
Update from the Supervisor
As summer winds up and we find autumn quickly upon us, I feel it’s a good time to summarize what progress we’re making on pressing issues and how some of that blurry horizon we call a future is slowly coming into focus.
ORDA. The town has extended the 2017 agreement with ORDA for an additional 25 years. This is in recognition of the investment and development that they are putting into the Ski Bowl Park. In brief, they are constructing a two-story lodge, a zip line, and a new detachable quad lift. These changes will allow for year-round operations. Depictions of the lodge can be found on their website. The new lift will be able to accommodate mountain bicyclists bringing them to the top of the hill allowing access to the many town trails. While, to some, the length of extension may seem that we are committing too much, from an investment point of view and compared with other such undertakings it is appropriate for a return on investment (ROI). The extension only can be exercised upon completion of the development and in a form substantially presented to the board. The Town also has secured a pro forma steering committee that will meet with ORDA no less than twice a year to facilitate cooperation of individual operations in the Park as well as for nurturing a partnership for future expansion or improvements.
The new development is slated to be completed in 2025 with the attractions bringing in an estimated 40,000 people annually to Johnsburg and the hamlet of North Creek. This, in and of itself, is something that the Town has not been able to nor is presently poised to do on its own. That influx, combined with the ridership that Revolution Rail has garnered, will make the hamlet—and by extension the Town—a destination resort. The impact to our local economies should reflect this infusion of visitor-ship. But let us make no mistake: It is our game to lose. If we cannot exploit this gift of tourism, we will have no one to blame but ourselves. Failure here is not an option.
Sand Pit. This is one of those topics that comes into view circuitously. While many ideas and plans are being proposed for our development of the Ski Bowl Park, the single most critical one at this juncture is extending NYS Route 28N into the Park. With the new influx of tourism that ORDA promises to bring, we need to be able to provide those visitors direct access to the business district in North Creek where they can take advantage of our antique trail, restaurants, hotels and other businesses. While it may seem a simple thing—blow through the side of the hill—it turns out not so much so. Behind that berm lies sand reservoirs that the Highway Department is still utilizing. Finding a new sand pit would relieve them of this concern. Only after this first step can we begin to realize this new intersection. A quick comment on this proposed intersection: I have heard a number of different visions on how this would become a reality. Everything from a roundabout to a stop light are being bandied about. Since Route 28 is a state highway, we have little to say about what traffic control measures are used at this intersection. Speaking with DOT and based on the traffic volume on this section of highway, it seems that preferred solution is a stop sign coming out of the park and keeping the one coming out of the hamlet.
Day Care. I’ve talked more with Supervisor Leggett from Chester and Supervisor Geraghty from Warrensburg about their successful day care collaborations with Small Tales, a non-profit organization. Using this as a jumping-off point I then spoke with a board member of Small Tales. She visited our Town Office and said that facility is well suited for a future day care location. Naturally, there needs to be some re-modeling work, but the die is cast for a potential site. I have heard that there is some concern in the community that the need for day care won’t materialize. Some feel it’s a “build-it-and-they-will-come” venture. I brought this concern up to Small Tales, and I was told that single parents as far north as Schroon Lake are driving down every day to use Warrensburg’s facility and driving back to work. Then coming down in the evening to pick up their children. One thing is for sure: If we don’t have day care, we limit the potential of a work force in our area and, by extension, our economic possibilities. That need leads to the next bullet point:
Moving Town Hall. To make room for the day care, the Town administrative offices need to find a new home. Two potential sites have been discussed at board meetings: The Odds Fellow building in Wevertown and the vacant site above the Town Office that formerly housed Parks and Buildings equipment. There are pluses and minuses for each.
Naturally, and as with all things, it comes down to financing. Searching for grants is the fall back for any municipal capital project, but with that comes the weight and expense of time. In the Army, we are taught that there are four resources at our disposal: Time, money, equipment and personnel. The most valuable is time. Whatever occurs, we can always replace the other three; time, once gone, is unrecoverable. Given that our present nexus demands that we act quickly, agilely and with resolve, time is a resource we can ill afford to waste.
