Committee backs resolution urging reappointments at Adirondack Park Agency

The Warren County Legislative Rules and Governmental Operations Committee voted March 28 to prepare a resolution mirroring an Essex County measure that urges Governor Kathy Hochul to reappoint expired Adirondack Park Agency commissioners and recognizes the agency’s current leadership.

The committee’s motion, moved by Supervisor Veil and seconded by Supervisor Thomas, passed on a voice vote. The draft resolution would reproduce language in Essex County Board of Supervisors Resolution Number 602025 and is intended for presentation to the full Board of Supervisors at a later meeting.

Supervisor Thomas, who led discussion on the item, said the current leadership has shown marked improvement: “They listen to people, things are running fairly smoothly,” Thomas said, and added that the agency is working to streamline permit processing. Thomas also praised the agency’s current approach to recognizing hamlets “as opposed to towns,” noting hamlets lack separate municipal representation.

The referral came from the Adirondack Park Local Government Review Board and asks Warren County to support the Essex County resolution’s findings and to request that the governor reappoint expired commissioners immediately. The committee did not adopt a final resolution text at the meeting; supervisors directed that a Warren County version be drafted for the Board of Supervisors.

No formal amendments were recorded at the committee meeting. The committee chair put the motion to a vote following discussion and recorded the motion as passing by voice vote.

Background: the referral asks local governments to mirror Essex County’s resolution (Resolution Number 602025) that recognizes the Adirondack Park Agency executive director and commissioners and asks the governor to fill any expired seats. The committee’s action simply moves a locally tailored resolution forward for consideration by the full Board of Supervisors.