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Village gets stimulus funds for water meters

By Chris Morris denpubs@denpubs.com SARANAC LAKE — Funds from President Barack Obama’s massive American Recovery and Reinvestment Act are finally starting to flow into rural areas.

Gov. David Paterson announced last week the release of approximately $3.5 million in stimulus funds to clean water projects across upstate New York.

Five municipalities in the North Country welcomed the arrival of between $12,500 and $1.33 million in Green Innovation Grants aimed at upgrading sewer and water infrastructure.

The village of Saranac Lake got $1 million for the purchase and installation of 2,000 new water meters.

According to a statement released by the governor ’s office, the meters will fully meter the remainder of the village’s water system and reduce usage by approximately 70 million gallons per year.

Mayor Tom Michael was pleased to learn the application for the funds was accepted.

“It’s good news for us,” he said. “We get to make a significant upgrade to our water system without spending village money.”

Currently, only half of the users in the village are hooked up to meters. The rest are on a flat rate plan.

“We just say, you have X number of bedrooms in your house, we estimate you use this much water, you could use a gallon, you could use a million gallons we would never know the difference,” Michael said. “This has been a recommendation for our water system I think since the 1950s that we install meters in all of the homes.”

The new meters allow the village to compare what it’s pumping out versus what it’s actually selling. They will also help locate leaks in the system or user fraud.

“The other part of the problem is that the meters that are currently in the village are privately owned,” Michael said. “So if they’re faulty or if something happens we have no right or authorization to swap them out.

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Silver Lake developer claims collusion in APA

By Matt Bosley matt@denpubs.com BLACK BROOK — A developer accused of disturbing wetlands is asking Adirondack Park Agency enforcement actions against him to be thrown out, claiming the agency is working behind the scenes with environmental interest groups.

Leroy Douglas, owner of a resort along the shoreline of Silver Lake, said environmental groups bent on acquiring his land have been working in collusion with the APA to delay his plans for development.

“These people are intentionally trying to cost me money,” said Douglas. “They feel that if they can stagnate the sale of my property for four or five years they can break me.”

The APA issued Douglas a non-jurisdictional letter for his subdivision of seven lakefront lots in 2006, but began an enforcement file against

him for repairing a road near his property that passes through a wetland area.

A hearing on the matter led to a settlement, but the agency decided to re-open enforcement in March 2007, claiming he failed to follow through with his promise to narrow the road. Douglas asked the agency to reconsider, but an April 2008 enforcement meeting denied his request.

Nearly a year and a half later, Douglas and his attorney, Matt Norfolk of the Lake Placid have asked DEC Administrative Law Judge Molly T. McBride to vacate the ruling from that meeting, claiming the APA communicated illegally with private citizens.

Norfolk filed the motion Sept. 28 after reviewing documents he received from APA enforcement program supervisor Paul Van Cott this

Leroy Douglas, who owns this section of lakefront property on Silver Lake, is claiming the Adirondack Park Agency communicated inappropriately with the Adirondack Council and other private citizens in regards to an APA enforcement matter brought against him. APA staff argue they broke no laws in corresponding with priSee DOUGLAS, page 12 vate complainants.

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Pike die-off a mystery

By Jonathan Alexander denpubs@denpubs.com TUPPER LAKE — A mass die-off of Northern Pike in the Raquette River throughout the month of August remains a mystery.

According to DEC Region Five Fisheries and Watershed Manager Bill Schoch, dozens of dead pike were spotted floating down the Raquette River by fisherman throughout the month of August.

The unknown species-specific affliction persisted throughout August, but has apparently disappeared.

“We got somebody out there when we got the report and they saw dead pike. It wasn’t a hundred, but was scores, which was definitely unusual,” Schoch said. “They were all too decomposed to figure out what caused it.”

When only a single species is affected it drastically narrows down the potential causes, Schoch said.

“If it’s one species, then it’s a virus or some disease specific to that type – unless it’s a spawning stress, but this was the wrong season for that,” he said. “If it’s killing all species, then it’s a water quality issue that is non-selective.”

Schoch said that DEC is monitoring the Raquette River Pike population, but no observations of unusually high mortality have been observed in September.

Life Flight to hold PumpkinFest fundraiser

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SARANAC LAKE — North Country Life Flight will host its annual family fun day, PumpkinFest, on Saturday, Oct. 10 from10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Mt. Pisgah in Saranac Lake.

PumpkinFest is a day filled with fun activities for the entire family and features rides, games, crafts, clowns, interactive inflatables, a climbing wall, hay rides, pumpkin crafts, face and hair painting, Child IDs, a cake walk, bake sale, a silent auction, plus great food and music. The cake walk is one of PumpkinFest’s most popular activities; it features cakes from some of the finest and most exclusive chefs and restaurants in our region.

PumpkinFest is an important fund-raiser for North Country Life Flight and a great chance for families to talk with the medical team. Mt. Pisgah is located off Route 86, just past the Adirondack Medical Center.

North Country Life Flight is this region’s air medical rescue team, commemorating 20 years of service this year.

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Essex County addresses anticipated needs

By Matt Bosley matt@denpubs.com

Fuel to the fire Following discussions at previous meetings, the board unanimously passed a resolution urging the state Department of Environmental Conservation to continue issuing permits to towns for brush burning. The DEC adopted a new policy Sept.

21 that bans all open burning except for campfires and small amounts of brush for 10 months of the year.

Previously, burning of residential waste in any town with a population of 20,000 or more was prohibited, but about 850 towns across the state could still allow burning. The new policy, which takes effect Oct. 15, prevents towns from renewing permits for municipal burns.

Essex Supervisor Ron Jackson said the action would cause more pollution and fire hazards by forcing people to burn brush in small amounts in their own backyards, con-

Meters From page 1 “These will be village-owned meters.

They’ll be remote-read meters so we want have to go up and read things on the outside of peoples’ houses. And it will make collection of data that much easier. It will also potentially open the door to monthly billing if the board wants to go that direction – that gives people a smaller rate each month.”

