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Ti slaughterhouse is for sale By Lohr McKinstry STA FF W RITER
TICONDEROGA | Interested in a ready-to-run animal slaughterhouse? The Adirondack Meat Company in Ticonderoga is on the market for $1.7 million. The 8,950-square-foot building was constructed for an announced price of $1.4 million at 30 Commerce Drive in Ticonderoga Commerce Park in 2013. It closed last year and is no longer taking animals. Owners Peter and Denise Ward could not be reached for comment. The plant is listed with Howard Hanna real estate of Saratoga Springs. The ad reads: “Fully custom functioning slaughterhouse and meat processing plant. Th is state of the art USDAcertified facility, complete recertification with Silliker and Merieux NutraSciences. A third-party auditor focusing on good manufacturing processes (GMPS) and animal welfare clients like Whole Foods Markets require.” Financing for the plant used a $900,000 loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, along with several state grants. » Slaughterhouse Cont. on pg. 2
This was last year’s Girl Scout Day at Fort Ticonderoga. The event is Oct. 13 this year.
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Experts meet on algae issue Toxic blooms in Lake Champlain probed at summit By Lohr McKinstry STA FF W RITER
TICONDEROGA | The recent North Country Algal Blooms Summit in Ticonderoga was part of a $65 million initiative to understand and prevent the growth of summer algae blooms. Many North Country beaches are closed to swimming each summer as toxic blue-green algae blooms are reported. The cyanobacteria is poisonous to pets and harmful to humans and fish. Scott Kishbaugh of the state
Blue-green algal blooms in Lake Champlain and other lakes in the state are the subject of recent summits to try to find mitigation tools. Photo provided
Department of Environmental Conservation said people shouldn’t expect immediate action to fight algae blooms. “Many of these mitigation actions take a long time to be fully implemented,” Kishbaugh said. “There’s a need for gathering information to help evaluate mitigation strategies.” He said use of phosphorus-neutralizing chemicals like alum is part of the state’s evaluations to fi nd mitigation tools, but DEC will probably look at other means. DEC Region 5 Director Robert Stegemann said the end result of the summits will be to aid creation of a mitigation action plan. “Th at will be out in a few weeks for public comment,” he said. “Th is issue of working together and talking to one another is the way we’re going to get there.” The increasing frequency and duration of harmful algal blooms threaten drinking water quality and the recreational use of lakes essential to upstate tourism, said Gov. Andrew Cuomo. » Algae Cont. on pg. 7
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