LAKE PLACID — New York’s new governor, Kathy Hochul, stopped by Lake Placid on Friday afternoon as part of a series of appearances around the state to highlight state-funded environmental projects during Climate Week.
“I didn’t need too much of an excuse to come back here,” said Hochul, who visited the Adirondacks a couple of months ago.
Hochul addressed local government officials and press in the lower municipal parking lot across from NBT bank to highlight the rainwater catchment system that now rests underneath, one piece of the village’s ongoing Main Street overhaul. Though village officials had estimated the project would cost around $10 million, the project is now estimated to cost more than $15.5 million, according to a news release from Hochul’s office
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