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LAKE GEORGE — In an effort to boost off-season tourism and enhance the village’s long-term prosperity, village officials have been exploring initiatives including revamping their zoning laws, establishing a Business Improvement District, and expanding tax incentives for enterprises that upgrade their property. Feb. 21, the village board of trustees, planning board and zoning board held a joint meeting to devise changes to the local zoning ordinances that would make their goals a reality. The tandem panels reached a consensus: to allow buildings up to six stories tall to be built in specified areas of the village, as well as establishing various architectural and property development guidelines. The present height limit for buildings is three stories.

Snowmobile racers go airborne during a race held by East Coast Snocross recently during the Lake George Winter Carnival. Top snocross racers from the U.S. and Canada competed over two days in the series of sanctioned snowmobile races. The 2013 edition of the Winter Carnival was considered a substantial success by event organizers who said that an ice-covered lake, wintry weather and a lot of new participatory events drew the crowds this year. Photo by Tim Weatherwax/One Shot Photography

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Crowds return to Winter Carnival By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com LAKE GEORGE — Hours after the Lake George Winter Carnival concluded its four-weekend run for 2013, event organizers and area entrepreneurs said

the Carnival attracted crowds — and represented a rebound from last year when no ice formed on the lake. "We had a great turnout for the Carnival's last weekend, and the prior Saturday was incredible," event co-chair Nancy Nichols said, noting she'd never seen the village so busy as she did Saturday Feb. 16.

"Parking spaces throughout the village were scarce," she said. "It was wonderful to see all the open businesses doing well." Area tourism officials and business owners agreed with Nichols about this year ’s substantial increase in visitors. In 2012, historically warm weather

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Thurman EMS in limbo, plans to reorganize

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