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| Parkland and Inmate Volunteerism |
| By nytimes.com |
| Published: 11/02/2009 |
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New York voters will be asked to consider two amendments to the State Constitution on Tuesday: One would approve a power line being built in the Adirondack Park; the other would allow prisoners of state correctional facilities to perform volunteer work for nonprofit groups. The power line was switched on in May, but voter approval is needed to seal a deal transferring up to 6 acres of the park in St. Lawrence County to National Grid, a power company, in exchange for 43 acres of National Grid’s land. While environmental advocates have opposed past land swaps, this one has won broad support from environmentalists and local officials. Without the land swap, they say, National Grid would have had to build the power line through privately owned, old-growth forest. Because the six-million-acre park is protected by the Constitution’s “forever wild” provision, any development within its borders must be approved by an amendment. Past amendments have allowed the construction of ski slopes, airport runways and even a cemetery within the park. Read More. |
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