I have conferred with Cedarwood Engineering to determine the costs of each. To convert the Odds Fellow building is estimated at $1.5M. This does not include whatever incidental issues we may discover during the conversion process. Of most concern is the adequacy of the water supply and the septic system. To build new would cost roughly $800,000.
To offset that cost, I am actively seeking to market four pieces of property that have been approved for sale. I am proposing the proceeds from these sales be put into a building fund for a new (or refurbished, as it may be) Town Hall.
Some in the town question why we need a new home. The simplest answer is to make room for the day care center that would allow for an expanded work force. And if we truly desire to make Johnsburg a year-round tourist destination, we need to look like one. The building that now houses the town is a former jail. Compared to other town offices in this and surrounding counties, ours doesn’t measure up. Lacking a meeting room, individual offices, and subject to foot traffic throughout, it is neither secure nor meets the usual and customary expectations of a municipal center.
Housing. Jim Siplon of the Warren County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and Adam Feldman of the Glens Falls area Habitat for Humanity came to Tannery Pond to discuss the housing dilemma that faces not only Johnsburg, but the surrounding towns as well. I believe that the presentation and ensuing discussion were enlightening and thought provoking. I have been talking with Jim since June about creating a coalition with other towns that may entice developers above the blue line. A developer may not want to bring all his equipment into the Park and deal with the regulatory hurdles just for 30 or 40 units. They may for 200 units even of those unit are spread out across Johnsburg, Chester, Warrensburg and Horicon. We are waiting for the county to release their study on housing; that is due within the next month. As a member of the Economic Growth & Development Committee, I should be receiving an advance copy of that 300-page report in a week or so.
The difficulty is that government is not in the real estate business. What we can do is to make it as attractive as we can to lure developers away from the low hanging fruit of the lucrative capital district and give them enough incentives to deal with the DEC, APA and other regulatory agencies that tend to deter such development. Part of their reticence is the absence of a robust infrastructure, mostly sewer and water. On a positive note, I am a member of the Warren Washington County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) and the Warren County Local Development Corporation (WLDC) as well as having a good working relation with the Economic Development Corporation (EDC). These relationships can be influential in securing tax and other incentives for potential developers.
Capital Projects. We are seeing two capital projects underway right now: (i) The Ski Bowl Disaster Remediation; and (ii) water line replacement on Main Street between NY 28N and NY 28. Both are slated to be complete by late fall. With the respect to the latter, the county plans to pave that stretch of road early spring 2024. A quick note on that: The county has passed a resolution that once a county road has been paved over, it cannot be dug up for at least five (5) years except in the case of an emergency. If there are improvements by homeowners that would require crossing that road underground, please plan accordingly.
ZEO. Our efforts to fill the town’s vacant Zoning Enforcement Officer full-time position have not been successful. We have had a few applications but none, unfortunately, with the skill set the town requires. The Town is continuing to accept applications for this position. Please send those applications to the Administrative Clerk/Planning and Zoning Secretary. In the interim, building permits can still be approved.
Because of the limited number of hours for which the previous ZEO was contracted, enforcement was an issue. This, we hope, will not be the case with the new hire. To date and extending into the past, certain ordinances have not been strictly enforced; e.g., signage, RV use, junk ordinances, etc. Please take this as advanced notice: This will change upon the filling of the ZEO vacancy. It would be helpful for those who may be subject to zoning ordinances to familiarize themselves with those laws. They are on-line and can be picked up at the Town Office.
Transfer Station. Effective September 15th, disposal of household trash for taxpayers in the Town of Johnsburg is free. Please pick up your passes from the Town Clerk. The transfer station is open five (5) days per week (M, Th, F, Sa, Su) from 9 am to 5 pm. Additional information regarding these changes can be found on the town’s website. It is our intention to install scales to accurately determine the pricing of C&D debris. Look for that later this year or early spring.
Media. I am speaking with our web designer with hopes of simplifying, streaming lining and making our website more user friendly. At the same time, I am working with the county to convert our emails and website from a dot-com to a more secure dot-gov. The application process is, as you can imagine, quite rigorous and we have a few hoops to jump through before being granted a dot-gov status. As for the Town’s Facebook page, I have closed the open comment section and that site will be relegated to information only. We are trying to attract tourism and investors; the comments posted are not conducive to achieving those goals.
