Elections and voting
Conservative party leaders in Saratoga Springs are pushing back on a plan to reduce the number of voting locations in school system races, a story in the Times-Union says. The plan would move the voting locations from the elementary schools to the middle and high schools, but conservative leaders are balking, saying that many of their voters live on the outskirts of town, and would have trouble getting to the proposed voting locations.
The GOP in Warren County has primaries this Tuesday. The Post-Star has a run-down of the races in Warrensburg, Queensbury, Stony Creek, Thurman and Lake Luzerne. The races they highlight focus much more on perceived needs of the communities and the ideas that people should be term-limited instead of harsh party politics.
More Lake George hospitality sold
Another Lake George multi-family vacation property has sold, but it looks like the new owner intends to keep it as a vacation destination and not turn it into a single-family compound, according to a story in the Albany Business Journal. Lake George Suites in Diamond Point, between Lake George Village and Bolton Landing, is a 1.3 acre space with 25 one- and two-bedroom suites, the story says.
Springs architects redesiging Troy planned apartment
Also in the ABJ, a planned apartment complex is smaller and fits better in the neighborhood, after the neighbors and planners in the area forced a reboot. Olsen Associates Architects in Saratoga Springs, drew up an L-shaped building with 8 storeys on the corner and quick scale-down to 2.5 storeys on the back, the ABJ story says. Developed by the BDC Group, the one- and two-bedroom units will be rented at market rate and will average $1,500 for one bedroom and $2,300 for two.
Fun with Jeeps
Also in the Post-Star: photos from the first-annual Jeep Invasion in Stony Creek. See more here. [See our original coverage, here.]
Tormey's gets name change after sale
Melissa Lambert and her partner, Echo, bought Tormey’s IGA in Onchiota (northern Adirondacks), in August 2020 and have renamed it The Station. No longer a general store, the building will feature an outdoor market with artists and live music starting Saturday July 3. Hayden J. Tormey and then his son Hayden C. “Bing” Tormey ran the grocery store in the center of town (and were postmasters) since 1921, a story in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise says. [Editor’s note: There’s a Tormey’s IGA in Australia, too. Try not to confuse them!]
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