Save Saranac Lake Coalition



	Take Action - Ways You Can Help Write Letters To the editor Write to Village, Town, County, and State Officials Write to the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Write to the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) Join our email list Get updates Be aware of volunteer opportunities Attend Village Board and Planning Board meetings Everyone is welcome, you don't have to live in the village Village Board meetings are held the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month at the Saranac Lake Village offices (next to the police station Planning Board meetings are held the 3rd Wednesday of the month at the Saranac Lake Village offices (next to the police station). For more information click here. Wear a SSLC button Available at Major Plow Shares or contact us Wear it if you attend a village meeting! Wear it to stimulate conversation among friends Wear it all the time to show your support Continue to educate yourself with our links and resources. Join a sub-team. We have all levels of involvement available If you have a personal strength lend a hand in your area of expertise, or tell us how much time you can give and we can tell you where we need help Some examples of our sub-teams are fundraising, research/lookup, alternative options, education, watch, recruiter, etc... Donate Funds Where does the money go? Newspaper and magazine ads. FOIL requests & photocopying. Making buttons and T-shirts. Getting speakers to come to the area. Hiring a consultant (important and expensive). Hiring an attorney if and when necessary. Moral Support! Come to events sponsored by SSLC. Be positive about our group - we are Anti-Wal-Mart but Pro Saranac Lake. Wear a button or a t-shirt. Tell a friend. Shop Locally (link to store inventory website) Get Involved! Write letters to the editor. The following are area newspapers with local readership where we suggest you submit your letter to the editor. For facts that can be used to back up your argument check out our links and resources. ADIRONDACK DAILY ENTERPRISE and LAKE PLACID NEWS Maximum Words: 500 Electronic Submission: (preferred) Mail Submission: Adirondack Daily Enterprise/LP News, P.O. Box 318, 54 Broadway, Saranac Lake, NY 12983 Phone: (518) 891-2600 PRESS REPUBLICAN Maximum Words: 300 Electronic Submission Form: (preferred) Mail Submission: Press-Republican, 170 Margaret Street P.O. Box 459 Plattsburgh, NY 12901 Phone: (518) 561-2300 FREE TRADER Maximum Words: 350 There is no electronic submission available, but information can be found at: http://www.denpubs.com/submiteditor.html Mail Submission (only option): Denton Publications, Editorial (Letter to the Editor) 14 Hand Ave, Elizabethtown, NY 12932 Phone: 1-800-277-6567 Write letters to the Saranac Lake Village Officials Village offices: 3 Main Street, Saranac Lake, NY 12983 (518) 891-4150 http://www.saranaclake.com/trustees.shtml Village Staff John M. Sweeney, Village Manager, E-mail: vslmgr@adelphia.net Kareen Tyler, Village Clerk, E-mail: vslclerk@adelphia.net Cindy Moody, Village Treasurer, E-mail: vsltreas@adelphia.net Carol Larson, Clerk, E-mail: vslinfo@adelphia.net Accounts Payable Clerk, E-mail: vslacctspay@adelphia.net Cathleen Mose, Registrar of Vital Statistics, E-mail: vslregistrar@adelphia.net Village Trustees Mayor Thomas Michael, E-mail: vslmayor@adelphia.net John McEneany, E-mail: vsltrustee2@adelphia.net Dan Olson, E-mail: vsltrustee1@adelphia.net Susan Waters, E-mail: vsltrustee4@adelphia.net Christina Fontana, E-mail: vsltrustee3@adelphia.net Any village staff member or trustee can be reached by US mail using the address of the village offices. Write letters to the Town Officials The Village of Saranac Lake lies within two counties and three towns. The proposed Wal-Mart location is in the town of North Elba, Essex County. TOWN OF NORTH ELBA (Essex County) Town of North Elba website: http://www.northelba.org/index.html Shirley Seney Ð Town Board, North Elba P.O. Box 385, Lake Placid, NY 12946 seney@townofnorthelba.org or seney@adelphia.net Ph: 518-523-2141 Fax: 518-523-9569 TOWN OF ST. ARMAND (Essex County) Joyce Morency - Town Board, St. Armand P.O. Box 338 Bloomingdale, NY 12913 starmand@adelphia.net