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andy@denpubs.com NORTH CREEK — Projects along the First Wilderness Heritage Corridor — from Saratoga Springs to North Creek — will get a financial boost this year after receiving a grant from the New York State Regional Economic Development Council initiative. This latest round of funding will help Warren County planners bolster their marketing efforts along the Hudson River and former Delaware & Hudson Railway corridor by investing in infrastructure projects in local communities. “What we’re trying to do is just showcase a way of life,” said Wayne LaMothe, director of the Warren County Department of Planning and Community Development, which is in charge of promoting the 62-mile corridor to the traveling public. On Dec. 19, Gov. Andrew CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
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By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com LAKE GEORGE — Zoning changes to allow high-rise hotels in the village are to be discussed by the Lake George Village Board at its special meeting set for 4:30 p.m. Wednesday Jan. 9. The meeting is to host a presentation by the Zoning Steering Committee,
By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com QUEENSBURY — After a formal but emotion-charged event held Tuesday Jan. 1, the lower Adirondacks region now officially has a new representative in state politics.
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LG trustees to consider high-rise plan which is expected to recommend changes to the present zoning ordinances to allow taller buildings along the west side of Canada Street — as well as the construction of parking garages. The meeting is to include a presentation by Elan Planning of Saratoga Springs, consultant to the village for the tentative proposed zoning changes. The trustees will be discussing the
proposals — and if they endorse the changes, they’ll be setting a series of public hearings on the ordinance amendments. The temporary Zoning Committee was appointed by the village Board of Trustees this past year after developer Dave Kenny proposed a five-story hotel on Canada Street, which sparked controversy. CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
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State Assemblyman Dan Stec (RQueensbury), was sworn in Tuesday in a ceremony held in the Warren County courthouse. About 120 people from across the four-county region that Stec now represents attended the event. State Supreme Court Justice David Krogmann conducted the cer-
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emony. As the judge administered the oath of office, he voiced a patriotic theme. “Due to our democracy, we have the privilege to watch and participate in a smooth transition of power in a humble and quiet way,” he said. “...With no shouting, no gunfire.”
Stec’s son Peter led the Pledge of Allegiance, voicing it without hesitation. Stec’s wife Hilary, his parents George and Elsie Stec stood beside him as he was sworn in — a ceremony that was concluded with lengthy applause. In a casual speech that followed, Stec said he’d dedicate his days to CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
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