092.2016 Support Lakes to Locks Passage RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LAKES TO LOCKS PASSAGE, INC.
RESOLUTION NO.: 92, 2015
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. William VanNess
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Brian Clements
WHEREAS, Lakes to Locks Passage was created through a grassroots planning process,
resulting in New York State Byway designation in 2002, and
WHEREAS, Lakes to Locks Passage applied for, and received, designation by the
Federal Highway Administration as an All-American Road in 2002, and
WHEREAS, Lakes to Locks Passage, Inc., is a 501c3, not-for-profit corporation with the
mission to further the appreciation, recognition, stewardship and revitalization of the natural,
cultural, recreational and historic assets of the communities along the interconnected waterway
of the upper Hudson River, Champlain Canal, Lake George, Lake Champlain, Chambly Canal
and Richelieu River, and
WHEREAS, Lakes to Locks Passage consists of four sub-regions - Champlain Canal,
Lake George, Lake Champlain, Richelieu Valley - to recognize the "geographical sense of place"
and the grassroots planning process to develop the policy, program, and product of the
organization, and
WHEREAS, the vision of Lakes to Locks Passage, Inc. is of public, private and non-
profit organizations working together to balance the scenic, historic, natural, cultural,
recreational, and working landscape resources in harmony with community revitalization, and
WHEREAS, Lakes to Locks Passage strives to unify the region's historic, cultural,
natural and recreational resources to establish a world-class destination for national and
international travelers, and
WHEREAS, Lakes to Locks Passage promotes The Byway as "a great place to live,
establish a business, invest public resources, and to visit" to national and international market,
and
WHEREAS, Lakes to Locks Passage, Inc. has established a working relationship with
communities in the Richelieu Valley of Quebec through a 2005 Memorandum of Understanding
with the CRE Monteregie Est in Quebec to implement cross-border tourism promotion, and
WHEREAS, Lakes to Locks Passage has brought the byway communities opportunities
for funding community revitalization and quality-of-life improvements through the Federal
Highway Administration's National Scenic Byway Program and the Transportation
Enhancements Program, as well as numerous other public and private funding sources, and
WHEREAS, further implementation of the initiatives of Lakes to Locks Passage requires
on-going support and commitment at the grassroots level,
NOW, THERFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board recognizes that Lakes to Locks Passage,
Inc. has come into existence with the purpose and ability to plan and carry out projects and
programs to benefit the communities of the Lake Champlain, Lake George, and Champlain
Canal regions, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town of Queensbury will benefit as a supporter of Lakes to Locks
Passage, and will participate in the planning, implementation and promotion of Lakes to Locks
Passage initiatives to the furthest extent possible, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to
send a certified copy of this Resolution to Lakes to Locks Passage, Inc. and/or The Chapman
Museum and take such other and further action as may be necessary to effectuate the terms of this
Resolution.
Duly adopted this 22"d day of February, 2016 by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Clements, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier
NOES None
ABSENT: Mr. Irish