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.
