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December 7, 2019
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NYS AWARDS $2.1 MILLION IN GRANTS TO ADK PROJECTS Goal to boost tourism, local culture, economies; Warren, Essex, Hamilton counties expected to benefit By Thom Randall CORRESPONDENT
Lake George Village Mayor Robert Blais asks Warren County Supervisors Nov. 19 to commit $1 million of county Occupancy Tax revenue — to be paid in annual installments over the next 10 years — to help pay for the village’s looming $17 million debt incurred in the construction of the new village sewer plant. Photo by Thom Randall
Blais asks for $1 million from Warren County for sewer plant debt
Looming L.G. tax increase cited By Thom Randall CORRESPONDENT
QUEENSBURY | Predicting crushing tax increases in Lake George required to pay for the village’s new $24 million wastewater treatment plant, Lake George Mayor Robert Blais asked Warren County leaders Nov. 19 for $100,000 annual contributions, over the next 10 years, to pay off part of the sewer plant debt. See SEWER PLANT FUNDING » pg. 7
WARREN COUNTY | Municipalities, civic groups, organizations and private entities in the Adirondacks were recently awarded smart-growth grants totaling more than $2.1 million in an effort to boost local municipalities’ local economies, their recreational and cultural amenities and area tourism — while protecting the environment. The projects are located primarily in Warren, Essex and Hamilton counties. In Warren County, the town governments of Lake George and Chester were grant recipients.
PARKS ON FRENCH MOUNTAIN, TRAILS IN CHESTER FUNDED
The towns of Lake George and Queensbury were jointly awarded $75,000 to help launch development of the McPhillips Preserve at French Mountain, a 320-acre park off Bloody Pond Road on the side of French Mountain. The grant is to be used to draft final designs and prepare permits for a series of hiking and mountain biking trails, in addition to preparing plans for an outdoor meeting space, parking areas and signs. The town of Chester was awarded
Plans to reconstruct a 1756 sawmill along the Lachute River in Ticondergoa — as depicted in this drawing — are moving forward after the state announced a $100,000 grant to help pay for construction designs of the venue, expected to be a popular attraction downtown. Courtesy illustration $30,000 to develop a master plan for the Cunningham Community Forest Trail, to be primarily located on a 104acre town-owned plot of woods in the hamlet of Chestertown. Plans call for extending an existing nature trail adjacent to the Chester Municipal Center and connecting it to the sidewalks in Chestertown, creating a pleasant pedestrian loop on which citizens can experience nature.
ESSEX COUNTY CULTURAL AND TOURISM INITIATIVES
In Essex County, various projects in the towns of Ticonderoga and Westport, as well as in the High Peaks region and in the village of Saranac Lake, are to be funded with hundreds of thousands of dollars. A grant of $99,624 was awarded to
Essex County Cooperative Extension to assist Adirondack Harvest in their website development, media promotion and outreach events. Based in Lewis, Adirondack Harvest strives to support local sustainable farming and agriculture by developing markets for their products. The town of Ticonderoga is to receive $100,000 to draft plans for reconstruction of an 18th century sawmill, to feature a waterwheel and a water flume from the LaChute River to the sawmill. The grant is also to bankroll plans for the venue’s site work, parking lot and utility service. The Fort Ticonderoga Association was awarded $100,000 to add accessibility features to the Fort’s 1826 Pavilion, including a larger entrance foyer, new bathrooms and a wrap-around porch. See NYS GRANTS » pg. 2
Final Warren Co. election results released
Tradition to prevail at this weekend’s ‘Christmas in Warrensburgh’ fest
By Thom Randall CORRESPONDENT
Santa joins his admirers taking a wagon ride down Warrensburg’s Main Street during a recent year’s “Christmas In Warrensburgh” festival. This year’s edition of the ever-popular holiday festival is to be held from Friday, Dec. 6, through Sunday, Dec. 8
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By Thom Randall CORRESPONDENT
WARRENSBURG | An array of new activities are featured in this year’s 31st edition of “Christmas in Warrensburgh,”
a beloved holiday festival that celebrates the treasured traditions of the rural Adirondacks, while bringing people together in a festive spirit. Scheduled for Friday, Dec. 6, through Sunday, Dec. 8, this enduring fest offers craft sessions for children and adults, a
community tree-lighting with caroling, church bazaars, acoustic music, gift shopping in quaint local stores and warm hospitality throughout town — as well as encounters with Santa Claus, accompanied by live reindeer.
QUEENSBURY | Warren County’s final 2019 general election results — including the absentee ballot tallies — were released Nov. 25, and in most cases, the winning candidates’ vote advantage widened over the Election Day count. No previously reported election outcome was overturned by the absentee votes. Among all the candidates for top posts the county’s northern towns, Johnsburg Supervisor Andrea Hogan experienced the largest net increase in her winning margin, boosting her vote total over her challenger, present town Highway Superintendent Daniel Hitchcock to 548-173. In the town of Chester, town supervisor Craig Leggett’s winning margin remained exactly the same, as he and challenger John Maday each had 38 votes added to their Nov. 5 vote tally: the final count in the race was 579 to 434. In Thurman, however, the margin shrank a little as town supervisor Cynthia Hyde picked up a few more absentee votes than challenger Susan Shepler, whose victory in the election was confirmed in the final 248219 vote count. In Hague, incumbent town supervisor Edna Frasier’s margin narrowed in the final count: she received 215 votes, while challenger Joshua Patchett received 143. See ELECTION RESULTS » pg. 2
See XMAS IN WARRENSBURG » pg. 3
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