Month: July 2018

New York state has awarded a $343,000 grant to the town of Lake George to repair and upgrade wastewater collection infrastructure and to protect the water quality of Lake George. 

The funding is provided through the $2.5 billion Clean Water Infrastructure Act and is part of the state’s ongoing efforts to improve water quality statewide.

“I enthusiastically supported the Clean Water Infrastructure Act to help small communities that lack sufficient financial resources fund important projects just like this one,” said Sen. Betty Little. “Investing in infrastructure that protects our lakes and rivers has so many benefits and will pay dividends for local residents and bolster our tourism-based economy for many years to come. So many visitors are attracted to our region for the beauty and quality of our waterways.”

By Maureen Werther

The Adirondack Civic Center Coalition made its final payment of $50,000 to the city of Glens Falls in June, completing the lease-purchase of Cool Insuring Arena. 

While the monetary component of the agreement has been fulfilled, the arena is still under lease from the city until the end of 2019, at which time the coalition will exercise its option to purchase the arena for the sum of $1. The total cost of the agreement was $600,000.

Dan Burke, president of the coalition, said that the final payment was the result of “years of hard work by the Adirondack Civic Center Coalition board and a dedicated staff.”

By Jill Nagy

The last vestige of General Electric Co.’s  manufacturing presence in Washington County will soon disappear when work is completed demolishing the last building of the manufacturing plant on Route 4 in Fort Edward.

The plant in Fort Edward was built in 1942 and used for manufacture of motors and, later on, industrial capacitors. It was also the source of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) used in the manufacture of the capacitors. General Electric recently spent several years and millions of dollars to dredge those PCBs from the Hudson River.

A nearby manufacturing site in Hudson Falls has also been stripped of its buildings. That operation was discontinued several years ago and the building was removed last year.

By Susan E. Campbell

Craig Merrell is on a mission to make a contribution to the revitalization and economic growth of downtown Glens Falls.

He now has two eateries with “downtown” in their names. Downtown City Tavern at 21 Elm St. opened in 2013. His newest venture, Downtown Social, located at 190 Glen St., opened the doors to its bourbon room in early May, its main restaurant the first of June, and its deli in early July. 

Merrell said he was looking to fill a gap among downtown restaurants with an establishment that offers deli take-out food and fine casual dining at the same time, along with live entertainment.