(Correction:\u00a0 Chris Morris at WNBZ writes to tell me that Scozzafava first took her seat on the APA board at last month’s meeting in February.)<\/p>\n
Last week, former North Country Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava made her debut appearance in a new role:\u00a0 Adirondack Park Agency commissioner.<\/p>\n
Scozzafava was appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo last year to serve as Deputy Secretary for Local Government at the Department of State.<\/p>\n
DOS has a seat on the APA board and at the March meeting Scozzafava was there representing her agency.<\/p>\n
In that capacity, she’ll have the chance to cast some big votes in coming months as the Park Agency takes on issues that include the Adirondack Club and Resort permit.<\/p>\n
She’ll also give the keynote address tomorrow at the APA’s Local Government Day in Lake Placid.<\/p>\n
Scozzafava served as a Republican and was popular inside her district, but she clashed with national conservatives during a bid for the NY-23 House seat.<\/p>\n
She later endorsed Democratic candidates, including Rep. Bill Owens and Gov. Cuomo.<\/p>\n
During last week’s meeting, Scozzafava asked a series of questions about how to prepare appropriately for the Big Tupper resort vote, which could come as early a late summer.<\/p>\n
One other interesting factor is that Scozzafava, a former village mayor in Gouverneur, brings another “local government” perspective to the panel.<\/p>\n
She’ll serve on the APA’s Local Government Services committee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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