Time. Many people I speak with are surprised at the amount of time needed to be supervisor. And by that, I don’t mean Johnsburg in particular, but of any town. While I understood the duties and responsibilities before taking this position, I confess I, too, was a bit naïve at first of the time commitment involved. Fortunately, being a C-suite employee of a pharmaceutical company, I have a great deal of flexibility in my schedule to accommodate this commitment. I have been asked to briefly relate what this entails and why it is important.
Starting with my county obligations, I serve on eight (8) committees:
I try to be present and available two to three days a week at the Town Offices. This accounts for eighteen days out of 22 possible work days per month, leaving four (4) work days and weekends each month for administrative work between both jobs.
The Election. My intention here is not to encourage anyone to vote a particular way or to endorse any particular candidate, but to emphasize the importance of voting. The United States is not a true democracy in the sense of majority rule; our founding fathers knew the dangers of that. Such a government is a moving target and rights of individuals are in flux depending on whoever is in the majority. We are a democratic republic with our freedoms codified and enforced through precedence and rule of law. We have a representative government that is directly elected by the people. The only time we have a direct influence in our government is when we vote. Once that process is over, those in office have, more or less, a free reign to do what they will until the next election. From the beginning, there has been an unspoken understanding that government has the duty to provide opportunity to vote and the constituency has the duty to use that opportunity to form government. In this respect and from the voters’ perspective, making a choice should not resemble a junior high school student body election where votes are cast for the most popular. Skill sets are needed. Personalities are needed. Which of those is best suited to govern is up to the individual voter according to their personal vision of how they see the futures. I encourage each of you to give this thought and exercise your constitutional right on Tuesday, November 7th.
In closing…While it may seem we have a lot going on, we need to focus on doing more, or at least making it a net-sum zero game. Located in a part of the state where distances to major arterials as well as regulatory constraints make it nearly impossible to attract manufacturing or large commercial enterprises, we need to rely on our ability to generate economy based on tourism. Sustainable tourism succeeds through aesthetics. Aesthetics are only durable through a proper, expandable infrastructure and insightful planning. We are entering a phase where we need to either keep up with the changes that are occurring all around us, or be crushed by it. As I mentioned earlier, we only have four resources: time, money, equipment and personnel. Of these, time is the most critical: We can never recover it. And it is time against which we are vying. Moving too slowly and everything passes us by. We can’t be rooted in the past; we need to forging our futures…different futures. After all there’s a reason the windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror: It’s more important to see where you’re going than where you’ve been. When faced with new and unknown situations hurling at that windshield, be grounded in the mantra: Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.
Our circumstances are not unique to us. Philosophers as far back as the 6th century BCE understood it. Perhaps the best quote comes from Greek philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus, “Change is the only constant in life.”
As summer winds up and we find autumn quickly upon us, I feel it’s a good time to summarize what progress we’re making on pressing issues and how some of that blurry horizon we call a future is slowly coming into focus.
ORDA. The town has extended the 2017 agreement with ORDA for an additional 25 years. This is in recognition of the investment and development that they are putting into the Ski Bowl Park. In brief, they are constructing a two-story lodge, a zip line, and a new detachable quad lift. These changes will allow for year-round operations. Depictions of the lodge can be found on their website. The new lift will be able to accommodate mountain bicyclists bringing them to the top of the hill allowing access to the many town trails. While, to some, the length of extension may seem that we are committing too much, from an investment point of view and compared with other such undertakings it is appropriate for a return on investment (ROI). The extension only can be exercised upon completion of the development and in a form substantially presented to the board. The Town also has secured a pro forma steering committee that will meet with ORDA no less than twice a year to facilitate cooperation of individual operations in the Park as well as for nurturing a partnership for future expansion or improvements.
