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Concerns Raised About Decreasing Reserves In Tupper Lake
At Monday’s Tupper Lake Town Board meeting, Councilman Adam Boudreau raised concerns about the town’s decreasing reserves, stating that it’s lost roughly half its value in five years. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the fund balance is essentially reserve money, built up when the town has a budget surplus in a given year, and withdrawn when it needs to patch the gaps. Aside from filling the general budget when needed, it’s a way for the towns to front larger swaths — and in some cases, the entirety of — major expenses, such as a new vehicle, to bypass or minimize financing.
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Discussion About Possible Renaming Of Riverfront Park In Saranac Lake
The Saranac Lake village board is seeking public comment on a proposal to rename “Riverfront Park” on Lake Flower to “Paddler’s Park.” The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Riverside and Riverfront parks often get confused in Saranac Lake.Riverside Park is the one with the bandshell and the teddy bear sculptures on the corner of Main Street. Riverfront Park, 600 feet away, is the flat shoreline next to the state boat launch at the corner of Church Street. On Monday, the village board discussed the idea.
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AdkAction Looking To Expand Road Salt Reduction Efforts
AdkAction is continuing to expand efforts to reduce road salt pollution through its Clean Water Safe Roads Network. Sun Community News reports over the past winter season, AdkAction distributed more than $160,000 in salt reduction and monitoring equipment to municipal highway departments and private contractors across the New York side of the Champlain Basin. As communities prepare for future winter seasons, these investments are helping accelerate the use of proven practices that protect water quality while maintaining safe roads.
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Saranac Lofts Project Making Progress
The long-awaited 70-unit Saranac Lofts apartment complex in the village downtown is nearing completion of its main building, and construction of the project’s smaller building is set to start next week. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, The Loft, the 69-unit, four-story building between Broadway and the Adirondack Rail Trail, is set to be completed by “roughly” the end of June.
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Adirondack Health Completes Joint Replacement Clinical Trial
Adirondack Health has successfully completed a clinical trial evaluating the use of Journavx in 100 hip and knee replacement patients. According to the Sun Community News, the goal of the trial was to offer joint replacement patients strong recovery progress without the lingering side effects commonly associated with traditional narcotic pain medications. At a time when surgery remains a leading gateway to opioid exposure for millions of Americans each year, this work represents a significant step forward in addressing the opioid crisis.