last updated 02-01-10Our Goals
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Serve as a non-partisan issue-based forum for both permanent and
seasonal Adirondack Park residents
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Use
membership surveys to set policy and the to
press for the adoption of these key AdkAction.org positions
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Gain enough influence to affect larger statewide issues, e.g., tax
policy
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Create a community of common interests and an open democratic process to
prioritize issues
Current top issues we are working on:
· Fair and consistent assessment procedures, applied to State lands as well as private holdings (current State land valuation is inconsistent and unfair to private holders)
· Road salt is polluting ground water, lakes, and streams. Enforcement of best practices and the use of alternate technologies can keep us just as safe at less cost with much less environmental damage.
· We have 185 elected councils, boards, and other municipal government agencies in the Adirondacks, serving 132,000 people! Attempts at government consolidation and efficiency improvements have been moving glacially. We believe we can help make this process more efficient and faster by focusing at a higher level.