The new development is slated to be completed in 2025 with the attractions bringing in an estimated 40,000 people annually to Johnsburg and the hamlet of North Creek. This, in and of itself, is something that the Town has not been able to nor is presently poised to do on its own. That influx, combined with the ridership that Revolution Rail has garnered, will make the hamlet—and by extension the Town—a destination resort. The impact to our local economies should reflect this infusion of visitor-ship. But let us make no mistake: It is our game to lose. If we cannot exploit this gift of tourism, we will have no one to blame but ourselves. Failure here is not an option.
Sand Pit. This is one of those topics that comes into view circuitously. While many ideas and plans are being proposed for our development of the Ski Bowl Park, the single most critical one at this juncture is extending NYS Route 28N into the Park. With the new influx of tourism that ORDA promises to bring, we need to be able to provide those visitors direct access to the business district in North Creek where they can take advantage of our antique trail, restaurants, hotels and other businesses. While it may seem a simple thing—blow through the side of the hill—it turns out not so much so. Behind that berm lies sand reservoirs that the Highway Department is still utilizing. Finding a new sand pit would relieve them of this concern. Only after this first step can we begin to realize this new intersection. A quick comment on this proposed intersection: I have heard a number of different visions on how this would become a reality. Everything from a roundabout to a stop light are being bandied about. Since Route 28 is a state highway, we have little to say about what traffic control measures are used at this intersection. Speaking with DOT and based on the traffic volume on this section of highway, it seems that preferred solution is a stop sign coming out of the park and keeping the one coming out of the hamlet.
Day Care. I’ve talked more with Supervisor Leggett from Chester and Supervisor Geraghty from Warrensburg about their successful day care collaborations with Small Tales, a non-profit organization. Using this as a jumping-off point I then spoke with a board member of Small Tales. She visited our Town Office and said that facility is well suited for a future day care location. Naturally, there needs to be some re-modeling work, but the die is cast for a potential site. I have heard that there is some concern in the community that the need for day care won’t materialize. Some feel it’s a “build-it-and-they-will-come” venture. I brought this concern up to Small Tales, and I was told that single parents as far north as Schroon Lake are driving down every day to use Warrensburg’s facility and driving back to work. Then coming down in the evening to pick up their children. One thing is for sure: If we don’t have day care, we limit the potential of a work force in our area and, by extension, our economic possibilities. That need leads to the next bullet point:
Moving Town Hall. To make room for the day care, the Town administrative offices need to find a new home. Two potential sites have been discussed at board meetings: The Odds Fellow building in Wevertown and the vacant site above the Town Office that formerly housed Parks and Buildings equipment. There are pluses and minuses for each.
Naturally, and as with all things, it comes down to financing. Searching for grants is the fall back for any municipal capital project, but with that comes the weight and expense of time. In the Army, we are taught that there are four resources at our disposal: Time, money, equipment and personnel. The most valuable is time. Whatever occurs, we can always replace the other three; time, once gone, is unrecoverable. Given that our present nexus demands that we act quickly, agilely and with resolve, time is a resource we can ill afford to waste.
I have conferred with Cedarwood Engineering to determine the costs of each. To convert the Odds Fellow building is estimated at $1.5M. This does not include whatever incidental issues we may discover during the conversion process. Of most concern is the adequacy of the water supply and the septic system. To build new would cost roughly $800,000.
To offset that cost, I am actively seeking to market four pieces of property that have been approved for sale. I am proposing the proceeds from these sales be put into a building fund for a new (or refurbished, as it may be) Town Hall.
Some in the town question why we need a new home. The simplest answer is to make room for the day care center that would allow for an expanded work force. And if we truly desire to make Johnsburg a year-round tourist destination, we need to look like one. The building that now houses the town is a former jail. Compared to other town offices in this and surrounding counties, ours doesn’t measure up. Lacking a meeting room, individual offices, and subject to foot traffic throughout, it is neither secure nor meets the usual and customary expectations of a municipal center.
Housing. Jim Siplon of the Warren County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and Adam Feldman of the Glens Falls area Habitat for Humanity came to Tannery Pond to discuss the housing dilemma that faces not only Johnsburg, but the surrounding towns as well. I believe that the presentation and ensuing discussion were enlightening and thought provoking. I have been talking with Jim since June about creating a coalition with other towns that may entice developers above the blue line. A developer may not want to bring all his equipment into the Park and deal with the regulatory hurdles just for 30 or 40 units. They may for 200 units even of those unit are spread out across Johnsburg, Chester, Warrensburg and Horicon. We are waiting for the county to release their study on housing; that is due within the next month. As a member of the Economic Growth & Development Committee, I should be receiving an advance copy of that 300-page report in a week or so.
