Fish Creek Ponds marina project gets green light
May 17, 2024
Project opponents remain concerned about impacts to Upper Saranac Lake and surrounding waterbodies
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Upper Saranac Lake marina expansion: Feedback sought on completed plan
April 21, 2024
Proposal has stirred controversy as marina developers eye second expansion in Saranac Lakes Chain
Appellate court tosses marina permit over APA wetlands rules
March 2, 2023
A state appellate court invalidated a permit for a marina on Lower Saranac Lake, ruling the Adirondack Park Agency wrongly followed wetlands rules.
2022 Explored: Carrying Capacity
December 30, 2022
Judges weigh argument that state must study lake capacity before approving projects A new legal theory reached the state’s appellate courts in 2022 and could lead to judicial guidance on the state’s responsibility to study Adirondack lakes in more detail before approving development. The idea centers on language in the Adirondack State Land Master Plan…
Appellate judges hear argument on Lower Saranac Lake marina
December 20, 2022
Judges pressed a lawyer for the Adirondack Park Agency on a lack of research on lakes' carrying capacity.
Upper Saranac marina docked, awaiting complete application
November 8, 2022
Adirondack Park Agency seeks more information about plans to expand Upper Saranac Marina on Fish Creek Ponds.
Developer has right to build 7,600-square-foot boathouse, per state agencies
July 19, 2022
Construction started in 2010 on grandfathered boathouse, but project's permit has since expired
Santa Clara tables vote on marina plans
June 23, 2022
Proposed marina expansions on Upper Saranac and Lower Saranac lakes have stirred up resistance from neighbors.
In Old Forge, a fight over lake access
June 2, 2021
The Town of Webb bans overnight boat docking, in an effort to crackdown on abusers of the system, which previously allowed docking of up to two weeks. Some residents feel the measure is too extreme.