Phone: 518-891-3189 Fax: 518-891-6092 TOWN OF HARRIETSTOWN (Franklin County) Town of Harrietstown Town Hall 39 Main Street, Saranac Lake, NY 12983 Ph: 518-891-1470 Fax: 518-891-6265 http://www.saranaclake.com/boardmembers.shtml Town Clerk - Patty Gillmett Harrietstown Town Board - Larry Miller (supervisor), Barry DeFuria, Ronald Keough, Howard Riley, Brian McDonnell The Village of Saranac Lake lies within two counties and three towns. The proposed Wal-Mart location is in the town of North Elba, Essex County. Write letters to the County Officials ESSEX COUNTY GOVERNMENT For a complete list - including all Essex County town board members - follow this link: http://www.co.essex.ny.us/Board%20members.html Deborah L. Palmer - Essex County Clerk of the Board P.O. Box 217, 7551 Court Street, Elizabethtown, NY 12932 dpalmer@co.essex.ny.us Ph: 518-873-3353 Fax: 518-873-3356 Clifford Donaldson - Essex County Manager P.O. Box 217, 7551 Court Street, Elizabethtown, NY 12932 cdonaldson@co.essex.ny.us Ph: 518-873-3333 Fax: 518-873-3339 Noel H. Merrihew III - Chairman of the Board of Supervisors P.O. Box 265, Elizabethtown, NY 12932 etown@charterinternet.com Ph: 518-873-6555 Fax: 518-873-6597 Joyce Morency - Town Board, St. Armand P.O. Box 338, Bloomingdale, NY 12913 starmand@adelphia.net Ph: 518-891-3189 Fax: 518-891-6092 Shirley Seney - Town Board, North Elba P.O. Box 385, Lake Placid, NY 12946 seney@townofnorthelba.org or seney@adelphia.net Ph: 518-523-2141 Fax: 518-523-9569 FRANKLIN COUNTY GOVERNMENT Franklin County website: http://www.franklincony.org/ Town of Harrietstown Town Hall 39 Main Street, Saranac Lake, NY 12983 Ph: 518-891-1470 Fax: 518-891-6265 http://www.saranaclake.com/boardmembers.shtml Town Clerk - Patty Gillmett Harrietstown Town Board - Larry Miller (supervisor), Barry DeFuria, Ronald Keough, Howard Riley, Brian McDonnell Write letters to the State Officials New York State has no jurisdiction over what the Village of Saranac Lake does with their sand lot property. But if you feel a letter to someone at the state level or representing New York at the national level would be helpful, then please write one. Governor George E. Pataki State Capitol Albany, NY 12224 Phone: 518-474-8390 Teresa R. Sayward NY State Assembly, 113th Assembly District 7559 Court Street, P.O. Box 217 Elizabethtown, NY 12932 Email: sayward@assembly.state.ny.us Website: http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=113 Phone: 518-873-3808 Chris Ortloff NY State Assembly, 114th Assembly District 176 U.S. Oval, Suite 1000 Plattsburgh, NY 12903 ortlofc@assembly.state.ny.us Phone: 518-562-1986 Rep. John McHugh 23rd Congressional District Re 104 Federal Building Plattsburgh, NY 12901-9723 Phone: 518-563-1406 Fax: 518-561-9723 Rep. John Sweeny 20th Congressional District 21 Bay Street Glens Falls, NY 12801 Phone: 518-792-3031 Fax: 518-792-3181 Senator Charles E. Schumer 313 Hart Senate Office Building Washington D.C. 20510-3203 Website: www.senate.gov/~schumer Phone: 202-224-6542 Fax: 202-228-4562 Senator Hilary Rodham Clinton 464 Russell Senate Office Building Washington D.C. 20510-3201 Email: senator@clinton.senate.gov Phone: 202-224-4451 Fax: 202-228-0282 Department of Environmental Conservation There is no need to write to the Department of Environmental Conservation at this time. They have no jurisdiction over the re-zoning of the village-owned sand lot. They may or may not eventually have any jurisdiction over a specific proposal by Wal-Mart. So simply for your information, click here for their website Contact information: DEC Region 5 Ray Brook Headquarters P.O. Box 296 1115 NYS Route 86 Ray Brook, NY 12977-0296 Telephone: (518) 897-1200 Adirondack Park Agency There is no need to write to the Adirondack Park Agency at this time. They have no jurisdiction over the re-zoning of the village-owned sand lot. They may or may not eventually have any jurisdiction over a specific proposal by Wal-Mart. So simply for your information, their website is http://www.apa.state.ny.us/contact.html Contact information: NYS Adirondack Park Agency P.O. Box 99 1133 NYS Route 86 Ray Brook, NY 12977 phone: 518-891-4050 fax: 518-891-3938

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