Who Supports Ballot Proposal #3?
A diverse group of local governments, environmental protection organizations, business groups, recreational enthusiasts, newspapers and former federal and state government officials and environmental leaders are asking New York State voters to help make the Adirondacks and Catskills safer for residents and visitors alike by voting Yes for Ballot Proposal #3 — The Public Health and Safety Land Account — this Election Day.
Individuals:
- George E. Pataki, former New York State Governor
- Bill Owens, former U.S. Congressman;
- John M. McHugh, former U.S. Congressman and Secretary of the Army;
- Chris Gibson, former U.S. Congressman;
- Richard L. Brodsky, former New York State Assemblyman;
- John P. Cahill, former state Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner;
- Dr. Ross S. Whaley, former Adirondack Park Agency Chairman;
- Peter S. Paine Jr., former Adirondack Park Agency Commissioner;
- Elizabeth W. Thorndike, former Adirondack Park Agency Commissioner and current member of the Board of Directors of the Adirondack Research Consortium;
- Stuart Gruskin, Chief Conservation and External Affairs Officer at The Nature Conservancy in New York State, and former Executive Deputy Commissioner at NYSDEC;
- Frances Beinecke, former President of the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Organizations and municipalities:
- Access The Adirondacks Alliance
- Adirondack Association of Towns & Villages
- Adirondack Council
- Adirondack Foundation
- Adirondack Lakes Alliance
- Adirondack Landowners Association
- Adirondack Mountain Club
- Adirondack North Country Association
- Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Preserve
- Association of Towns of the State of New York
- Catskill Center
- Citizens Campaign for the Environment
- Empire State Forest Products Association
- Essex County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Hamilton County
- InterCounty Legislative Committee of the Adirondacks
- Lewis County
- Long Island Association
- Natural Resources Defense Council
- New York League of Conservation Voters
- New York State Association of Counties
- New York State Conservation Council
- New York State Conservative Party
- New York State Republican Committee
- North Country Chamber of Commerce
- North Country Regional Economic Development Council
- Police Benevolent Association of New York State
- Protect The Adirondacks
- Saratoga County
- Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce
- St. Lawrence County IDA
- The Nature Conservancy in New York
- The Trust for Public Land
- Town of Bleecker
- Town of Edinburg
- Town of Fine
- Town of Hadley
- Town of Hope
- Town of Horicon
- Town of Indian Lake
- Town of Inlet
- Town of Keene
- Town of Long Lake
- Town of Morehouse
- Town of Newcomb
- Town of North Hudson
- Town of Parishville
- Town of Queensbury
- Town of Warrensburg
- Town of Webb
- Town of Wells
- Unshackle Upstate
- Village of Lake Placid
- Wildlife Conservation Society
Newspaper Endorsements
- Adirondack Daily Enterprise
- Albany Times Union
- Buffalo News
- New York Daily News
- New York Post
- Newsday
- Niagara Gazette
- Plattsburgh Press Republican
- Poughkeepsie Journal
- Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
- Schenectady Daily Gazette
- Sun Community News
- Syracuse Post-Standard
- The Lockport Union-Sun & Journal
- The New York Times
- The Observer (Chautauqua County)
- The Post-Journal (Jamestown, NY
- The Post-Star
- Watertown Daily Times