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Keene Wants Help With Strategic Plan
Keene is continuing to update its Strategic Plan, but it needs more volunteers to help. The town adopted its last Strategic Plan — a document that describes its goals and details specific plans to achieve them — on June 8, 2021. Sun Community News reports town officials want a community-driven process guided by a Steering Committee, which the town is now organizing. However, other residents and members of the town board, school board, and planning board are encouraged to get involved. The town will host a recruitment event on Oct. 21.
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Hochul Declares Disaster Emergency Stemming From Measles Cases
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday signed an executive order declaring a disaster emergency in response to the growing number of measles cases in rural, undervaccinated parts of the state.The order comes amid a growing number of measles cases the state has seen in recent weeks, and as the vaccine-preventable disease continues to spread throughout parts of the country, including neighboring Pennsylvania, which has reported five deaths in rural counties that border New York.New York has reported 108 measles cases this year, with 92 occurring since July 15 among under-immunized, rural communiti
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Constantino Accused Gendebien Of Illegal Dumping
Republican Congressional candidate Anthony Constantino is alleging that his Democratic opponent, Blake Gendebien, has illegally dumped tires and cattle carcasses at a property owned by the Ogdensburg farmer. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, at a press event Monday, Constantino showed drone footage captured by private investigators over Gendebien’s Lisbon property that showed tires and debris scattered in a wooded area.Constantino said that the property was owned by Gendebien and located approximately 600 yards from the candidate’s Twin Mill Farms in Ogdensburg.
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New Code Enforcement Officer For Saranac Lake
Saranac Lake’s new code enforcement officer says he wants the village to be a place that attracts builders to grow the community. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, a builder himself, Christian Rottner said making the role as effective as possible will take consistent communication on his end, and transparency with the public.
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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit In Howitzer Testing Facility Case
A New York state judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the applicant seeking to build a howitzer testing facility in the Essex County town of Lewis. The developer alleged conflict of interest and bias within the Adirondack Park Agency, but the court threw out the case on procedural grounds. The judge's ruling did not address the merits of the bias claims. The decision clears the way for state regulators to continue reviewing the controversial artillery range proposal.