The fate of Lows Lake
(Map by Nancy Bernstein for the Adirondack Explorer)
Just when we thought it was official that floatplanes would finally be kept off Lows Lake, we find ourselves fighting the same old battle all over again. This time, oddly enough, the fly in the ointment is the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), supposedly the custodian of our “forever wild” Forest Preserve. The decision on Lows Lake is likely to come at the Adirondack Park Agency’s next monthly meeting on Sept. 11-12, when the APA will decide whether to make Lows Lake a more peaceful, natural place or allow the continued use of aircraft there for at least another decade. As the policy-making agency for state management of the Adirondack Park, the APA has final say on this matter, but the DEC, which is represented on the APA board, has considerable influence on how the board votes. Most of nine-mile-long Lows Lake (alias Bog River Flow) is now part of the public Forest Preserve. These lands, it is worth emphasizing, are owned by all the residents of New York stat
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Dear members of the Village Board,
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