Schroon Lake Property Taxes 2019: What Everyone Pays
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Every year the Town of Schroon publishes their annual property tax roll: Here’s the 2019 link.
Schroon Lake Association: Summer Kick Off Party, Hobbie Cat Regatta and More
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Mark Granger, President of the Schroon Lake Association, has a ton of news to share. Mark sent us the April edition of The Lake Trout Telegram. You can read all of the news, After the jump!
Read MoreNo More Bumps In The Road (Hopefully!)
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Resurfacing large sections of Route 9 -- between Schroon to Pottersville begin in July. That's according to Schroon Town Supervisor Mike Marnell, who spoke with Department of Transportation officials this week. Marnell says the resurfacing is long overdue.
"There are sections of Route 9 that are treacherous, both on the main road and the shoulder," Marnell told Schroon Laker. "I've rescued a couple of cyclists who had taken nasty falls on the shoulder. It's not safe."
Marnell knows a thing or two about roads. He was the Highway Supervisor for more than 20years and has been a vocal critic of an experiment the DOT did on Route 9 in the late 1990s.
You may have noticed what appear to be joints in the concrete slabs on the road -- there are referred to as “key ways”. When Marnell was running for office a couple of years back he campaigned on fixing Route 9. Back then he told us:
"When they (the DOT) put in the key ways, they cut the concrete and put re-bar in it and counter board it and then poured new concrete and it isn’t working. Concrete isn’t staying in. They patched it this summer, around June -- they went through with black top and filled ‘em in. I got a 12 shoe and there were spots there I could put my foot in and I ride a motorcycle too, and I don’t like my front wheel dropping in them."
"I reminded the DOT that this was an experiment. It didn't work and they've got to fix it,"
Really Good Lake News March 2014 Edition
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Photo: A Frozen Schroon Lake, Winter 2014
Both the Schroon Lake Association (SLA) and the East Shore Schroon Lake Association (ESSLA) have something to be very proud of: the number of hours volunteers from both associations have contributed to help secure matching grant money for various projects to protect and improve Schroon Lake.
Bill McGhie, ESSLA past president and current board member, says that in 2013 volunteers committed 1,477 hours (valued at @ $25 an hour for a total of $36,925) towards the $200,000 grant.
“We have every active volunteers throughout our organization,” Bill told Schroon Laker. “And for 2014 volunteers have contributed 158 hours so far.”
Added ESSLA President Jane Smith: “We have a very hands on lake steward program and dedicated members whose job it is to educate the public on invasive species. That has gone a long way to educate people being aware of the dangers of invasive species.
“I am proud of all of the ESSLA members who have volunteered to educate the public over the last three years at various crafts fairs and public events.
“Sometimes people just chuckle when they see us, but they come back and learn something.”
Over at SLA, they have equally impressive volunteer hours: more than 1100, (valued at $27,000) according to President Mark Granger.
In a statement Mark said the SLA’s Steering Committee Representative Paul Conolly handed over 1100 volunteer hours to the storm water runoff project being managed by Warren County Soil and Water, the group responsible for collecting the hours for the grant.
“Our Board Members held educational programs, trained and supervised Lake Stewards scouted for milfoil and did scores of other things over the past 9 months” said Conolly
Like ESSLA, the work of SLA Board members was done to provide matching funds for the grant received from the state.
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