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LAKE PLACID — A proposed agreement between the town of North Elba and state Department of Environmental Conservation could pave the way for more hiker parking on two local roads, including Adirondack Loj Road.
The 20-year agreement, authorized by the North Elba Town Council last week, would give the town the responsibility of paving the 2-mile unpaved section of Adirondack Loj Road leading up to the extremely busy Loj trailhead, which is operated by the Adirondack Mountain Club. The town would also be responsible for plowing the road during the winter. The agreement also says the town would be responsible for plowing “any new parking lot constructed on state lands to provide for public access to the Forest Preserve.”