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LAKE PLACID It’s been almost two years since officials at the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism proposed using an extra 2% of Essex County’s occupancy tax for community development. And now for the town of North Elba, at least they are ready to explain how the program will be implemented in 2021. When ROOST CEO Jim McKenna and Chief of Staff Mary Jane Lawrence sat down with the Lake Placid News on Feb. 22, 2019, they said increasing the occupancy tax known informally as a “bed tax” from 3% to 5% was needed in order to improve communities throughout the county.
acerbone@adirondackdailyenterprise.com An unidentified man who fell through the ice of Mirror Lake Saturday, Dec. 26 walks away from the scene moments after pulling himself out of the cold water. This was all captured on a livestream the Ausable River Association hosts on their YouTube channel. (Photo provided) The unidentified man who fell through the ice of Mirror Lake on Saturday, Dec. 26 crawls to a dock, where he was able to lift himself out and to safety. (Photo provided)
The unidentified man who fell through the ice of Mirror Lake on Saturday, Dec. 26 crawls to a dock, where he was able to lift himself out and to safety. (Photo provided)
eizzo@adirondackdailyenterprise.com LAKE PLACID A home on Victor Herbert Road was heavily damaged after a fire broke out there late Monday night. The house which was built in 1953, according to Essex County property records was unoccupied when the fire broke out. No one was hurt, according to Lake Placid Fire Chief Torry Hoffman. The cause of the fire is under investigation by Essex County fire investigators. After the Lake Placid Police Department investigated a call about smoke in the area and confirmed there was smoke billowing from the eaves of the home, the Lake Placid Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched at 9:44 p.m. Twenty-two firefighters arrived at 163 Victor Herbert Rd. to help.