. Read the rest of this entry »
Court rejects suit against snowmobile plan
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – A midlevel court has dismissed a lawsuit by environmentalists trying to stop New York officials from implementing a plan for rerouting snowmobiles in the Adirondacks.
The Appellate Division says the 2009 guidance adopted by the Department of Environmental Conservation and approved by the Adirondack Park Agency remains subject to further DEC approvals for rerouting specific trails.
The justices say the Adirondack Council “has not alleged any concrete injury” and the claim isn’t ready for judicial review.
The guidance is meant to put trails closer to highways and link towns in the 6-million-acre Adirondack Park. The environmental group says it violates the State Land Master Plan and threatens winter wildlife habitats in 1.6-million state-owned acres designated as wild forest by allowing trails within two miles of a road, so virtually anywhere.
The council is reviewing whether to appeal.
‘Tear up the tracks’ advocates should wake up and embrace rail and trail
ARTA members say we can’t have both. We ask, why not?
> read the Daily Enterprise guest commentry