Michael noted that the board has not made any changes to the village’s billing structure yet, however.

The $1 million will cover both the purchase and the installation of the new meters. Village staff, headed up by Community Development Director Jeremy Evans, applied for the funding about one year ago.

“It was applied for through stimulus

trasted with less frequent, centralized, and controlled community burns.

“When you get that much brush burning that hot, it burns cleaner,” said Jackson, calling the policy “a step backwards.”

Scozzafava pointed out that open burning was prohibited outright within incorporated villages, so village residents would have to dispense of their brush in other, more expensive ways.

“I hope DEC realizes that this is just not going to work in these rural areas,” he said.

According to Schroon Lake supervisor and board chair Cathy Moses, the Adirondack Park Agency has joined in urging the DEC to reconsider the ban. She encouraged supervisors to direct the numerous complaints they've received on the issue to the DEC offices in Ray Brook.

Texting law too lax Douglas asked to revisit a prior discussion about passing a county law to prohibit text messaging while driving. A similar law was passed at the state level Aug. 28, convincing many supervisors that it would supercede any county law. Douglas disagreed.

“My problem with the state law is it's a joke,” he said. “It doesn't mean any-

thing.”

The law treats text messaging as a secondary offense, meaning a driver can only be ticketed for it if they are ticketed for another moving violation. Instead of a new county law, Douglas urged the board to ask the state legislature to amend their law to make texting while driving a primary violation.

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According to Jackson, Sanders has been ordered by doctors to stay on sick leave indefinitely after being hospitalized about a month ago.

The board went into executive session for more than half an hour. When they returned, they passed a resolution that would provide additional funding to the Board of Elections to pay for more staffing in the weeks leading up to the Nov. 3 election.

Jackson said the money would likely be used to give more part-time hours to an existing Board of Election staff member.

“We're short a person, and this is a busy time, so we're just trying to get some extra help,” said Jackson.

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ELIZABETHTOWN — The Essex County Board of Supervisors put their stamp on a measure to prevent the spread of swine flu and sent some unified messages to the state government at their regular meeting Oct. 5.

The most heavily discussed topic was a proposed change in personnel policy that would require county employees suspected of having the H1N1 virus to stay home for a minimum of seven days.

County Attorney Dan Manning said the policy would apply to union and non-union personnel and that department heads would have the authority to decide if leave was necessary based on whether the employee had a temperature of above 100 degrees fahrenheit.

The goal, Palmer said, was to prevent other county employees from being exposed to the virus, which he fears could potentially sideline as much as half of the county's 650-person workforce.

Still, some questioned the policy and the way it guaranteed pay for employees on leave for swine flu. Even those employees who have no vacation time saved would be allotted sick days they hadn't yet earned.

“I just don't believe that we can provide a benefit to an employee for unearned time,” said Moriah Supervisor Tom Scozzafava, noting it might be met with opposition from the state comptroller. Palmer said it shouldn’t

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Lewis Supervisor David Blades expressed concern that some employees might try to abuse the policy, which does not require sick employees to see a doctor.

Jay supervisor Randy Douglas asked if requiring an employee to have their temperature taken might be considered an invasion of privacy.

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funds and through a couple different grants,” Michael said. “And in the mysterious ways of New York State it made its way to somebody’s desk and was one of several grants that were approved. It’s a fantastic opportunity for Saranac Lake, for a system of 2,000 meters to get $1 million grant to install them is really a fortunate opportunity for us.”

People who already have meters will get new heads retro-fitted to them so new plumbing won’t need to be installed. The other half of users will have new meters installed in their basements.

In all, New York State received $432 million through the stimulus bill for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and $86 million for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund.

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Employment, construction and tourism are down yet gas, food and utility costs are rising. Demands on public agencies, food pantries, utility funds, and free clinics are much higher than last year and from people who have never requested assistance before. State funding to public and private agencies has been slashed, at the same time that requests for assistance are increasing.

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e have been having a lot of late blight questions this year. One important question many people are asking is “Is it safe to eat a tomato infected with late blight?” Here is a very informative and important answer to the question: Yes, the unaffected parts probably are safe to eat. The conclusion unaffected tissue is safe to consume if diseased sections are adequately removed is based on several points.

This pathogen does not produce a toxin that can make people sick, as a few plant pathogens can do. Plant pathogens cannot infect people. No food safety issues have been found with other diseases that affect tomato fruit or potato tubers.

Late blight appears to be like other more common diseases, in that these do not appear to affect plant tissue beyond the area of infection. Many home gardeners often cut off diseased tissue rather than throw out the entire fruit or tuber having found the healthy appearing part of these to taste fine. To date, this practice has not been associated with any human health issues.

Diseases like late blight are not considered a health concern for commercial tomato processing. Fruits are sorted to remove affected ones, but this is because of the impact on fruit quality. For home canning, only disease-free, preferably vine-ripened, firm tomatoes are recommended in the USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning because fungal

pathogens may raise tissue pH (which has been supported by recent studies) and thereby allow growth of potentially harmful microorganisms, such as Salmonella.

Deterioration can occur quickly after infection; therefore, affected tomatoes and potatoes should be salvaged and consumed right away.

This was taken from Cornell University’s Department of Horticulture Web site, www.hort.cornell.edu. The most important message about consuming late blight is in bold. We are trying to get the word out that home gardeners should not can tomatoes infected with late blight.

Anne Lenox Barlow is the horticulture educator with Cornell Cooperative Extension in Clinton County. CCE offices may be reached in Clinton County at 561-7450; Essex County, 962-4810; and Franklin County, 483-7403. E-mail your questions to askMG@cornell.edu.

Sportsmanship: has it gone too far?

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he character of sports is changing. With so much emphasis on sportsmanship, young athletes may miss the point of sports: Winning. Winning is everything and losing, well, it’s embedded in the word “loser.”

