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To the editor: Recent public comments by two of the candidates for village office suggest the current fund balance for the village is excessive and a future board should adopt policies. It is true that our village, compared to 12 years ago, is on sound financial footing. This is evidenced by the current credit rating of Aa3, exceptional for a small municipality our size with operating budgets approaching $20 million (includes general, water and sewer, and electric). Lake Placid is not a typica...

eizzo@adirondackdailyenterprise.com LAKE PLACID — Some of the issues Lake Placid’s two mayoral candidates spoke about Sunday, at a forum hosted by the Enterprise and Lake Placid News, have been problems for the village for decades — such as parking and affordable housing. They also discussed regulation short-term vacation rentals, protecting Mirror Lake and bringing large-scale events back to Lake Placid this summer. The candidates for mayor are current Trustee and Deputy Mayor Art De...

To the editor: What’s the difference between a politician and a public servant? A politician will make many promises on vital programs, with the intent o

Village of Lake Placid voters: March 16 is fast approaching, your vote for Art Devlin for Mayor would be greatly appreciated. Twelve years ago under the previous administration, the village board was dysfunctional. Craig Randall, Zay Curtis and Art Devlin were elected and worked with the state comptroller’s office to do an in-depth audit. The village received a scathing audit of our village finances from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, who stated, “Lake Placid has to get its fiscal hou...

the Enterprise staff The North Elba Town Hall is the home to the Lake Placid village offices. (Enterprise file photo) LAKE PLACID — Craig Randall, a Republican, has been the village of Lake Placid’s mayor for the last 12 years, but he has reached the three-term limit and is not seeking reelection. Art Devlin and Jamie Rogers are each asking voters to pick them for the job for the next four years. Both are experienced in the ways of village government. Rogers was a village board trustee fo...

To the editor: An audit of the village of Lake Placid was performed by the Office of the State Comptroller and was released in December of 2010. The audit

aflynn@lakeplacidnews.com LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid News and Adirondack Daily Enterprise will host virtual candidate forums on Zoom for the upcoming village elections on the evening of Sunday, March 7. The mayoral candidates — Art Devlin and Jamie Rogers — will begin their forum at 6 p.m. The trustee candidates — Marc Galvin, Colin Hayes, Jackie Kelly, Scott Monroe — will begin their forum at 7:30 p.m. Both forums will be livestreamed and archived on the Lake Placid News Facebook...

To the editor: Great public servants are those who are skillful in reading human emotions and are able to lead people in accomplishing goals. Art Devlin has the experience, intelligence and moral grounding necessary to guide Lake Placid into a healthy and vibrant future. I have known Art Devlin for the past 10 years and recognize in him a compassionate man who helps every Friday in the Ecumenical Food Pantry. He is a decision maker who listens well to all sides and compromises for the sake o...

eizzo@adirondackdailyenterprise.com LAKE PLACID — Village of Lake Placid voters should see forms to apply for an absentee ballot arrive in the mail next week. Lake Placid Village Board members Tuesday, Feb. 9 voted to pay for prepaid envelopes that will allow the village’s 1,555 registered voters to not only mail back their application for an absentee ballot for free, but also mail the absentee ballot itself back for free. “We will certainly encourage people to vote absentee,” Mayor ...

Election Day sign (News photo — Andy Flynn) LAKE PLACID — The slate of candidates for the upcoming village elections is set, with two people running for mayor, four running for two trustee seats and one running unopposed for justice. The deadline to submit independent nominating petitions was 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, and Village Clerk Anita Estling provided the names of all the candidates for the March 16 election. Current Trustee and Deputy Mayor Art Devlin will run for mayor on the Repub...