State commission calls to reform ‘outdated’ local government structure

Board members from the villages of Saranac Lake and Lake Placid and the towns of Harrietstown and North Elba reach out to cross municipal boundaries Thursday in what they called a landmark meeting and the beginning of an increase in communication and cooperation between the municipalities. From left are Harrietstown Councilman Ron Keough, Harrietstown Supervisor Larry Miller, Lake Placid Mayor Jamie Rogers, North Elba Supervisor Roby Politi and Saranac Lake Mayor Thomas Michael. “The people have spoken on shared services; they’ve told us to share them,” Michael said. (Enterprise photo — George Earl)

LAKE PLACID — For the past year, 15 commissioners collaborated with elected leaders from communities across the state to tackle a major problem — the state’s burgeoning local tax burden, which this commission reports is presently the highest in the nation. Lake Placid Mayor Jamie Rogers was one of those 15 commissioners, selected statewide, to partake in the state Commission on Local Government Efficiency and Competitiveness. State Sen. Betty Little, R-Queensbury, and Assemblyman Sam Hoyt, D-Buffalo, were also selected as members. The commission emphasized the importance of modernizing local

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APA pine tree tower decision is today

RAY BROOK — The state Adirondack Park Agency will decide today whether or not to allow the construction of a 94-feet-tall communications tower, which would be disguised as a mature eastern white pine tree, on land next to state Route 9 in the town o

Study finds people don’t relate Lake Placid to Adirondacks

LAKE PLACID — Travelers in the national market don’t associate Lake Placid with the Adirondacks. That was one of the bits of information discovered by an international research firm that presented the results of a Lake Placid image study to members