Many youth sports leagues around the country are making parents sign a code of ethics that insist that parents make only positive statements during games. Can you believe it?! These namby-pambies are asking that parents put the well being of their kids first and ahead of a desire to win. Real men sire children to bring home the glory on the field of battle; Otherwise why bother having kids?

If this movement is not uprooted, I can envision a day when a game would be seen as fun and not the gutwrenching experience that it should be. Before you know it, players on opposing teams might like each other or even encourage each other: Ridiculous, I say. Under this thinking games could end up with winners acting gracious in their triumph and losers, respected, would walk of the field feeling good.

As parents, if you go along with this, know that you may eliminate an entire class of great athletes. Where will the next spoiled superstar come from? Under this sissified system prominent athletes will never have the chance to emerge, as they would be changed or eliminated from play under this utterly un-American idea. If anything, kids today need to be toughened up. Here are some suggestions that might help to get you kids’ heads straight about winning, and remember: Winning is everything.

To teach the right attitude about soccer, if your kid is slacking, when they come to the sideline, tie their shoes together. When they complain just tell them, “You brought it on yourself.” In baseball, if they are right handed, make them use their left to catch, throw and bat. When they complain tell them, “Listen, mister, what doesn’t kill you

makes you stronger.”

In basketball, seize the opportunity to inoculate your kid against hecklers. Because you are in a closed space and everyone can hear you, yell at your kid every time they come on the floor.

When they complain tell them, “This hurts me more than it does you. Do you think it is easy to yell nonstop for 45 minutes.”

As a parent there is anothBy Scot Hurlburt er way that you can help your child to have a satisfying sports experience: Lean on their coaches hard; give them the tough love. When the coach doesn’t play your kid, complain to the coach that it is a personal issue against your family. When the coach explains that everyone needs a chance to play, tell the coach, “What are you a socialist or something?”

Don’t leave referees or umpires out, they need to know that you care about your kid’s sports career. In the middle of a game, it is sometimes hard to come up with good insults, so you may want to come to the game with some prepared insults written down.

As a parent if you only say supportive comments, don’t criticize or embarrass your kid, the coaches’ umpires or opposing team players, all your kid will learn is the importance of teamwork, the value imbedded in giving it your best, the gift of losing with pride and winning with grace. Remember all kids count.

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Best-kept secrets: Do you know your limits?

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'm sure everyone has seen a sale like this. The grocery store will offer a great, bargain price on an item, the kind of item you might like to buy quite a few of at a time. But then, the store's advertisement says, in small print, "Limit 4."

If you've been reading this column for a while and saving all of your weekly coupon inserts, it's likely that you have accumulated multiple coupons for the same item. For this example, assume you've been watching your store's sale fliers and waiting for yogurt cups to go on sale. Finally, there they are, four for $1, a great price!

But then, of course, you're disappointed to note that you can only buy four cups of yogurt. Time for the fourth, best-kept couponing "secret": Secret #4: How to 'Unlimit' Purchase Limits.

At most stores, when a sale item is advertised "limit 4," it does not refer to the number of total items of that type but, rather, the variety of each item. With the yogurt example, above, you would not be limited to four cups of yogurt. You'd be limited to four vanilla, four peach, four blueberry, four banana and so on.

How does this work? When purchase limits are put into place for a sale, most stores set the register to limit four scans at the sale price on the bar code of that product. But each variety of a product has its own unique bar code. So, while the advertisement may lead us to believe that we can buy just four yogurt cups, we can actually buy four of each flavor. If 12-packs of soda are on sale "limit 5," we can buy five 12-packs of each variety of soda.

As long as you don't exceed the purchase limit on each flavor, type, or variety of an item you can essentially take home as many of that item as you want or need that day - and in turn, buy as many as you have coupons for. It's a great way to beat the pricing game, too, because sales with purchase limits typically offer an item at a low price in the store's pricing cycle, too. When the price hits that low, it's the right time to buy as many as you will need or use until

the price drops again.

So, let's see how this sale could work in my favor. Because I've saved my coupon inserts, I have six coupons for 50 cents off four cups of yogurt. I'm not limited to just buying four cups; I'll buy 24 today! 24 yogurt cups may seem like a lot to buy at one time, but in comparing the expiration dates with the amount of yogurt our household will likely consume over the next month, I know that our family of five will eat it long beBy Jill Cataldo fore it expires. I buy 4 cups of each flavor that I want, never exceeding the purchase limit of four for any of the flavors. And wait until you see what I pay.

With a 50-cent coupon for each four I buy, my yogurt now costs me just $3 for 24 cups, or just 12.5 cents each! That's a fantastic price for yogurt cups. By waiting to use my yogurt coupons until yogurt was deeply discounted, I saved even more.

I've mentioned this before, but the grocery stores in my neighborhood do not double coupons. But around the country, many stores do. Imagine if I were shopping in a store that doubled coupons! each 50-cent coupon would double to $1 in value and all the yogurt would be free. Now that's super-couponing!

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© CTW Features Jill Cataldo, a coupon-workshop instructor, writer and mother of three, never passes up a good deal. Learn more about couponing at her Web site, www.super-couponing.com. E-mail your couponing coups and questions to jill@ctwfeatures.com.

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Book on dog-friendly hikes supports shelters dent of NCSPCA. “I think Annie and Libby did a great job.”

Treadwell said the idea for the book originated when she and Stoltie were on the board for NCSPCA. Though they are no longer board members, they wanted to follow through on their project to support the shelter.

“These days it’s not easy to raise money,” said Reuther, “so any help we can get is really appreciated.”

Books can be ordered by sending a check for $12.95 to Shaggy Dog Press, PO Box 318, Westport, NY 12993. Copies are also available for purchase at the Inn on the Library Lawn Book Store or Bessboro Shop in Westport, the Mountaineer in Keene Valley, and Bookstore Plus in Lake Placid.

