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In-Depth Information “A Hike to Little Canada on John’s Pond Road” - By Carol W. LaGrasse, PRFA, May 1, 2005 Photo Gallery Our walk to a small graveyard along an old Indian Lake town road barricaded by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to enlarge the Adirondack Forest Preserve wilderness shocked us with the realization that DEC is eradicating roads, trails, and history. “Take Your Stand—Facing Another Attempt to Foreclose the Future of the Adirondacks: Comments on DEC’s Draft ATV Policy for the Forest Preserve” - By Carol W. LaGrasse, PRFA, May 2, 2005 The DEC plans to prohibit ATV use on all the town roads in the Adirondack Forest Preserve that the agency has illegally blocked from motor vehicle access by hunters, seniors, disabled, and all people who are not athletic. DEC forces town roads to go back to nature, becoming impassable, claiming that they are “trails,” hurting the economy and forcing people out of the Adirondacks. “Essex County Judge Saves Old Road Through Forest Preserve” - By Carol W. LaGrasse, PRFA, April 27, 2005 Overturning the conviction of James McCulley for driving his snowmobile on Old Mountain Road in the Adirondack Forest Preserve in the North Elba, Judge Andrew Halloran ruled that the road, established by the Legislature in 1810, could not be closed by the Department of Environmental Conservation’s regulations. “Landowner Access to Great Sacandaga Lake is Squeezed” - By Carol W. LaGrasse (Reprinted from NY Property Rights Clearinghouse, PRFA, Fall 2003) Conflicts raged over the Hudson River - Black River Regulating District. The District tried to raise access permit fees over 300%. Access permit holder John Barber’s Hunt Lake Holding Company sued to keep his lake access location, which the District changed without notice. “Still a Town Highway - Worth Commenting” - By Carol W. LaGrasse (Reprinted from the New York Property Rights Clearinghouse, Summer 2003) Nearly all town highways in upstate New York are “highways by use.” Records have been poorly kept since the “pathmaster” system of many highway districts in each town ended in 1908. Justice in determining which old roads are highways is needed. Town boards should take the responsibility for determining the full extent of their town’s highway system.

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