Tech glitches and coronavirus leads APA to consider virtual meeting revamps
APA presentations carried on with the public listening to references of pages and slides invisible to them. Board members asked for changes.
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APA approves National Grid infrastructure upgrades
National Grid is on its way to replacing nearly 200 transmission poles from the 1930s in the Adirondack Park, and will build two new ones specifically for osprey nesting.
Update: National Grid upgrades, enforcement case on APA docket
The Adirondack Park Agency will consider National Grid upgrades and a Long Lake enforcement case during its October meeting.
New York firefighters pitch in as West burns
By Tim Rowland
New York’s foresters and rangers are always on standby, ready to mobilize should the call come from the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management or other federal agency in need of help.
Adirondack Park Agency approves marina, solar panel projects
The projects were approved on Friday after a more than three-hour meeting on Thursday that hashed out their details in the APA's regulatory committee.
APA board could vote on Saranac Lake Marina expansion
The APA collected more than 200 written comments on a proposal to expand and renovate the Saranac Lake Marina. Now there could be a vote.
Adirondack Mountain Reserve provides a case study for state hiker restrictions
The coronavirus pandemic has led New York to start imposing restrictions already, which could be soft openings for more.
Cell tower, cheese facility and more up for APA’s public comment
A number of projects proposed to the Adirondack Park Agency are up for public comment in September, including a new cell tower.
Saranac Lake Marina proposed expansion spurs questions on precedent
Saranac Lake Marina's proposed expansion leads to Adirondack Park Agency regulations questions on precedent.
Environmental Protection Fund is safe from first round of state budget cuts
The state budget quarterly review did not include cuts to the Environmental Protection Fund, but more reviews are coming.