The difficulty is that government is not in the real estate business. What we can do is to make it as attractive as we can to lure developers away from the low hanging fruit of the lucrative capital district and give them enough incentives to deal with the DEC, APA and other regulatory agencies that tend to deter such development. Part of their reticence is the absence of a robust infrastructure, mostly sewer and water. On a positive note, I am a member of the Warren Washington County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) and the Warren County Local Development Corporation (WLDC) as well as having a good working relation with the Economic Development Corporation (EDC). These relationships can be influential in securing tax and other incentives for potential developers.
Capital Projects. We are seeing two capital projects underway right now: (i) The Ski Bowl Disaster Remediation; and (ii) water line replacement on Main Street between NY 28N and NY 28. Both are slated to be complete by late fall. With the respect to the latter, the county plans to pave that stretch of road early spring 2024. A quick note on that: The county has passed a resolution that once a county road has been paved over, it cannot be dug up for at least five (5) years except in the case of an emergency. If there are improvements by homeowners that would require crossing that road underground, please plan accordingly.
ZEO. Our efforts to fill the town’s vacant Zoning Enforcement Officer full-time position have not been successful. We have had a few applications but none, unfortunately, with the skill set the town requires. The Town is continuing to accept applications for this position. Please send those applications to the Administrative Clerk/Planning and Zoning Secretary. In the interim, building permits can still be approved.
Because of the limited number of hours for which the previous ZEO was contracted, enforcement was an issue. This, we hope, will not be the case with the new hire. To date and extending into the past, certain ordinances have not been strictly enforced; e.g., signage, RV use, junk ordinances, etc. Please take this as advanced notice: This will change upon the filling of the ZEO vacancy. It would be helpful for those who may be subject to zoning ordinances to familiarize themselves with those laws. They are on-line and can be picked up at the Town Office.
Transfer Station. Effective September 15th, disposal of household trash for taxpayers in the Town of Johnsburg is free. Please pick up your passes from the Town Clerk. The transfer station is open five (5) days per week (M, Th, F, Sa, Su) from 9 am to 5 pm. Additional information regarding these changes can be found on the town’s website. It is our intention to install scales to accurately determine the pricing of C&D debris. Look for that later this year or early spring.
Media. I am speaking with our web designer with hopes of simplifying, streaming lining and making our website more user friendly. At the same time, I am working with the county to convert our emails and website from a dot-com to a more secure dot-gov. The application process is, as you can imagine, quite rigorous and we have a few hoops to jump through before being granted a dot-gov status. As for the Town’s Facebook page, I have closed the open comment section and that site will be relegated to information only. We are trying to attract tourism and investors; the comments posted are not conducive to achieving those goals.
Time. Many people I speak with are surprised at the amount of time needed to be supervisor. And by that, I don’t mean Johnsburg in particular, but of any town. While I understood the duties and responsibilities before taking this position, I confess I, too, was a bit naïve at first of the time commitment involved. Fortunately, being a C-suite employee of a pharmaceutical company, I have a great deal of flexibility in my schedule to accommodate this commitment. I have been asked to briefly relate what this entails and why it is important.
Starting with my county obligations, I serve on eight (8) committees:
- Criminal Justice & Public Safety
- Assigned Counsel
- District Attorney
- Office of Emergency Services
- Probation
- Public Defender
- Sheriff
- Health Services
- Mental Health
- Office for the Aging
- Health Services
- Human Services
- Veteran’s Services
- Social Services
- Countryside Adult Home
- Environmental Concerns & Real Property Tax Services
- Economic Growth & Development
- Workforce Development
- Planning
- Economic Development Corporation (EDC)
- Cornell Cooperative Extension
- Warren County LDC
- Warren Washington County IDA
I try to be present and available two to three days a week at the Town Offices. This accounts for eighteen days out of 22 possible work days per month, leaving four (4) work days and weekends each month for administrative work between both jobs.
