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Gillibrand announces bill to aid employeeowned businesses As Baby Boomers head toward the exits, proposed legislation would help small businesses transition to employee stock ownership plans By Pete DeMola EDITOR
SARANAC LAKE | U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is proposing legislation to make it easier for small businesses to craft employee-owned stock ownership plans, or ESOPs, a measure the lawmaker says will stave off possible disruptions in local economies as older business owners begin to transition out of the labor force. » Gillibrand Cont. on pg. 3
A group of youth lead the way at the start of the Deer’s Head Mile in Elizabethtown recently, with proceeds from the event benefiting the Elizabethtown Food Pantry. Photo by Jill Lobdell
WCS aims to tap new super by the end of the month Some residents voice concern over transparency By Keith Lobdell STA FF W RITER
WILLSBORO | The Willsboro Central School Board of Education hopes to have a new chief administrator named by the end of the month. However, some in the community believe they should
be more in the loop when it comes to the process of determining who will replace Stephen Broadwell as the superintendent of schools. The board met Tuesday and Wednesday, May 1-2, to interview five candidates for the position, which were chosen out of a list of 10 applicants. Board member Craig Jackson said the interviews went well, and the board will determine finalists who will be interviewed by members of a community stakeholders committee. “We hope to have a person named by the end of May,” Jackson said. » WCS super Cont. on pg. 5
State fails to finish appeal in rec path case APA update to “Travel Corridor” land-use law would restart UMP on 119-mile RemsenLake Placid railroad line By Kim Dedam STA FF W RITER
RAY BROOK | An Adirondack Park Agency (APA) action this summer looks to replace formal state appeal of a Supreme Court
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decision that halted recreation trail construction. State agencies led by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Department of Transportation (DOT), via the state Attorney General’s office, missed April’s extended deadline to perfect their appeal. They are continuing to focus efforts to develop a 34-mile, multi-use trail at the northern end of the Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor by adding new language to redefine “Travel Corridor” rather than invest additional resources in a protracted
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appeal process. The APA put several options out for public hearing, seeking to clarify the state land definition not revisited since the 1970s. The comment period for public input ended May 7. Travel Corridor guides landuse that encompasses Adirondack Park roadways and the stateowned Remsen-Lake Placid railroad right-of-way. The railroad line is currently leased to the operators at the Adirondack Scenic Railroad. » Rec path Cont. on pg. 4
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