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Artists wanted for juried VIC show PAUL SMITHS — The Arts Council for the Northern Adirondacks is seeking artists for the 20th annual Artistic Interpretations of the Environment Juried Art Show, sponsored by ACNA and the the Adirondack Park Visitor Interpretive Center. This year ’s theme is “Discovering Diversity.” Selected works will be on display at the Paul Smiths VIC from Nov. 14, 2009 to Feb. 16, 2010.

Entries may be dropped off at the Paul Smiths VIC 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 27-31. Entries may also be dropped off at the ACNA office in Westport by appointment. Work must be two dimensional, no more than 30 inches wide including frame, and suitably framed and wired for hanging. Cash prize will be awarded for best in show and for the first place selections in photography, painting, and multimedia. A 30 percent commission will be retained on all sold work.

There is an entry fee of $15 for ACNA members and $20 for non-members. For more information, contact Caroline Thompson at 962-8778 or visit www.artsnorth.org.

“Dog Hikes in the Adirondacks: 20 Trails to Enjoy with Your Best Friend” is a locally-published book that includes hiking stories from several local authors. $5 from the sale of every book goes to help local animal support organizations.

By Matt Bosley matt@denpubs.com LAKE PLACID — A locally-published book about the best trails for “man’s best friend” is giving a much-needed boost to local animal shelters.

“Dog Hikes in the Adirondacks,” published by Shaggy Dog Press in Westport, lists 20 trails throughout the Adirondack Park that are particularly dog-friendly. The 63-page paperback includes accounts from local writers of their experience hiking with pets, and features nearly two dozen photographs.

Among the book’s contributors are Adirondack Life writers Elizabeth Folwell, Neil Burdick, and Mary Thill; Andy Flynn from the Paul Smiths VIC, and Westport author Colin Wells. It is edited by Annie Stoltie and Elisabeth Ward and includes photos by Nancie Battaglia and others.

“If people like to hike and they like dogs, they are going to want to know some good dog hikes,” said the book’s publisher, Libby Treadwell, noting how the book informs readers of where to go, how to get there, and some of the rules and regulations for pets that vary from trail to trail.

Hikes listed in the book range from easy to difficult, and include sections on trail etiquette, training the pup to hike and walks that can be handled by an aging dog. Veterinary tips, leash-law information, and lists of outlets for homemade dog treats.

What’s more, $5 from the sale of each book will go to either the North Country Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or an animal advocacy organization of the buyer ’s choice.

A publication party for the book was held at the Mirror Lake Inn Oct. 7. Representatives from NCSPCA, the TriLakes Humane Society, and Adirondack Friends of the Animals each attended and expressed their thanks for the added support.

“It’s a win-win for all of us,” said Margie Reuther, presi-

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Friday, Oct. 9 PLATTSBURGH — Silent auction, spaghetti dinner, call auction and raffle for Elmore SPCA, American Legion Post 20, 162 Quarry Road, 5 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 10, and Sunday, Oct. 11 LAKE PLACID — 9th Annual Flaming Leaves Festival, Olympic Jumping Complex, Route 73, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 523-2202.

Saturday, Oct. 10 PLATTSBURGH — Plattsburgh Farmers and Crafters Market, Durkee Street Pavilion, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Last day of market.

SARANAC LAKE — Saranac Lake Village Farmers Market, Saranac Lake Riverside Park, 23 River St., 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Thrift shop, Deer’s Head Inn, 7552 Court St., 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH — Semi-monthly Scrapbooking Crop, OLVA, 4919 S. Catherine St., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 593-8509 to register.

PLATTSBURGH — Fall benefit dinner to support Community Mobile Health Clinic, American Legion Post 20, 162 Quarry Road, 3-8 p.m. 5613566.

KEESEVILLE — Harvest Dinner, Keeseville Knights of Columbus meeting hall, Route 9, 4-7 p.m.834-4689.

ESSEX — Vespers concert with soprano Constance Fee, Essex Community UMC, Main St. 5 p.m. 963-4445. Donations accepted.

CADYVILLE — Haunted Barn, 508 Hardscrabble Road, 6-10 p.m. Admission $4 adults, $2 children. Recommended ages 10 and older. Halfoff admission with nonperishable food item for JCEO food shelf.

CHAZY — Fright Night to benefit Chazy Girls Hockey, Bell’s Corn Maze, 499 Ratta Road. 846-8586.

PLATTSBURGH — Second Saturday Cinema, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh, 4 Palmer St. 7 p.m.www.uuaplatts-

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LAKE PLACID — “Greater Tuna,” Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Dr., 8-9:30 p.m.

WILLSBORO — Champlain Valley Film Society movie “Islander,” Willsboro Central School, 29 School Lane, 8 p.m. www.cvfilms.org.

PLATTSBURGH — Zero Tolerance, Olive Ridley’s, 37 Court St., 10 p.m. 324-2200.

Gabriels, 12:45-1:15 p.m.; across from town hall, Bloomingdale, 1:30-2 p.m.; Vermontville Post Office, 6 Cold Brooke Road, 2:15-2:45 p.m.; Church of the Assumption, 78 Clinton St., Redford, 3:30-4 p.m.

ROUSES POINT — Rouses Point Playgroup, Champlain Children’s Learning Center, 10 Clinton St., 10 a.m.-12 p.m. 314-1191. For children ages 0-6.

UPPER JAY — Buck-a-Bag sale, Wells Memorial Library, 12230 State Route 9N, 12-5 p.m. 946-2644.

PLATTSBURGH — Fall Fun Run, Cumberland Head State Park, 152 Cumberland Head Road, 5 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 11

PLATTSBURGH — Senior Enrichment Day, Stafford Middle School, 15 Broad St., 8:15 a.m. Display of resources for senior citizens. Registration $25 includes soup and sandwich lunch buffet. 563-6180.

Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library Bookmobile stops: Champlain Children's Learning Center, 10 Clinton St., Rouses Point, 12:30-1 p.m.; Northern Senior Housing, corner of Route 9 and Route 11, 1:15-1:45 p.m.; Champlain Headstart, Three Steeples Church, Route 11, 1:502:20 p.m.; Twin Oaks Senior Housing, Altona, 3:10-3:40 p.m.; D & D Grocery, Sciota, 3:50-4:30 p.m.

