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• EDITION •

AHEAD OF FORMAL REPORT,

COMMUNITY AWAITS FATE OF CCE BUILDING

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Battle lines are being drawn as lawmakers weigh solutions for ailing structure

Stewart’s project killed By Pete DeMola W RITER

SCHROON LAKE | St≠ewart’s Shops’ plan to expand their downtown Schroon location has been defeated.

The Schroon Town Board voted 3 to 1 (with one abstention) on Monday to approve a zoning ordinance to allow retail usage in the residential neighborhood.

But an attorney representing a group of neighboring homeowners opposed to the project filed a zoning protest petition that required a supermajority vote in order to approve the change. “It appears the rezoning is not approved despite the fact that three board members voted in favor,” said Town Attorney Mark Schachner. » Continued on pg. 15

As a county subcommittee prepares a formal report over the fate of the CCE Building in Westport, the issue has generated strong emotions in the community. WESTPORT | Nerves are fraying in Westport over the fate of the CCE Building. By Pete DeMola • REPORTER •

Its condition is not in dispute:

Th e foundation and facade of the stately two-story structure is deteriorating and is plagued with safety risks and code violations, including an

electrical system that county engineers say poses an immediate fire hazard.

But the decision by the Essex County Board of Supervisors last week to enter formal negotiations to purchase the Jehovah’s Witness building in Lewis for potential office space has sparked a passionate discussion over the building’s future.

ECONOMIC CONCERNS

The building, home to 10 county

employees, anchors the Essex County Fairgrounds.

First built in 1924, the structure was deeded to Essex County in 1941 by a group called the Junior Achievement Club. But its fortunes have faded, and delivery drivers now mistake it for being abandoned. Staffers can see their breath in the winter, and are in danger of contracting frostbite. » Continued on pg. 11

Jet crash still haunts relatives The corporate jet disappeared over Lake Champlain in 1971 MORIAH | In 1971, a corporate jet vanished from radar screens over Lake Champlain soon after takeoff from Burlington By Lohr McKinstry International Airport. • REPORTER •

Despite numerous search efforts since, it has never been found and is believed to be at the murky bottom of the lake.

The plane, a Rockwell 1121 Jet Commander, may have gone down near Thompson’s Point at Charlotte, Vt., across from Essex and Whallon’s Bay, NY some believe.

Barbara Nikitas, whose uncle, George Nikita, was the pilot of the private jet, has been staying in the area to try to get the search going again. “The plane has never been found and in the last four years we have been searching » Continued on pg. 18

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