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Politics

Village board OKs Ironman’s short-notice park request

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees on Monday, July 17 unanimously approved a request from Ironman to use Mid’s Park for the triathlon’s opening ceremony on Friday evening, July 21. The village’s chief of police and highway superintendent, as well as the village ...

Gillibrand promotes $50B Rebuild Rural America bill in Lake Placid

LAKE PLACID — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, Friday visited the Mirror Lake Beach House to promote her recently introduced legislation — the Rebuild Rural America Act of 2023 — to invest $50 billion in rural economic development, infrastructure, schools, hospitals and ...

Forbes no longer deputy super, but remains on Wilmington board

WILMINGTON — Darin Forbes resigned from the deputy supervisor role for the town of Wilmington last week, citing changes to his personal life, conflicts on the board and the town supervisor’s “inability to separate personal feelings from town politics,” but Forbes will remain on the town ...

ROOST, North Elba hiring an economic development director

LAKE PLACID — A branch of the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism is searching for a full-time economic development director to help diversify the economy and housing options in Lake Placid. The town of North Elba and the village of Lake Placid already have a community development ...

Lake Placid eyes $12M wastewater plant project

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees is considering taking out a bond for more than $12 million in upgrades to the village’s wastewater treatment plant. The village board scheduled a special meeting for 8 a.m. Friday, June 23 to pass a resolution announcing its intent to ...

Village adopts $6.6M budget

LAKE PLACID — Members of the Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees on Monday, June 26 approved the proposed $6.6 million budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year. To cover the majority of its proposed $6,664,339 budget, the village board will levy — or collect — $4,157,280 in property taxes ...