Adirondack Explorer

It's Debatable

YES John Sheehan

COVID-19 may change where people vote this year, or allow you vote by mail.

Regardless of how you receive your ballot for Election Day on Nov. 3, or how you plan to cast your vote, don’t forget to turn over your ballot and vote “yes” on the Restore Mother Nature Bond Act.

Our need to address climate change, secure clean water and manage crowds on the Adirondack Forest Preserve didn’t go away when the coronavirus hit.

Your vote will authorize the state to spend $3 billion catching up on much-needed public works projects and environmental improvements that will bring money to local businesses and jobs to local communities. The bond act will also bring local tax relief,

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