The last couple of weeks, I’ve been sort of wrestling with this very basic question: Just how unpopular is the Adirondack Park Agency?<\/p>\n
A year ago, I was reporting on the fact that a surprising number of local government leaders were describing the Agency as a significant partner in local planning and developing.<\/p>\n
It seemed possible that after 40 years, the Agency was maturing into an accepted — if not always welcome — part of the political landscape.<\/p>\n
No more. <\/p>\n
From state Senator Betty Little to activists in Black Brook and Essex to local government leaders to the region’s major newspapers, the APA’s basic mission and structure.<\/p>\n
Given that hostility, I’d like to know more about how average Adirondackers view the APA.<\/p>\n
I’ve been compiling a list of “poll” questions that I would like for someone to ask Park residents. <\/p>\n
Look the list over, answer as many of the questions as you can in the comment section, and let me know what questions you would like to have answered.<\/p>\n
1. Do you think the Adirondack Park Agency is good, neutral or bad for local residents of the Adirondacks?<\/p>\n
2. Have you ever had personal dealings with the APA?<\/p>\n
3. If Yes, was that experience positive, neutral or negative?<\/p>\n
4. Do you think the APA has helped, hurt or had no effect on your ability to earn a living in the Park?<\/p>\n
5. Do you think the APA has helped, hurt or had no effect on the beauty, environment, and quality of life in the Park?<\/p>\n
6. Do you think the state of New York should spend more money to expand the Adirondack forest preserve? <\/p>\n
7. How many months of the year do you live in the Park?<\/p>\n
8. Did you and your family move to the Park before or after 1971 when the APA was created? <\/p>\n
9. Do you think some or all of the APA commissioners should be elected by local residents? <\/p>\n
10. Do you think the APA should be abolished?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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