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eizzo@adirondackdailyenterprise.com LAKE PLACID — North Elba Town Council members are mixed on whether to opt out of allowing marijuana sales. “My personal opinion on marijuana and drugs is I’d do anything to keep it out,” town Supervisor Jay Rand told the Lake Placid News on Monday, April 12. Rand said he’s against the sale of marijuana in the town right now; however, as the board discusses it in the future, he is not ruling out changing his mind. He said having marijuana for sale on Main Street, Lake Placid, would be “a tough pill” for him to swallow.

eizzo@adirondackdailyenterprise.com It’s a local election year. Voters in many Essex County towns will elect town supervisors, clerks, councilors, highway superintendents and tax collectors this November. Two local towns, Jay and Keene, will have primaries in June, for both the Democratic and Republican parties. Independent candidates can circulate petitions to get on the ballot starting today. Independent candidates have until May 25 to file those petitions, according to the county Board of Elections. Independent candidates are common in this area, so the list of people running for offic...

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 Devlin on the Republican and Teamwork party lines and former mayor Jamie Rogers on the Common Sense pa...

The North Elba Town Hall (Enterprise photo — Griffin Kelly) LAKE PLACID — Members of the North Elba Town Council unanimously approved the hiring of Haley Breen as the town’s first-ever community development director on Tuesday evening. The next day, she was on the job. Breen was recommended by the Lake Placid/North Elba Community Development Commission’s ad hoc Development Director Group, consisting of Community Development Commission Chairman Dean Dietrich, town Councilor Emily Politi, Lake Placid village Mayor Craig Randall, village Trustee Art Devlin, Peter Roland and Kate Tho...

North Elba Town Hall (News photo — Matthew Turner) LAKE PLACID — Members of the North Elba Town Council unanimously approved the hiring of Haley Breen as the town’s first-ever community development director on Tuesday evening, Feb. 9, during their monthly meeting. The next day, she was on the job. Breen was recommended by the Lake Placid/North Elba Community Development Commission’s ad hoc Development Director Group, consisting of Community Development Commission Chairman Dean Dietrich, town Councilor Emily Politi, Lake Placid village Mayor Craig Randall, village Trustee Art Devlin, ...