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RAY BROOK Ñ It was a task that took a lot of time and a lot of compromise. That is what members of the Adirondack Park Agency Board of Commissioners said Dec. 13 as they moved the classification recommendations on four parcels of land purchased by the state of New York from the Nature Conservancy, who had previously bought the same tracts from Finch and Pruyn. The purchase included lands known as the Essex Chain Lakes Tract, Indian River Tract, OK Slip Falls Tract and the OSC Tract. The board also recommended the reclassification of existing state lands in the adjacent Hudson River Primitive Area, Blue Mountain Wild Forest and Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest. The commissioners opted for preferred alternative 2A, dependent upon a bridge being constructed to connect lands across the Cedar River. The option called for a mix of land classifications, creating five new Forest Preserve Units and a multi-use Wild Forest corridor between the Primitive and Wilderness Units. With approval, APA Executive Director Terry Martino will complete the SEQRA process before APA Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Leilani Ulrich sends the proposal to the desk of Gov. Andrew Cuomo for final approval. After two full days of meetings focused on the land classification, Ulrich gave each member of the board a chance to speak on the matter before asking for a vote.
Film screening to raise fund for Adirondack Treks PAGE 2 SPORTS
Regular season in full swing for local teams PAGE 6
Indian Lake Central School helds its holiday concert Monday, Dec. 9. Pictured are elementary students, front left to right, Jackson Strader, Whalen Paraso, Tyler Mack, Lucas Clawson, Ezra Smith. Second row, left to right, Alexis Jackson, Haylie Puterko, Olivia Zumpano, Colby Roberts, Aidan Atwell, Kaydance Mitchell. Top row, left to right, Landon Spring, Jimmy Zumpano, Evan LaPrairie, Josh Grothe, and Colton Swieton. Photo provided
Indian Lake board looks at solar power By Bill Quinlivan
denpubs@denpubs.com INDIAN LAKE — DecemberÕ s Indian Lake Town Board meeting kicked off by playing host to two presentations from firms involved in guiding municipalities in the decision as to whether the adoption of solargenerated, alternative energy
was right and, if so, how best to select a system, site and method of installation. Ram Shrivastava of Larsen Engineering out of Rochester made the first presentation. Shrivastava introduced the board and meeting attendants to his firm’s overall capabilities in helping towns analyze the cost and benefits of moving to the use of photovolta-
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ics to harvest the sun to generate electric power. He explained that the role of Larsen Engineering is of a municipal consultant whose expertise and interests lie in project planning, site evaluation, project engineering and design, project implementation and, last but not least, quality assurance. Shrivastava outlined a number of methods that would be ana-
lyzed to see which might best fit in terms of the energy demand of the respective municipality, site availability and finding the best installation specialists to meet the needs of the town while delivering value by balancing installation costs with optimal energy savings. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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JCS grad field hockey Player of the Year
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SARATOGA SPRINGS Ñ Kelly Blackhurst, a 2010 graduate of Johnsburg High School, has been honored as a top college field hockey player in the U.S. Last week, Blackhurst, a Skidmore College senior, was named the 2013 National Player of the Year by the Longstreth/National Field Hockey CoachesÕ Association. Blackhurst is the first field hockey player ever at the college to achieve this prestigious award Ñ the one athlete chosen from among
about 4,500 players on about 180 Division III field hockey teams. Blackhurst played varsity field hockey for Johnsburg from eighth grade through her senior year. She continued in field hockey Skidmore, starting every game since she joined the Thoroughbreds as a Freshman. Blackhurst scored 32 goals and tallied 15 assists for 79 performance points during the 2013 season. Her efforts were rewarded with the title of 2013 Liberty League Offensive Player of the Year. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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