DANNEMORA — Story hour, Dannemora Free Library, 1168 Cook St., 11:15 a.m. Ages 3 and older.

UPPER JAY — Buck-a-Bag sale, Wells Memorial Library, 12230 State Route 9N, 12-5 p.m. 946-2644.

MOOERS — Mooers Good Fellowship Club meeting, St. Joseph’s Center, 12 p.m. Pot luck. New members welcome.

SARANAC LAKE — Chess club, Lake Flour Bakery, 14 River St., 7 p.m. Open to all, experienced players preferred.

PLATTSBURGH — “Bolivia,” Yokum Lecture Hall room 200, SUNY Plattsburgh, 7 p.m.

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CHAMPLAIN — Annual Fire Prevention Breakfast, Champlain Fire Department, 162 Elm St., 7 a.m.-12 p.m. Adults $7, seniors $6, children 6-12 $5, younger than 5 eat free.

KEENE — Keene Farmers’ Market, Marcy Airfield, Route 73, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

DANNEMORA — St. Joseph’s Roast Turkey Harvest Dinner, St. Joseph’s Parish, 179 Smith St., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Adults $8, seniors $7, children ages 5-10 $5, children younger than 5 free. Families $25.

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PLATTSBURGH — How to Maintain Mental Health as We Age, Pine Harbour, 15 New Hampshire Road, 9 a.m. 564-3371 to register.

LAKE PLACID — Children’s story hour, Lake Placid Library, 2471 Main St., 10:15 a.m.

SARANAC LAKE — Children's story hour, Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main St., 10:30 a.m. 891-4190.

PLATTSBURGH — Journey Into Reading, Champlain Centre Mall, 60 Smithfield Blvd., 4:30-6:30 p.m. Visit www.journeyintoreading.org.

WESTPORT — Chicken and biscuit dinner, Westport Federated Church, Main Street, 4:30 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH — Business After Hours catered by Anthony’s Restaurant and Bistro, board room of CVPH Medical Center, 75 Beekman St., 5:30-7 p.m. Admission $3 with reservation and $4 without.

LAKE PLACID — Ball in the House concert, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Dr., 7:30-9 p.m.

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ROUSES POINT — Making the Most of Meetings, Dodge Memorial Library, 144 Lake St., 10 a.m.-12 p.m. 297-6242.

PLATTSBURGH — Meet the Men’s Cardinal Soccer Team, SUNY Plattsburgh Field House, 167 Rugar St., 6 p.m.

PERU — Dennis and Julie Frisbie performance, Peru Community Church, 13 Elm St., 7:30 p.m.

LAKE PLACID — “Bus Stop,” Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Dr., 8-9:30 p.m.

UPPER JAY — Acoustic music by Bruce Hayes, The Recovery Lounge, Route 9N, 8p.m. 946-8315.

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TUPPER LAKE — Harvest Craft Fair, Holy Ghost Academy Gymnasium, 40 Marion Ave., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 359-3821.

SARANAC LAKE — Saranac Lake Village Farmers Market, Saranac Lake Riverside Park, 23 River St., 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

AUSABLE FORKS — Library bag sale, AuSable Forks Free Library, 9 Church Lane, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

WILLSBORO — Wildlife tracking, Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center, 1391 Reber Road, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Ages 10 and older. 963-7967. Register www.pmoec.org.

SARANAC — 19th annual Saranac United Methodist Women’s Craft and Flea Fair, Saranac United Methodist Church, corner of Route 3 and UMC Road, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 293-8142.

MOOERS — 22nd annual craft show and bake sale, St. Joseph’s Center, 73 Maple St., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

UPPER JAY — Buck-a-Bag sale, Wells Memorial Library, 12230 State Route 9N, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. 946-2644.

PLATTSBURGH — Algonquin Chapter ADK annual dinner and meeting, Trinity Episcopal Church, 18 Trinity Place, 5 p.m. 561-3167 by Oct. 5.

MORRISONVILLE — Square dancing, North Country Squares Building, Clinton County Fairgrounds, 84 Fairground Lane, 7 p.m. 561-5801.

WILLSBORO — Champlain Valley Film Society movie “The General,” Willsboro Central School, 29 School Lane, 8 p.m. www.cvfilms.org.

LAKE PLACID — “Bus Stop,” Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Dr., 8-9:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 18 SARANAC LAKE — Fundraising breakfast for St. Bernard’s fifth grade class, St. Bernard’s School, 63 River St., 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

ELLENBURG CENTER — Order of the Eastern Star brunch, OES Hall, Brandy Brook Road, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

ROUSES POINT — Bantam soccer tournament, Rouses Point Civic Center, 39 Lake St., 12-4 p.m. 298-3086.

PLATTSBURGH — Yard sale, Temple Beth Israel, 1 Bowman St., 1:30-4:30 p.m.

LAKE PLACID — “Wizard of Oz,” Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Dr., 2-3 p.m.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Annual Har vest Dinner, St. Elizabeth’s Parish Hall, Main Street, 2-6 p.m.

PERU — Chicken Pie Supper, Harkness United Methodist Church, 481 Hallock Hill Road, 4 p.m. Cost $8 for adults, seniors $7, children 6-12 $4, children younger than 6 eat free.

LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid Curling Club open house, Olympic Ice Center, 218 Main St., 7:30 p.m. Wear warm, loose-fitting clothing and bring clean soft-soled shoes or sneakers. 327-3223.

Monday, Oct. 19 UPPER JAY — Quilters’ Gathering, Wells Memorial Library, 12330 State Route 9N, 7 p.m.

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Students and staff in North Country Community College’s A.S. Wilderness Recreation Leadership degree program departed from Upper Saint Regis Boat Launch for a 27-day canoeing and backpacking expedition, marking the 30th anniversary of the fall practicum course. For more information about the program and upcoming anniversary banquet & reunion events to be held November 13-14, 2009, visit www.nccc.edu/wrl.html or contact Stef Kearns 891-2915 x223 or skearns@nccc.edu.

