Proposition 4 passed with an approval rate of about 72 percent. Proposition 5 passed by about 53 percent.
The Adirondack Park belongs to all New Yorkers. We are pleased to see that the voters support the Adirondack Forest Preserve. It shows they care deeply about the Adirondack Park.
It is our treasure: six million acres of clean water, open space and historic communities, the largest park in the contiguous United States.
We are grateful that the voters approved these two Constitutional Amendments authorizing land swaps involving the “forever wild” Adirondack Forest Preserve.
It shows that voters value the environmental and economic benefits of the State’s six-million-acre Adirondack Park.
They share our vision of an Adirondack Park that works best when its wild character is protected and its small towns and hamlets are vibrant and alive.
We thank the voters of New York for supporting our quest to add more than 1,500 acres to the Forest Preserve in the Jay Mountain Wilderness and Taylor Pond Wild Forest, in the Town of Lewis, plus the protection of the Marion River Canoe Carry in the Town of Long Lake.
We thank all our partners and supporters for assisting in this victory for the park and its communities.
Now we can together focus on other strategies that don’t require constitutional amendments but do combine additional protection of waters and land, and enhancement of the wild forest character of the State’s largest park, including actions that foster vibrant communities and sustainable jobs.
