Environmentalists question legality of Jay mining plan

CHRIS KNIGHT

Environmentalists are crying foul over the state's plan to override Adirondack Park wilderness protections to allow exploratory mining in part of the Jay Mountain Wilderness.

The state Adirondack Park Agency contends that the voters of the state of New York gave it the authority to do so.

Over the past month, the APA has received more than 3,800 comments from the public on a draft amendment to the Jay Mountain Wilderness Unit Management Plan. The proposal is scheduled to come up for a vote at next week's APA board meeting.

APA spokesman Keith McKeever said Friday that the vast majority of the comments were form letters emailed to the agency by members of environmental organizations opposed to the plan.

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