Absentee ballots favor Sprague, Hommes

By Matt Bosley matt@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — Final results from the Sept. 15 Republican primary in Essex County are showing a widened lead for the winning candidates.

The Essex County Board of Elections has completed its count of more than 250 absentee ballots, which came out in favor of Sheriff Henry Hommes and District Attorney candidate Kristy Sprague.

Compared to results released the night of the election, official results released Sept. 30 show wider margins of victory for both candidates.

Final numbers show Sprague defeating incumbent DA Julie Garcia 2,461 to 2,175,

increasing Sprague’s lead by 18 votes compared to the original count. The percentages remained exactly the same, however, with 53.08 percent of voters choosing Sprague.

“I thank the voters for their support and look forward to the work that lies ahead,” Sprague said.

Hommes increased his lead by 190 votes, defeating challenger Michael “Ike” Tyler 2,290 to 1,908. The adjusted results increased the percentage from 52.4 percent to 54.5 percent in favor of Hommes.

“It is always an honor to have the support of so many of the voters across the county,” Hommes said.

The county Board of Elections reportedly found mistakes in votes counted on election day. One hundred

and one votes in Westport and eight in Newcomb that had originally been credited to Tyler were determined to be over-counted and so were subtracted from the vote total.

Acting Republican election commissioner Patti Doyle said the mistake resulted from a miscommunication on election night between poll reporters and those compiling results.

“We just misunderstood what they said over the phone,” Doyle said. “We noticed the next day that there were more votes than there were voters [in Westport].”

The votes from the two towns were immediately recanvassed, confirming the accuracy of the correction.

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vealed that Hommes won the majority of the vote in the towns of Elizabethtown and Newcomb, two towns in which he was trailing in the unofficial results.

Both Tyler and Garcia will remain on the ballot for the general election; Tyler running as an independent and Garcia as a Democrat.

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Biking in for monster whitetails ast year, I spent several days fishing waters along the horse trail system in the Hayes Brook-Slush Pond area, which is located just off of State Route 30, a few miles north of Paul Smiths corners. The trail system features a network of fire truck roads and old logging roads that connect with several small streams and a few backwoods ponds.

Although the Hayes Brook region does attract horseback riders, hikers and cross country skiers in season, it remains lightly traveled, especially after the trout season ends.

The area is designated Wild Forest, a classification that permits the use of mountain bikes. Few people realize that despite being banned in designated wilderness areas, the use of mountain bikes is permitted on nearly 1.3 million acres of Forest Preserve land classified as Wild Forest, with most, but not all, trails in Wild Forest being open to mountain bikes.

Much of the Saranac Lake Wild Forest is open to bikers, as are fire truck roads in the St. Regis Canoe Area as well as a seven-mile, primitive corridor that reaches from Star Lake into the Five Ponds Wilderness almost to Cage Lake. Biking is permitted throughout the Moose Plains, a sprawling piece of backcountry that is located south Old Forge.

Most of the trails in the Hayes Brook area are comprised of old tote roads which provide a wide swath for hikers, skiers, bikers or horseback riders to travel side by side. The forest features a mix of boreal, northern hardwoods and mature pine plantation and the topography is a blend of river valleys and rolling hills.

The Osgood River and Hayes Brook comprise two of the area’s major waterways, while the nearby waters of Mountain Pond, Grass Pond and Slush Pond offer additional opportunities for brook trout fishing. Barnum Pond, located a mile south of Mountain Pond on Route 30, provides anglers with an additional opportunity for largemouth bass.

At Grass Pond, which is accessible via a well maintained, old tote road, there are several fine campsites and two nice leantos along its eastern shore. The pond is regularly stocked with brook trout but ranks well below other ponds in the area in terms of size and quantity.

At the Sheep Meadows, a horse assembly area located a few miles beyond the turnoff that leads to Grass Pond, there are also two leantos as well as a small barn with horse paddocks in an area of high, open meadows.

There are also numerous roadside campsites along the shores of Mountain Pond, which is designated as a special trout water. The pond is stocked with the Windfall Pond heritage strain of brook trout and angling is limited to catch and release, with only artificials permitted.

There is easy access from Mountain Pond to the Hayes Brook trail system along the old, Route 30, which retains pavement in sections. For information on access and maps of the trail system, please visit the bikekinetix.com mountain bike website located at http://www.bikekinetix.com/t_ny/ny_state/ franklin_northern.php.

The Adirondack Park Online Atlas of Mountain Bike Trails also offers information on mountain biking opportunities in the Adirondack Park. The mountain bike atlas illustrates 64 trails that are appropriate for mountain biking at http://bikeadk.adirondackcraft.com/data/trails.html

tem, I came upon a set of bike tracks in the light snow of early fall. I followed the tracks nearly all the way to Grass Pond, where I found a bike leaning up against a tree.

Strapped to the bike’s handlebars was an empty rifle scabbard. The footprints of the rider lead off in the direction of the pond’s outlet. I continued to the pond and followed his tracks until they left the trail and set off into the thick woods..

After a pleasant afternoon of fishing, I returned to the trailhead where I eventually met up with the hunter/biker. He was a student at Paul Smiths College. He explained that because of class schedules, his opportunities to hunt were severely limited.

As a result, he had researched local areas that permitted the use of mountain bikes. He found that even though the use of bikes was restricted in designated Wilderness Areas, bikes were permitted on almost all other state lands in the region.

He also detailed many of the advantages of using a bike for hunting access, beyond the obvious quick and easy access that bikes typically offer.

“Most of all,” he explained, “Bikes are pretty quiet and generally deer don’t seem to be spooked by them. I can’t say that deer don’t run off, but bikes don’t make a lot of noise. Hiker ’s make vibrations as they plod along a trail, bikes just scoot right through!”

