| | Planning board conditions: What do you think?February 13, 2013 - Jessica CollierObviously there have been plenty of concerns about the environmental impact of the ACR, but I think most of the regular people in Tupper Lake are most concerned about how the project relates to Big Tupper being opened. The planning board is trying to ensure that the ski slope will be open to the public and improved as soon as possible. The topic was discussed a lot at the APA level, but most of the responsibility of ensuring it happens was left up to the local level. Check out the story I wrote today about it. I find it particularly interesting that the money in the ski area fund will be distributed by a committee of the developer, the entity operating the ski slope and the town supervisor. Here's a draft of the resolution as it stood at the end of January, with the conditions at the end. Planning board attorney Kirk Gagnier has been working with ACR attorney Bob Sweeney to iron out some details about the conditions, so they are not final, but it gives you a good idea of what they're going for.
Draft resolution with conditions by What do you think? Do these conditions go too far or not far enough? Do you feel like there are enough safeguards for Big Tupper as the project moves forward? Article Comments(5)tlersiwhFeb-19-13 12:04 PM standup4TL: you state that I am spreading falshoods regarding the old snowmaking equipment left at Big Tupper? What falshoods? Is the old equipment still there? Did they not sell it off? AdirondackerforJusticeFeb-19-13 9:15 AM Jessica Collier it is time for you to go! You call yourself a reporter.......it's time you did more than a little investigating on the the obligations of a GOOD reporter. To be very clear you have much to learn about your craft. There are two areas that you need much improvement in before you call yourself a reporter. First....get your facts correct! I don't know who or what you use for getting your facts, but more often than most you don't get it right! Second, good reporting comes from a reporter who is open to the facts, and doesn't make it personal.....that is your biggest failure!!! Wake up Enterprise, time to bring on a Real Reporter one who will give us the truth without their personal side of it! standup4TLFeb-15-13 9:33 PM Most regular people in Tupper Lake are concerned about the economic development that the ACR offers to our otherwise bleak future. BTW, 7.25% is not peanuts and tlersiwh is spreading falsehoods regarding the old snowmaking equipment left at Big Tupper. DeepSpruceFeb-13-13 4:28 PM Most definitely needs stronger financial guarantees for TL. Stronger requirements for escrow of funds and performance bonds for all road, water, sewer, electric and drainage construction costs. The PB needs much outside help with this. They should check with the Town of Johnsburg at Gore who are getting burned by Front Street Development down there. tlersiwhFeb-13-13 3:39 PM 7.25%, that's peanuts. Even if they sold all the lots for 20 Million that only generates less than 1.5 Million. That wouldn't even replace the snowmaking equipment the developer canabilzed and sold off the last 3 years. And as skiers we all know the main product you need for a successful ski area, man made snow. And what is this "the entity operating the ski slope"?? I thought the developers were going to be operating it. Doesn't all this rush by the PB to approve this seem a bit premature, after all the "developer" hasn't even purchased the OWD property yet. Post a Comment | in: News, Blogs & Events Web |
