Marina lawsuit presses state to study overuse on Lower Saranac Lake
Ry Rivard, Adirondack Explorer
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Late last year, Thomas Jorling filed a court case against the state Department of Environmental Conservation, which he led during much of Gov. Mario Cuomo’s administration.Mark Kurtz
SARANAC LAKE It’s not every day that a former head of a New York agency sues his one-time department.
But late last year, Thomas Jorling filed a court case against the state Department of Environmental Conservation, which he led during much of Gov. Mario Cuomo’s administration.
The lawsuit is now raising larger issues than his personal enjoyment. Steeped in the bureaucracy and details of environmental regulations, Jorling’s case is dredging up years of uncomfortable questions about whether the state lacks the know-how and will to protect the Adirondack Park.
aflynn@lakeplacidnews.com Jeff Potter, director of events at the state Olympic Regional Development Authority in Lake Placid, is seen during the 2019 Miracle on Ice Fantasy Camp at the Olympic Center’s Herb Brooks Arena. He was co-director of the camp at the time and will retire at the end of April after being with ORDA for 36 years. (News photo Andy Flynn) Jeff Potter, director of events at the state Olympic Regional Development Authority in Lake Placid, takes a break during the 2017 Miracle on Ice Fantasy Camp at the Olympic Center’s Herb Brooks Arena. He was co-director of the camp at the time and will retire at the end of April after being with ORDA for 36 years. (News photo Andy Flynn)
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