“Although bikers do give off a scent, I don’t think it’s too bad since they are moving through kind of quickly. A hiker ’s scent is lower and lasts longer since their boots are in contact with the ground; whereas a biker only has rubber wheels leaving sign of his passing. And tires don’t have a human scent.”

“When there is a light snow, I cover a lot of territory looking for fresh tracks. I’ve learned this area pretty well and I know where the roads cross. If I see a set of deer tracks headed north, I know where I can cut ‘em off. With a bike, I can usually get there fast enough to accomplish it. He continued, “With my rifle in a scabbard, it’s within easy reach and I can travel with a loaded gun, since a bike is not a motor vehicle. I don't have the gun slung over my shoulder.”

“I can usually get to my tree stand in about a quarter of the time it takes to hike there and hardly break a sweat doing it.

Best of all, it’s mostly downhill all the way back to the parking lot, so I can stay in my treestand longer and still get out before dark.”

Although I’ve been using mountain bikes for many years to access remote brook trout waters, I never considered utilizing a mountain bike for hunting purposes.

However, my brief encounter with the young, biking buckmaster certainly changed my outlook. It was one of those “Why didn’t I think of that,” forehead slapping moments. It has opened my eyes to a wide range of prospective new hunting locations and extended the biking season well into the fall.

I've been looking for a scabbard ever since.

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y the time you read this I will have a new blog setup on our Web site designed to allow sportsman an opportunity to exchange stories and ideas. I hope to give some insight into what is and isn’t working for me at any given time and perhaps start a dialogue with others who enjoy the outdoor pursuits as much as I do.

I definitely don’t profess to know it all, and would love to learn new hunting and fishing practices that have proven successful, so feel free to go to www.denpubs.com and drop me a line.

I also strongly encourage questions — from whether the ice is gone from a particular pond to where heritage strains of brookies have been stocked to the politics behind proposed state environmental policies. If I can’t answer you I’ll do my best to research an answer — or I’ll just make it up.

(Kidding, of course).

Hopefully, if I can’t answer it, one of our bloggers can. As I said, I don’t profess to know it all, but there is power in numbers. Combine our collective experience and we will all be better for it.

I plan to share some of our on-line banter in future columns.

I can also share an unlimited number of photographs online, so I strongly encourage you to submit your pictures by e-mail to me at johng@denpubs.com or by snail mail to 14 Hand Ave., Elizabethtown N.Y. 12932.

Speaking of great photos, Jim Hotaling from the Willsboro Fish and Game submitted a picture of the club’s youth pheasant hunt that took place Sept. 26.

The hunt is open to youth ages 12-15 and gives young hunters an opportunity to experience some pheasant hunting action behind experienced dogs and their handlers. Another is planned for Oct. 11.

For information about the hunt, give Hotaling a call at 963-7430 or John Oliver at 963-4421.

Hunter’s screening scheduled The annual hunter ’s health screening which is offered free-of-charge to anyone who shows up with his or her 2009 hunting license will take place this year on Thursday, Oct. 22 from 5-7 p.m.

The screening is designed to give hunters a review of their overall health before they exert themselves in the woods in search of deer.

The health clinic will assess blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol and oxygen levels. Hospital staff will also check vision, height and weight, providing an overall health picture. Participants will also have an EKG reading taken, which measures heart health.

A team of nurses and lab staff, led by Dr. Moisan, will conduct the health screening. They will then be able to discuss concerns and offer advice.

The hospital lobby will be filled with information related to hunting. There will be a representative from the Sheriff ’s Department offering free gun locks and the state Department of Conservation will be on-hand to answer questions. There will be safety information, recipes, prize drawings and snacks.

Salerno brothers Tony and Pat will also be on hand to answer questions and offer hunting tips.

The Salerno family has produced a number of hunting videos and has been featured in national publications.

Ward Lumber to host 17th annual buck contest Ward Lumber Company is once again hosting its annual buck contest, though this year they have added a prize drawn at random for any size buck entered.

Anyone is eligible and need only take their buck to Ward Lumber in Jay during business hours to have it weighed and entered. Business hours are Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

A winner in each category will be selected after Dec. 5. Each winner will each receive a $100 Ward Lumber Gift Card.

All hunters entering will be photographed with their bucks, and if you supply an e-mail address, they will e-mail the photo to you. All contestants will also receive a baseball cap just for entering.

The Essex County Fish & Game League and the Willsboro Fish & Game Club held their youth pheasant hunt Sept. 26. Another hunt will be held Oct. 11. Pictured are, left to right, Todd Bailey, Brian Murray, Steven Murray, Justin Heald, Jack Oliver, Joe Pray, Garrett Reynolds and the dogs Gunner and Michela.

John Gereau is managing editor of Denton Publications and an avid outdoorsman. He can be reached at johng@denpubs.com.

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State funding cuts weigh heavily on AMC

By Chris Morris denpubs@denpubs.com SARANAC LAKE — Over the last 17 months, the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake has withstood repeated rounds of state budget cuts, resulting in a $649,000 impact to the hospital’s bottom line.

According to AMC spokesman Joe Riccio, the hospital has endured these cuts in stride, managing to provide the same quality of care while avoiding cuts to programs and services.

One of the most substantial losses the hospital has faced is the gross receipt sales tax, also called the sick tax. Riccio said the state has siphoned $112,000 in revenue from AMC since April 2008.

“Gross receipt sales tax or the sick tax is basically a tax on every dollar of revenue that we earn at the hospital – a piece of that goes to the state,” he said. “And in this case, since April 2008, that represents $112,000 worth of tax on our revenue that’s gone to New York State.”

Because of the cuts, AMC has been forced to pursue other avenues in relieving the impact of state budget cuts. Chandler Ralph is the hospital’s president and chief executive officer.

“From this point forward, we must do everything we can to fight further cuts,” she said in a prepared statement. “We cannot absorb any additional cuts.”

Riccio explained that AMC – like most hospitals in New York – has a very thin operating margin.

