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Expansion of Wbg hamlet, sewer district being reviewed By Thom Randall CORRESPONDENT
WARRENSBURG | Leaders of the Town of Warrensburg have moved forward on their effort to expand the municipality’s hamlet as well as increase the size of its primary sewer district. Town supervisor Kevin Geraghty informed board members at their June 12 meeting that maps of the proposed hamlet expansion have been prepared. He said that town officials would be meeting with the Adirondack Park Agency within several months to review the proposed hamlet boundary changes. The initial changes to be made, Geraghty said, were expanding the hamlet to include both sides of particular streets where the boundary had been drawn years ago down the roadway’s center — but had excluded the properties on the other side of the street. Also, a primary objective is to include parcels that were fully developed or now have sewer and water service but are adjacent to the hamlet.
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The Wild Center’s newest additions — two male, north American, river otters — will make their debut Saturday, June 22, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., which also marks the inaugural “You Otter Run/Walk 5K” benefiting the center’s Betsy Lowe Fund for Adirondack Education. Registration for the 5K begins at 8 a.m. and the race begins at 9 a.m. The fee for the race in advance is $20 for ages 5-14 and $30 for those 15 and older. The day of registration fee is $40 per registrant. Online registration can be found at wildcenter.org. Photo provided
LAKE GEORGE | Concerned over projected huge future increases in local taxes and sewer charges, Town of Lake George officials suggested June 10 that the pending construction of a new $24 million municipal sewer treatment plant be shelved until more grant funding for the project is obtained.
The idea to not move forward with construction was raised by three of the four town council members participating in a rare joint meeting between the town and village boards.
» Wbg sewer Cont. on pg. 9
» LG sewer Cont. on pg. 9
Santanoni’s people Museum exhibit celebrates those who toiled at historic great camp NEWCOMB | The Adirondack Great Camp Santanoni has had three long-term owners: The Robert C. Pruyn family that built it at the turn of the 20th century, the Crandall and Myron Melvin families who bought it in 1953 and, today, the state of New York. For all the joy that Camp Santanoni has delivered over the years, it is a tragedy that is perhaps the camp’s signature historical event. In 1971, 8-year-old Douglas Legg, the grandson of Myron, disappeared on a hike after his uncle noticed poison ivy on
During a rare joint meeting June 5 of the Lake George village and town boards, Sean Doty of Chazen Co. engineering firm explains to local leaders why the proposed new municipal wastewater treatment plant costs far more than it would have if it were built a few years ago. Alarmed over predicted hefty future tax increases to pay expenses of building a new $24 million plant as required by the state, town board members suggested that the construction be shelved until $9 million or more in additional grant funding is obtained to build the plant. Photo by Thom Randall
LEADERS, WARRENSBURG BOARD MULL PROPERTY CLEANUP INITIATIVES By Thom Randall CORRESPONDENT
WARRENSBURG | The appearance of neighborhoods across Warren County — and a riverside area in Warrensburg — are likely to improve in the future, according to actions undertaken recently by town and county leaders. Proposed countywide legislation to combat the problem of “zombie” properties was being drafted this week, while Warrensburg reached a solution on one such problem plot due to a generous gesture. A pending change in county regulations would require people and corporations buying properties at the county’s annual tax auctions to bring them up to mandated standards within a set period of time, or face having the real estate revert to county ownership.
A draft of this proposed change in rules governing tax sales is to come before the county Environmental Concerns Committee meeting set for June 28. County Administrator Ryan Moore said Monday that the regulations were being revised by the county attorney after suggestions were raised at the committee’s May 30 meeting. The movement to enact legislation to prevent speculators from buying up dilapidated properties and let them sit without upgrades was spearheaded late last year by Warrensburg Supervisor Kevin Garaghty at the suggestion of Warrensburg Code Enforcement Officer Jim Hull. In Warrensburg, one of these “zombie” properties — a plot of land at 47 River St. hosting a home substantially damaged by fi re — is to be cleaned up without such legislative action. » Cleanup Cont. on pg. 7
the trail and sent him back to the lodge to put on long pants. As he neared the camp, he passed other family members on the trail — and then simply vanished. Police searched for two weeks before giving up. But a highly skilled woodsman named Frank Porter, who had worked in the Tahawus mines before going to work for the Department of Environmental Conservation, felt his knowledge of the woods might help him succeed where others had failed. He asked the state to assign him to Santanoni where he spent his off-duty hours prowling the forest for some trace of the boy. » Santanoni Cont. on pg. 6
Arthur Tummins started working at Camp Santanoni at age 18.
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