The Election. My intention here is not to encourage anyone to vote a particular way or to endorse any particular candidate, but to emphasize the importance of voting. The United States is not a true democracy in the sense of majority rule; our founding fathers knew the dangers of that. Such a government is a moving target and rights of individuals are in flux depending on whoever is in the majority. We are a democratic republic with our freedoms codified and enforced through precedence and rule of law. We have a representative government that is directly elected by the people. The only time we have a direct influence in our government is when we vote. Once that process is over, those in office have, more or less, a free reign to do what they will until the next election. From the beginning, there has been an unspoken understanding that government has the duty to provide opportunity to vote and the constituency has the duty to use that opportunity to form government. In this respect and from the voters’ perspective, making a choice should not resemble a junior high school student body election where votes are cast for the most popular. Skill sets are needed. Personalities are needed. Which of those is best suited to govern is up to the individual voter according to their personal vision of how they see the futures. I encourage each of you to give this thought and exercise your constitutional right on Tuesday, November 7th.
In closing…While it may seem we have a lot going on, we need to focus on doing more, or at least making it a net-sum zero game. Located in a part of the state where distances to major arterials as well as regulatory constraints make it nearly impossible to attract manufacturing or large commercial enterprises, we need to rely on our ability to generate economy based on tourism. Sustainable tourism succeeds through aesthetics. Aesthetics are only durable through a proper, expandable infrastructure and insightful planning. We are entering a phase where we need to either keep up with the changes that are occurring all around us, or be crushed by it. As I mentioned earlier, we only have four resources: time, money, equipment and personnel. Of these, time is the most critical: We can never recover it. And it is time against which we are vying. Moving too slowly and everything passes us by. We can’t be rooted in the past; we need to forging our futures…different futures. After all there’s a reason the windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror: It’s more important to see where you’re going than where you’ve been. When faced with new and unknown situations hurling at that windshield, be grounded in the mantra: Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.
Our circumstances are not unique to us. Philosophers as far back as the 6th century BCE understood it. Perhaps the best quote comes from Greek philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus, “Change is the only constant in life.”
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The road to the transfer station is under construction. Use caution while making your way in and out of the transfer station. Mowing and road construction continues through the town. Drive with caution in the work zones.
Colder weather is coming upon us fast. Be sure to pack warm clothing in your vehicle in case of breakdowns along the road.
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Ernie Dunkley
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Colder weather is coming upon us fast. Be sure to pack warm clothing in your vehicle in case of breakdowns along the road.
Thank You
Town Of Johnsburg Safety Officer
Ernie Dunkley
safetyofficer@johnsburgny.com
News and Notes
Town of Johnsburg Light’s On! Decorating contest-
The community is once again encouraging businesses, non-profits and residents to vie for the prize!
Register your residence, business or non-profit at the Town Hall by calling 518-251-2421 ext. 2 and give Joann your address for the competition. Prizes will be awarded for the best decorated in several categories.
The 3 categories for the best decorated are “best residence”, “best not-for-profit”, and “best business”. The prize is $300 cash in each category. Registration deadline is December 8th. Judging will take place December 8th through December 14th. Winners will be announced at the Town Board meeting on December 19th.
The community is once again encouraging businesses, non-profits and residents to vie for the prize!
Register your residence, business or non-profit at the Town Hall by calling 518-251-2421 ext. 2 and give Joann your address for the competition. Prizes will be awarded for the best decorated in several categories.
The 3 categories for the best decorated are “best residence”, “best not-for-profit”, and “best business”. The prize is $300 cash in each category. Registration deadline is December 8th. Judging will take place December 8th through December 14th. Winners will be announced at the Town Board meeting on December 19th.
USE OF CAMPERS/RVs OUTSIDE OF CAMPGROUNDS IS UNLAWFUL IN THE TOWN OF JOHNSBURG. This is explicitly stated in the Town’s Zoning Law (Sec. 832). Thank you for your cooperation and compliance, -Town of Johnsburg Zoning Dept
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