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Glens Falls arena seeks $200,000 from Warren County for design of new ice-plant system
Summary
Jeff Mead told the committee the Harding Mazzotti Arena’s 1999 ice plant uses R‑22 refrigerant, faces parts scarcity and high reclaimed-R‑22 costs, and requested $200,000 from Warren County to fund Phase 2 engineering and design for a full system replacement; Phase 2 estimates range $750,000–$1.2 million before grants.
Jeff Mead, representing the Harding Mazzotti Arena and the Adirondack Thunder, asked Warren County’s occupancy-tax committee on Feb. 23 to consider $200,000 in county funds to support Phase 2 (engineering and design) of a project to replace the arena’s aging ice chiller plant and associated systems.
Mead said the arena currently operates a 1999 ice plant that uses R‑22 refrigerant. He noted R‑22 production is no longer allowed in the U.S., leaving arena operators dependent on reclaimed or recycled R‑22 at sharply higher prices; Mead said the…
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