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NORTH CREEK — Projects along the First Wilderness Heritage Corridor — from Saratoga Springs to North Creek — will get a financial boost this year after receiving a grant from the New York State Regional Economic Development Council initiative. This latest round of funding will help Warren County planners bolster their marketing efforts along the Hudson River and former Delaware & Hudson Railway corridor by investing in infrastructure projects in local communities. “What we’re trying to do is just showcase a way of life,” said Wayne LaMothe, director of the Warren County Department of Planning and Community Development, which is in charge of promoting the 62-mile corridor to the traveling public. On Dec. 19, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that $738 million will be released for economic development projects throughout the state via the Regional Economic Development Councils. And Warren County is on tap to receive $308,000 for implementation of the First Wilderness Heritage Corridor Action Plan. CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
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New state Assemblyman Dan Stec (right) recites his oath of office, administered by state Supreme Court Justice David Krogmann (left) while Stec’s wife Hilary (center right) watches history in the making on Jan. 1. Stec’s Parents, George and Elsie Stec (background) witness the ceremony. Photo by Thom Randall
Dan Stec sworn in as Assemblyman By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com QUEENSBURY — After a formal but emotion-charged event held Tuesday Jan. 1, the lower Adirondacks region now officially has a new representative in state politics. State Assemblyman Dan Stec (RQueensbury), was sworn in Tuesday in a ceremony held in the Warren County courthouse. About 120 people from across the
four-county region that Stec now represents attended the event. State Supreme Court Justice David Krogmann conducted the ceremony. As the judge administered the oath of office, he voiced a patriotic theme. “Due to our democracy, we have the privilege to watch and participate in a smooth transition of power in a humble and quiet way,” he said. “...With no shouting, no gunfire.” Stec’s son Peter led the Pledge of Allegiance, voicing it without hesitation. Stec’s wife Hilary, his parents George and Elsie Stec stood beside him as he
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was sworn in — a ceremony that was concluded with lengthy applause. In a casual speech that followed, Stec said he’d dedicate his days to working diligently on behalf of his constituents. “You have my solemn oath that I will work hard, I will be honest, I will be plain speaking, and I will do the best that I can for all of the state of New York,” he said. “We’re facing difficult times, and we need to make sure we all work together on important issues — and if they’re not important, we must set them aside.”
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keith@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — Essex County Manager Daniel Palmer said he would let the board decide if he would return to the position for the next two years. Indeed, he will. By a 1,652-875 weighted vote (394 absent votes), the Board of Supervisors approved the re-appointment of Palmer on Monday, Dec. 31, just weeks after he said he was planning to resign.
Nine supervisors voted to return Palmer to the post, including Gerald Morrow (Chesterfield), Margaret Bartley (Elizabethtown), Bill Ferebee (Keene), David Blades (Lewis), Sue MontgomeryCorey (Minerva), George Canon (Newcomb), Roby Politi (North Elba), Ronald Moore (North Hudson) and Deb Malaney (Ticonderoga). Five voting against re-appointment included board chairman Randy Douglas (Jay), Sharon Boisen (Essex), Tom Scozzafava (Moriah), Ed Hatch (Willsboro) and Randy Preston (Wilmington). Absent were Charles Harrington (Crown
Point) and Daniel Connell (Westport), along with Charles Whitson, Jr., who was appointed interim supervisor for the town of St. Armand shortly after Supervisor Joyce Morency died in early December. Politi, who was reported as being the one who asked Palmer to return, removed a resolution from the floor of appreciation to the manager and replaced it with one to re-appoint him. The motion came with a salary of $98,615.29 for county CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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