Chamber responds to radical environmental group’s filing of 11th hour motion to end skiing at Big Tupper

Bob Glennon and Adirondack Wild Demand New Hearings for the Adirondack Club and Resort: Claims APA Staff Performs Inadequate Review In not so unexpected news to Tupper Lake residents on Dec 30th, Adirondack Wild with new “advisor” Robert Glennon, submitted a demand to Adirondack Park Agency Chairwoman Leilani Ulrich to reopen Adjudicatory Hearings on the [...]

Tupper Lake Chamber responds to Mayor’s & Trustee’s Statements on ACR

The issue is simple. If the Adirondack Club is issued a permit, skiing at Big Tupper will continue indefinitely. If it is not, skiing at Big Tupper will end permanently.

Village Mayor & Trustees Send a Death Wish Over Tupper Lake

In comments made in today’s Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Tupper Lake Mayor Mickey Desmarais and the Village Board have staked a position that could lead to the end of Big Tupper skiing and the continued downward spiral of Tupper Lake’s economy. According to ARISE Chairman Jim LaValley, “The Mayor and Trustees appear to have given a [...]

Adjudicatory Hearing Round IV – Final Day

By Dan McClelland, Tupper Lake Free Press Round Four, Day 4 at the Adirondack Park Agency headquarters in Ray Brook Friday, June 24th 2011 Those in attendance: Tom Ulasewicz and Robert Sweeney, attorneys for the ACR, Developer Tom Lawson, Paul VanCott, attorney for the APA, John Caffry, attorney for Protect the Adirondacks preservationist group,  Meave [...]

Adjudicatory Hearing Round IV – Day Three

By Dan McClelland, Tupper Lake Free Press Round Four, Day 3 at the Adirondack Park Agency headquarters in Ray Brook Thursday, June 23rd 2011 Those in attendance: Dave Gibson of Adirondack Wild, Mr. and Mrs. Haddad, Carol Richer, Fred Schuller, Phyllis Thompson, Dennis Zicha, Don Dew, Paul VanCott, Mitch Goroski, John Caffry for Protect the [...]

Adjudicatory Hearing Round IV – Day Two

By Dan McClelland, Tupper Lake Free Press Round Four, Day 2 at the Adirondack Park Agency headquarters in Ray Brook Wednesday, June 22, 2011 Those in attendance: Dave Gibson of Adirondack Wild, Mr. and Mrs. Haddad, Carol Richer, Fred Schuller, Phyllis Thompson, Dennis Zicha, Don Dew, Paul VanCott, Mitch Goroski, John Caffry for Protect the [...]

Adjudicatory Hearing Round III – Day Six

By Dan McClelland, Tupper Lake Free Press Round III of Adjudicatory Hearings  Day Six  Wednesday, June 8, 2011 Present: Many of past players. New today: Brian Manne of NPR, David Norden, a real estate developer is back to rebuttal testify. Jack Delehanty here again today. Carol Richer, Don Dew Jr., Fred Schuller, Witnesses Terry Elsemore [...]

Adjudicatory Hearing Round III – Day Five

By Dan McClelland, Tupper Lake Free Press Round III of Adjudicatory Hearings  Day Five  Tuesday, June 7, 2011 Present: Many of the same players. Attorney Meave Tooher joined Brian Houseal, Zach White, Fast Freddie Schuller, who brings the coffee and town-furnished donuts with assistance Jon Kopp, Heidi Kretser of the Wildlife Conservation Society, Jack Delehanty, [...]

Adjudicatory Hearing Round III – Day Four

By Dan McClelland, Tupper Lake Free Press Round III of Adjudicatory Hearings  Day Four Monday, June 6, 2011 Present:  Paul Van Cott, attorney for APA, John Caffry, attorney for Protect the Adirondacks, Elaine Yabroudy, Mayor Mickey Desmarais, Jon Kopp, representing the Tupper Lake Chamber of Commerce, Fast Freddie Schuller, Don Dew Jr., Leon LeBlanc, village [...]

