Reporter Nathan Brown reports that the Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks, the Residents’ Committee to Protect the Adirondacks and mutiple landowners opposed to the Tupper Lakes rezoning of land around the former Big Tupper Ski Area have appealed a state Supreme Court ruling that tossed out their lawsuit against the town.

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Reporter Kathy Bowen reports that local government officials are concerned about the anticipated sale of several parcels of Adirondack woodlands from The Nature Conservancy. The parcels are part of the former Finch, Pruyn lands.

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In a letter to the editor, Ballston Lake resident Fred Ross writes that elected officials should allow harvesting of the state’s trees to sell to paper mills and for lumber, which would help settle the budget and unemployment concerns.

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Reporter Anthony Hall reports that federal and state officials have announced that they will support a new initiative that will expand health care services in the Adirondacks and serve as a model of under-served regions throughout the country. Read the rest of this entry »

Reporter Kenneth Crowe reports there will be primaries for three parties as candidates vie for Sen. Bruno’s seat. Read the rest of this entry »

Reporter Brian Nearing reports that the EPA is undertaking two ‘critical load’ studies of the impacts of acid rain, and one is int he Adirondacks. Critical load studies reflect the accumulated amount of pollution that a specific ecosytem can handle.

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Reporter Naj Wikoff reflects on the tenures of Annie LaBastille and Bob Glennon at the Adirondack Park Agency. 

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Reporter Mike Lynch reports that a recent meeting in Saranac Lake discussed state land property taxes.   "There was a genuine consensus that the system’s broken, that the state land is valuated differently across the Park," said Lee Keet, a member of ADK Action, the group who helped organize the the meeting. 

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Reporter Jacob Resneck reports officials from three state agencies met to announce that the state Department of Transportation has agreed to a new set of guidelines for projects inside the Adirondack Park.

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A news report notes that the APA is accepting comments a proposed regulation related to floatplane use on Lows Lake. Comments received by Sept. 2 will become part of the official record. The APA may take up the issue at its Sept. 11-12 meeting.

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Reporter Brian Nearing reports that the state DOT will look into replacing non-native grass species along state roads throughout the Adirondack Park, as part of the "Green Book" management suggestions released this week.

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Guest columnist Dick Beamish, the chairman of the Adirondack Explorer news magazine, writes about the the future of Lows Lake and the Adirondack Park Agency’s upcoming decision on "whether to make Lows Lake a more peaceful, natural place or allow the continued use of aircraft there for at least another decade."

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Reporter Jacob Resneck reports that the Town of Franklin Council has accepted plans to build a community center and expand the highway garage.  Adirondack Park Agency planner John Quinn said that the APA had received an inquiry over whether the project would need an APA permit and that a decision is pending.

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Reporter Kathy Bowen reports that state officials have completed "The Greenbook" outlining transportation improvement guidelines within the Adirondack Park. The document, completed by the state Transportation Department, was ordered by Gov. Cuomo.

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Columnist Fred LeBrun writes that the Nature Conservancy is moving forward on its plans to sell portions of the 161,000 acres of Adirondack forestland it purchased from Finch, Pruyn. The land will be kept in timber production, with permanent conservation easements.

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Reporter James Odato reports that Joseph Bruno has over as CEO of CMA Consulting in Colonie.

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Reporter Jeremy Peters reports that former Sen. Joseph Bruno as taken a job as the chief executive officer of CMA Consulting Services, a information-technology company in Latham, New York. Read the rest of this entry »

Reporter J. Alex Tarquinio reports that Gov. David Paterson plans to sign a bill into law on Wednesday that will alter New York State's program to encourage the redevelopment of brownfields. Read the rest of this entry »

Reporter Kim Smith Dedam reports that Six more cell-phone antenna panels have gained approval for co-location on an existing 237-foot telecommunications tower. Read the rest of this entry »

Blogger Adirondack Almanack weighs in on the controversy surrounding the DEC's "Quiet Waters" proposal. Read the rest of this entry »

Reporter Brian Nearing reports that The Fund for Lake George has received a $325,000 grant from the Helen V. Froehlich Foundation. The money will go toward the Lake George Waterkeeper program and the West Brook Conservation Initiative.

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Reporter Chris Churchill reports that housing is becoming difficult to afford for long-time residents in the Capital Region's outlying areas as a result of suburbanization and and increase in second-home purchases.

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Reporter Sara Foss reports that environmental groups including the Adirondack Council are upset over a recent federal court decision striking down a law they say "would have essentially ended acid rain in the Adirondacks." See story on original Web site

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Reporter Danny Hakim reports that Gov. Paterson met with the two leaders of the Legislature, marking the first time in 14 years that a new legislative leader has joined the table. Read the rest of this entry »

In a letter to the editor, Jean Kerr of Delmar writes that the DEC was wrong to propose an amendment to the Unit Management Plan that would allow float planes on Lows Lake for another 10 years. See story on original Web site

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