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Bump in the road for ‘Lotus Link’
This Week WARRENSBURG
By Ryan Edwards
W’burgh museum announces walk
ryan@denpubs.com WARRENSBURG Ñ When Lotus Group CEO Ash Anand proposed a daily $4 bus service connecting Warrensburg to Lake George, Queensbury and Glens Falls, his vision was met with a positive response from both Warrensburg residents and elected officials, who agreed that there was a need for such a service in the town. During the month of March, the Lotus team held meetings at the town hall and the senior center, where they heard stories from residents about jobloss due to lack of transportation, daily walking or cycling along Route 9 to catch a trolley from Lake George to Queensbury or Glens Falls, and the shame and lack of independence associated with relying on friends and family for rides to medical appointments. After learning the specific needs of community members, the Lotus Group set to work securing the necessary government approvals to establish the Lotus Link, as it
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A local dog named Finnigan poses for a photograph in an effort to publicize Woof Stock, which is to be held this Saturday and Sunday in Chestertown. The festival is to celebrate alternative culture as well as dogdom and classic rock ‘n roll. Read more about the upcoming event on page 2.
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$50,000 L.G. grant rebuffed due to state rules By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com LAKE GEORGE Ñ A state law requiring 20 percent of public works projects to be awarded to women- or minority-owned subcontractors has prompted Lake George village leaders to rebuff a $50,000 state grant and delay a streetscape improvement project.
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Last year, the village was awarded a $50,000 grant for conceptual designs to be prepared for streetscape enhancements along Canada St. from McGillis St. south to the village line. But since several women- and minority-owned enterprises recently submitted bids that were about two times as costly as a bid submitted by Saratoga Associates Ñ which is already familiar with Lake
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George streetscape projects Ñ the board has decided to shelve the engineering work. Village Clerk Darlene Gunther said this week that the village board decided, at its June 15 meeting, not to accept the state grant and pay for the project with local money because of the expense of the excessive costs of the bids received from the women- and CONTINUED ON PAGE 13
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