Adjudicatory Hearing Round III – Day Three

By Dan McClelland, Tupper Lake Free Press Round III Day 3 of the Adirondack Club and Resort adjudicatory hearings at the Tupper Lake Train Station Friday, June 3, 2011 Those present same as before. Newcomers: Jack Delehanty, Mr. and Mrs Russell Cronin, Bridgett LaPierre, Jim LaValley, Bruce Richards, Jim Lanthier, Trustee Charles Perham, Bob Fuller, [...]

Adjudicatory Hearing Round III – Day Two

By Dan McClelland, Tupper Lake Free Press Round III Day 2 of the Adirondack Club and Resort adjudicatory hearings at the Tupper Lake Train Station Thursday, June 2nd, 2011 Those present: New today was Brian Houseal, executive director of the Adirondack Council, sitting with Allison Buckley of Piercefield, staff member. Mayor and Supervisor will be [...]

Adjudicatory Hearing Round III – Day One

By Dan McClelland, Tupper Lake Free Press Round III of the Adirondack Park Agency Adjudicatory Hearings Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at the Tupper Lake Train Station Participants: Kirk Gagnier, representing the town and village planning board, John Caffry, attorney for Protect the Adirondacks, Shaun LaLonde, engineer, APA Mark Sengenberger, APA contract employee, David Gibson, Adirondack [...]

Adjudicatory Hearing Round II – Day Four

By Dan McClelland, Tupper Lake Free Press Round II Day Four of the Adjudicatory Hearings in Ray Brook at APA Headquarters. Friday, April 29, 2011 Most of the same parties present that have been present all week. Nearly a half hour devote to questions about reintroduction of Harry Dodson as witness and his ability to [...]

Adjudicatory Hearing Round II – Day Three

Round II Day Three of the Adjudicatory Hearings – Thursday, April 28, 2011 at Ray Brook headquarters of Adirondack Park Agency

Adjudicatory Hearing Round II – Day Two

Round II Second Day of Adjudicatory Hearing Testimony, APA headquarters in Ray Brook, Wednesday, April 27, 2011

The Adirondack Council Turns Their Back on the Village and Residents of Tupper Lake

“The Adirondack Council through their star witness is attempting to ruin the Village of Tupper Lake’s economy by placing dense commercial activity at the mountain rather than in the Village.” Franklin County Legislator Paul Maroun.

Adjudicatory Hearing Round II – Day One

Recap of Round II Day One of the Adjudicatory Hearings on the Adirondack Club and Resort
Adirondack Park Agency headquarters – Tuesday, April 25, 2011

Day Three Adjudicatory Hearing – first one held at Ray Brook headquarters

By Dan McClelland, Tupper Lake Free Press Judge: convened today to look at visual components of issues No. 1 and 3 as well as No. 11 issue. This is third day of hearings. Thomas Ulasewicz introduces: from LA Group Jeff Anthony, Mark Taber, Kevin Franke,  and Thomas Lawson and Robert Sweeney from ACR. Lorraine Duval [...]

Day Two- Adjudicatory Hearings at train station. Moves to APA headquarters tomorrow.

By Dan McClelland, Tupper Lake Free Press On the Record: Most of same players as yesterday. Including Fred Schuller, Don Dew Jr. , Carol Richer, Peter Littlefield, Elaine Yabroudy, as neighbors Paul VanCott, Mark Sengenburger, Mitch Goroski, Colleen Parker, Dan Spada of APA staff Town Supervisor Roger Amell, Mayor Mickey Desmarais, Dan Plumley of Adirondack [...]

Day One- Start of adjudicatory hearings at Tupper Lake train station.

By Dan McClelland, Tupper Lake Free Press About 70 people present: about 40 APA officials and party members, the balance interested citizens. Judge O’Connell: opening statements can be filed in writing. For today I’d like to get through appearances.  Announce name and give testimony. Two stipulations to discuss re  two issues. Each party has right to [...]

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