Editorial» The VA: Is technology the answer? Or is it money?
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Lake Placid resident Pete McAfee poses with his 1957 Ford Thunderbird at the 3rd Annual Adirondack History Antique and Classic Car Show in Elizabethtown June 7. “It’s the most collectible of the ‘birds,’” he said. McAfee bought the vehicle in Florida from its third owner and enjoys entering what was initially branded as a “personal luxury car” at shows across upstate New York.
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KEENE VALLEY Ñ The seventh annual Kite Fest will be held on FatherÕ s Day, June 15, on Marcy Field, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A farmerÕ s market will be held at the same location at the same time. Leslie Shipps is the organizer of Kite Fest and president of the board of trustees of the East Branch Friends of the Arts, a community non-profit group dedicated to promoting visual, literary and performing arts in the area, which is sponsoring the festival. Ò ItÕ s a great family event,Ó Shipps said, adding Kite Fest was visually very pleasing. Ò YouÕ ll see all ages there, from nursery school to seniors who may be flying kites as well or they may be sitting on the sidelines watching the fun.Ó CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
Pictured at right are the kite races at Marcy Field in Keene Valley. East Branch Friends of the Arts presents the 7th Annual Kite Fest on June 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
TUPPER LAKE Ñ Those directly and indirectly connected to Adirondack Club and Resort lawsuit expect the case to be resolved soon. Peter Bauer is executive director of Protect the Adirondacks!, an environmental group that, alongside the Sierra Club and three local homeowners, sued the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) and the developers of the Adirondack Club and Resort after the APA approved the project in January 2012. Bauer expects a decision from Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court anytime from mid-June to mid-August. Ò We contend that the Adirondack Park Agency violated the APA Act and numerous regulations and rules,Ó Bauer said. Ò We feel that this project will set a precedent for how many other areas classified as resource management in the Adirondacks could be developed.Ó Bauer said that most of what the applicant proposed was not objectionable to his organization. Protect the Adirondacks! was primarily concerned with the fragmentation of resource management lands. Ò Resource management lands are the buffer areas between forest preserve and settled areas of the park,Ó Bauer said, adding that fragmentation would negatively impact wildlife and create pathways for invasive species among other things. Tupper Lake Mayor Paul Maroun supports the development of the Adirondack Club and Resort. “I’m fairly confident from a legal aspect that the appellate division will rule in favor of the state,Ó Maroun said. Ò This is going to reopen a CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
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