Adirondack Journal 04-24-2010

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APA opens door to preserving fire towers

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Staged crash delivers a warning By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com

By Jon Alexander denpubs@denpubs.com RAY BROOK — Adirondack Park Agency commissioners directed their staff this week to find a way to let the fire towers remain atop St. Regis and Hurricane mountains, provided that a source of money for their upkeep other than taxpayers can be secured. Located on state-owned land and in areas designated Primitive and Canoe areas by the state Land Master Plan, both towers are considered non-conforming structures under the current draft of the plan. The state Department of Environmental Conservation has penned proposals requiring the removal of the fire towers atop Hurricane and St. Regis mountains, and APA staff as late as last week expressed support for them to be taken down. Leading area environmental groups have also lobbied for the fire towers to be dismantled, but local citizens have called for them to be retained.

Warrensburg emergency responders attend to crash ‘victim’ Warrensburg 11th Grader Dani DeSantis in a drunken-driving crash reenactment, held just days before the school’s prom Saturday. The scenario was meant to drive home the message of the potential outcome of substance abuse with the high school students. Photo by Thom Randall

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WARRENSBURG — Jami Ladd lay face-down on the hood of a smashed Ford Taurus, her lifeless arm draped over the fender. She lay still, seemingly lifeless atop the crumpled hood, wearing a prom dress splattered with mock blood. Her friend, Warrensburg Central 11th-grader Dani DeSantis was kneeling nearby on the ground, also soaked in mock blood, sobbing while emergency responders wrapped foam braces around her head and torso so she could be transported in an ambulance. She cried out in apparent anguish, watching emergency responders cover her friends’ bloody corpses with tarps while firefighters pried the doors off another vehicle to remove two more “victims” also soaked in mock blood. Six WCS 11th graders took part in this realistic

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Residents tell legislators that Adk towns need jobs, industry By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com CHESTERTOWN — During a forum held by area state legislators to focus on Adirondack issues, Dave Scranton of Inlet stood up in a crowded auditorium and talked of how jobs, commerce and industry were becoming scarce across the region. “For Adirondack communities, it’s about survival,” he said, blaming the state for obstructing development by acquiring land for

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Many of those speaking out did get their criticisms aired, however, as they offered suggestions. Julie Berry of Indian Lake said she had to work two to three jobs to make a living as a health aide to sustain her household. “I can’t work more than 24/7,” she said. “I’d like to see more long-term health care services in place.” She suggested that more long-term health

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