“At the end of the year if we do have any excess revenue, it’s used to reinvest in new equipment, new technology, staff training – all

the things we do to continually do to improve the level and quality of care at AMC,” he said. “So obviously, things like the sick tax that eat away at that small amount of excess revenue that we use to improve the situation, every little piece that we lose affects those positive gains that we like to make.”

To offset those lost sources of revenue due to state taxation and budget cuts, AMC has been forced to hold pay increases for non-union employees to a lower percentage increase than in previous years. The same holds true for management positions and executives.

Riccio says that policy is consistent with the Consumer Pricing Index, but unfortunately does not reflect most other cost of living increases. All current union contracts are being honored.

To avoid cutting programming and services, Riccio says department managers sat down and looked at all costs associated with operating AMC. “Everything was on the table,” he said. “We all realized the situation and the shortcomings we had to make up.”

“Obviously health care cannot afford to take any more hits, and that is why we are where we are today in terms of advocacy and explaining to the public what we’ve had to endure,” Riccio said.

Department managers and employees alike are paying close attention to overtime to help keep operating costs at a minimum.

Vendor contracts have also been renegotiated and in some cases have resulted in significant savings.

Harvest Craft Fair returns to HGA TUPPER LAKE — The fifth annual Harvest Craft Fair is being held Saturday, Oct, 17 at the Holy Ghost Academy Gymnasium from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The net proceeds will benefit the Tupper Lake Adult Center. Admission is free.

Dozens of talented artisans and craftsman will be participating. All items are handcrafted in the U.S.A. Food and refreshments will be available and door prizes will be drawn each hour. For more information, contact Sue Sherwood at sherbs1@roadrunner.com or by phone at 3593821.

But due to nursing and physicians shortages that have hit especially hard in the North Country, AMC cannot cut recruitment costs, Riccio said.

“The value to AMC and to the community is immeasurable,” he said. “We need to keep attracting talented staff to continue serving the community.”

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“It appears that [the] APA is acting in concert with private citizens and environmental interest groups, under the color of law, to strategize and plot against Mr. Douglas and his family business for no legitimate purpose and to stop lawful development,” wrote Norfolk in the motion.

Included among the documents is a letter from the Adirondack Council to APA Enforcement Committee Chairman Cecil Wray that they say constitutes illegal ex parte

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communication.

The ex parte rule, in summary, says state agency members involved in a hearing cannot communicate with any person about the hearing without providing an opportunity for all parties involved to participate; such as providing copies of their written correspondence.

The letter, signed by Adirondack Council legislative director Scott Lorey, specifically names Douglas as a developer “most in need of deterrence” and urges the APA to “carefully investigate his developments and take decisive action against all infractions of the APA Act and Freshwater Wetlands Act.” The letter is dated April 7, 2008, just days before the APA

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enforcement committee rejected Douglas’s application to have a prior APA enforcement proceeding against him thrown out.

Norfolk also cites a series of e-mails to APA staff that speak specifically about Douglas’s enforcement matter and directs Van Cott to take specific action in order to find Douglas in violation.

“I am prepared to support whatever you can do here with my own legal team to back you up and help with research and other tasks,” one of the e-mails states. “Please deal with this with all the force that the APA has in its arsenal.”

The sender ’s identity in each of the four e-mails is blacked out with marker, but Norfolk said they came from Adirondack Council Chairman Brian Ruder, whom Douglas said also owns land along Silver Lake.

Norfolk also points to e-mails and faxes written by APA staff that he says indicates the agency shared information about Douglas’s enforcement with a private citizen, also believed to be Ruder, in some cases prior to sharing it with Douglas’s attorney.

“It creates the appearance of impropriety,” Norfolk said. “and to have [Ruder] involved in the prosecution and enforcement of another individual is wrong.”

But the APA responded Sept. 29, denying any impropriety or conspiracy to hinder Douglas’s plans for development.

“To the contrary, the Agency has attempted to assist Mr. Douglas in his effort to lawfully subdivide his land,” said APA public relations staffer Mary Palmer. “Agency staff identified wetlands on his property for him, allowing to design a subdivision that would not require an Agency permit.”

As for the Adirondack Council letter, Van Cott said it had no significant influence because it was never delivered to Wray and not included among the documents he and other APA staff reviewed at the April 10 enforcement hearing.

“I did not provide the letter to Commissioner Wray or to the Agency because it would not have been an appropriate part of the record before the agency,” said Van Cott. “Rather, I considered the letter to be... deserving no more or less consideration by Agency staff than any other complaint received in any enforcement matter.”

Van Cott said the ex parte rule would not apply to the emails Norfolk mentioned because they were sent prior to commencement of the enforcement action.

“They were typical of communications that Agency staff have in the normal course of business with complainants and potential witnesses who are interested in the outcome of an agency enforcement action,” he stated.

The names of the private citizens were redacted, Van Cott said, because of an agreement with Douglas’s former attorney. Staff sought to protect their identities because, he said, Douglas has a track record of violent threats.

“Agency staff, by necessity, must have the ability to communicate freely with complainants and potential witnesses during the enforcement process,” Van Cott argued.

John Sheehan, spokesman for the Adirondack Council agreed.

“Communication with the Adirondack Park Agency was one of the reasons the Adirondack Council was formed,” he said, noting it’s the right of private citizens to petition their government.

Sheehan said Adirondack Council regularly offers to assist the APA with investigating alleged violators, showing them legal research that supports the organization’s positions on land-use issues.

Still, Douglas is convinced his troubles originate with his unwillingness to sell his land to the Adirondack Land Trust, and that organizations like Adirondack Council are using the APA as a way to twist his arm.

“That’s what these people are trying to do to the whole Adirondacks,” said Douglas. They’re going to drive all the local people off these lakes, and what’s going to stop them?

They’re trying to make it a rich man’s playground.”

No decision in regard to Norfolk’s motion had yet been issued by Judge McBride at the time of this report.

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