To the editor: The Glenview Preserve, located on state Route 86, is one-sixth of a mile from Donnelly’s ice cream stand. It is one of the “jewels” of th
To he editor: Everyone I know who has an opinion on the Saranac Lake Marina development, on both sides of the argument, without exception, would like to see the issue resolved. But blaming Tom Jorling for the delay is like blaming the little Dutch boy, who saved the day by putting his finger in the dike, for the leak. If you want to blame someone, blame the Adrondack Park Agency for not following its own law and regulations; blame the Department of Environmental Conservation for not developing an appropriate unit management plan with the long-promised carrying capacity study; blame the Town of Harrietstown Planning Board for ludicrously giving the project a negative SEQR determination; blame the Saranac Lake Marina for not proposing a phased plan for increasing the capacity of their marina that monitors lake use and grows in stages to ensure the lake’s capacity is not exceeded; blame the party bringing what most would agree is a SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Particip
To the editor: On Sept. 14, 2020, the Adirondack Park Agency issued a determination granting a variance and wetland permit with conditions, authorizing Saranac Lake Marina to renovate and expand its marina, located in a hamlet area on Lower Saranac Lake. The agency found that the conditions imposed would minimize the project’s impact on the environment. In fact, the agency found that the project as approved would actually improve the environment by the removal of existing boathouses along the shore, implementation of SLM’s stormwater prevention and wastewater treatment plans, and removal of milfoil from Ampersand Bay. Finally, the agency noted that the applicant could reconstruct those boathouses and add additional uncovered boat slips without this variance and permit, if it desired, as the agency would lack jurisdiction in this hamlet area. It stated that such permissible but unregulated construction would result in adverse impacts to water quality, wetlands and the shoreline.
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The Saranac Lake Marina at Crescent Bay is seen in November 2017.
(Enterprise photo â Glynis Hart) SARANAC LAKE The Saranac Lake Marina’s two-site dock expansion project on Lower Saranac Lake is again stalled after a lakeside resident on Ampersand Bay sued the marina and two state agencies. The suit stops construction until at least Feb. 10 and possibly until a court can determine if the state Adirondack Park Agency’s approval of the project was legal. On New Year’s Eve, Thomas Jorling, represented by Glens Falls lawyer and 2020 Assembly candidate Claudia Braymer, filed a lawsuit against the APA, the state Department of Environmental Conservation and LS Marina, LLC led by developer and owner Mike Damp and represented by Lake Placid lawyer Matthew Norfolk. This lawsuit included a restraining order halting construction.