Get Out and Vote All You ' Lakers

Mark Piper singing "Election Day Blues"  at the Schroon Lake Town Hall on Tuesday morning. Photo courtesy of David Peterson.

In Schroon today four incumbents are up for re-election: Town supervisor Mike Marnell, Board members Meg Wood and Roger Friedman and Town Judge William "Bill" Tribou.

In addition, among the big issues all New Yorkers will vote on -- which has the most impact on the Adirondacks -- is Proposal 3, The Forest Preserve Land Bank Amendment (2017).

It’s on the ballot in New York as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. What does this mean?

A “Yes” vote would create a 250-acre land bank, which would allow local governments to request state Forest Preserve land for qualifying projects in exchange for the state adding 250 new acres to the preserve; and allow bike paths, sewer lines, and utility lines within the width of highways on preserve land.

A "no" vote opposes all of the above.

Tammy Whitty Brown, the executive director of the Schroon Lake area Chamber of Commerce is one of four candidates vying for two open seats on the North Hudson Town Council.  Here is what Tammy, 51, hopes to accomplish if elected:

 “I believe that North Hudson is on the cusp of becoming a tourist destination again and I believe with a positive attitude and working together as a strong team that the possibilities are endless for North Hudson. I would love to be instrumental with working with other council members to begin a strong marketing program that will encourage continued tourism and economic growth in our community. I would also like to take on the challenge of updating our town website so that it is fresh and relevant.

“At this time, nearly half of the bed tax collected in the Schroon Lake region throughout the year comes from businesses located within the Town of North Hudson; this gives us the potential to do strong marketing in our town in the near future. This is my initial goal for tourism and economic growth. However, I am a local born and raised girl and believe that this growth needs to be done in such a way that helps our local residents have jobs, and decisions are not made that hurt our local community members and businesses.”

To finish the day there’s the annual Chicken & Biscuit Election Day Dinner, a fundraiser for the Schroon Lake Community Church. It’s in the Community Room, starting around 5 pm -- until sold out. 
Stop on by, enjoy some great grub -- with excellent service -- or grab a ‘to go’ box. The best deal around for $12.