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Underwood families return home State pushes forward with “rapid rehousing effort” after Plattsburgh flood By Elizabeth Izzo STA FF W RITER
PLATTSBURGH | Five families displaced by flooding at Underwood Estates earlier this year have returned home. The families are the first of dozens expected to receive new homes with the help of state aid, courtesy of a bill passed by the state in February that authorized $7 million in grant funding to be made available to effected residents to repair or replace their homes. “This community is on track for a full recovery, and as we build homes stronger than ever before, our communities will be better equipped to withstand the threat of ice jams and flooding in the future,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a statement. “New York is fulfilling a promise to the residents of Underwood Estates and I
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am proud of the state and local agencies who have stepped up and continue to help these Plattsburgh families return home.” Approximately 70 families were evacuated in January when an ice jam in the Saranac River caused major flooding at the mobile home park. The next seven homes for displaced residents are in the process of being sited with elevated foundations, according to the governor’s office, and all homes for those returning to Underwood are expected to be complete by mid-September. A majority of the 70 families will receive new homes. “I appreciate all that the governor and his agencies have done to return a sense of normalcy to the lives so dramatically altered by this natural disaster,” said Mayor Colin Read in a statement. “Sometimes, as in the case here, good public policy occurs to help a dozen or many dozen families at a time. “Thank you, Albany, for coming to our rescue and by improving existing legislation so that it can help those similarly situated in the future.” Cuomo first announced that the state would allocate $7 million in funding for relief efforts at Underwood Estates in January, after touring the site alongside Read, state Department of
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Five families displaced by flooding at Underwood Estates earlier this year have returned home. Pictured here is Gov. Andrew Cuomo alongside Mayor Colin Read during a visit to Underwood Estates in February. File photo Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos and a park resident. State Sen. Betty Little (R-Queensbury) also toured the park. “I am pleased to honor our commitment to help the residents of Underwood Mobile Home Park recover from the catastrophic
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lators to revoke Charter Communications’ merger approval with Time Warner has cast North Country broadband expansion efforts into uncertainty. Charter, which does business as Spectrum in New York, was required to expand high-speed internet to 145,000 rural locations throughout the state within four years as part of the 2016 deal.
By Pete DeMola EDITOR
ELIZABETHTOWN | The decision by state regu-
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flood damage sustained this past winter,” said Little. “I am grateful to the governor, state agencies and our many local partners for their collaborative efforts. It is truly gratifying to see these deserving families finally have a safe, decent and affordable place to call home.”
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Proceeds from Plattsburgh fun run to benefit Third Age program By Elizabeth Izzo STA FF W RITER
PLATTSBURGH | Doug Hoffman was a family man, a nature lover to his core with plenty of jokes to tell. It’s his family that’s behind the “Run to Remember,” an annual fun run on the U.S. Oval that aims to raise money for the Third Age Adult Day Program at the Center for Neurobehavioral Health. The event is returning for its ninth year next Friday. Registration starts at 6 p.m.
The ninth annual Run to Remember returns to the U.S. Oval on Aug. 17. The event honors Doug Hoffman, pictured here four months before he passed away, and Ellen Cronk. Photo provided » Hoffman run Cont. on pg. 7
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