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The City of Glens Falls Mayor's office said in a statement tonight that the Glens Falls parking permit vote Tuesday did not pass under state law.

The statement said, "at its Oct. 13, 2026, meeting, the Common Council reconsidered a July 28 resolution regarding parking fees in the city. That resolution had been tabled at that time.

"At its Oct. 13, 2026, meeting, the Common Council reconsidered a July 28 resolution regarding parking fees in the city. That resolution had been tabled at that time.

"The vote was 3 to 2 in favor of the resolution, with one of the six council members absent. It had apparently passed, but a discussion between Deputy Clerk Emily Neal and City Attorney Taylor Basford considered both the city charter and state law. The city's charter would allow the vote to pass, but state law would say that a majority of the six-member board would have to vote 'yes' in order to carry the motion. That is, a vote of four of the five present was needed.

"Given the 3-2 vote, Attorney Basford suggested that the measure be recorded as approved.

"After more research in the days after the meeting, and after consulting with the New York Conference of Mayors, Attorney Basford agreed with Deputy Clerk Neal that the New York State law does supersede the City's Charter provision in this case, and the vote did not pass.

"Basford will recommend that the minutes of the Meeting be amended before adoption to reflect that the measure did not pass, and the Common Council may now consider how they wish to proceed." taken in Glens Falls, New York by @glensfallschronicle

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Ben Westcott writes: The Glens Falls Common Council voted 3-2 Tuesday, Oct. 13, to impose permit-only paid parking in the Warren, Ridge and Exchange Street lots, and on the first floor of the Clinton Ave. parking garage that faces Elm Street.

Voting in favor were Dan Donohue, Bob Landry and Ben Lapham. Voting no were Dan Rice and Sean Palladino. Mary Gooden was absent.

Initially, it seemed the resolution had failed. City Attorney Taylor Basford erroneously stated that the 3-2 vote wasn’t sufficient to pass the measure.

Scrambling, the council put another parking measure up for a vote.

This one, recommended by the Quality of Life Committee, would have set the Exchange, Warren and Ridge Street parking lots to 90% permit-only parking. The other 10% — two spaces in Ridge and Exchange, three at Warren — would be non-permitted, available to the public at the 3-hour time limit from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

This motion failed 2-3. Mr. Landry and Mr. Palladino voted yes. Mr. Donohue, Mr. Rice and Mr. Lapham voted no.

It was only much later in the meeting that Attorney Basford realized that the original 3-2 vote was, in fact, sufficient to pass the first resolution.

“After brief research I’m looking at our Charter now and I’m looking at Article 4, Section 6 for procedure of the Common Council, which provides that a majority of the council present and voting at a meeting where a quorum is present is sufficient to pass a resolution,” she said.

“So I think that the characterization of the July 28 resolution of the audit and finance committee did pass based on the vote, 3-2.”

“This was a very unusual set of circumstances,” Mayor Diana Palmer said.

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The Glens Falls Common Council is set to vote tonight on a policy that would set the Exchange, Warren and Ridge Street parking lots to “90% permit-only parking.”

The resolution also says the Clinton Avenue Parking Garage will operate as a “permit-only facility.” The city operates its first floor.

The meeting is 7:30 p.m. tonight, Oct. 13, at Glens Falls City Hall.

In the municipal lots, 10% of spots — 2 spaces at Ridge & Exchange, 3 at Warren — would be non-permitted, open to the public at the 3-hour time limit from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Permit fees for the three municipal parking lots at Exchange, Warren and Ridge Streets would be set as follows:

Workday permits (8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Friday) would be $40 monthly, $20 weekly, and $5 daily.

Nights and weekends (6 p.m. to 8 a.m.) would be $40 monthly and $20 weekly.

A 24 hour permit would be $70 monthly or $35 weekly.

For the Clinton Avenue Garage, workday permits would be $80 monthly, $30 weekly, or $10 daily.

Nights and weekends: $80 monthly, $30 weekly

24 hour permits would be $140 monthly or $50 weekly.

The Elm Street lot behind Glen Street remains open, non-permitted, with a 3-hour limit from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Common Council will also vote tonight to finalize the arrangement with Hudson Headwaters to provide free public parking on evenings and weekends in its lots at 90 South Street and 10-12 School Street.

That is one of several private-public partnerships the City has arranged for free public parking.

Also on the docket: A resolution setting a public hearing on Oct. 27 on changes to several of the city's sign regulations, including asserting City oversight of banners that hang above Glen Street between “City-owned lampposts.” taken in Glens Falls, New York by @glensfallschronicle

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World's Largest Garage Sale this week! Plus tons more.
What treasures will you find? by @glensfallschronicle

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Fall is for Festivals (and other good stuff)! Where will you be this weekend? by @glensfallschronicle

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Nicholas “Nic” Ketter and Spencer Bray of Realize Brokers and Christina Richards of [farmacy] Restobar have signed on to run the first floor of 36 Elm, the former “incubator” building that is central to Glens Falls’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative.

The City is contractually committed to lease the space for 10 years from owner/developer Bonacio Development, and it sought private businesses to create something there.

Ms. Richards tells The Chronicle that City Development Director Jeff Flagg and the Local Development Corporation approached her. She then reached out to Realize seeking suggestions of a developer who might be interested. Mr. Ketter and Mr. Bray decided to take the plunge into project managing themselves.
Ms. Richards will manage the commercial kitchen and the open events space in the back corner of the room, adjacent to The ED Market Center.

Realize will build out several booths or kiosks along the walls to lease to “small startups and niche entrepreneurs looking to launch their first location, as well as established businesses from other markets looking to pilot a concept and enter ours,” they wrote in their proposal.

“It’s a middle ground between having a stand at the Farmers Market or the Shirt Factory, and a full storefront,” Mr. Ketter says. “The spaces provide infrastructure for them to take that next step. It’s still in the early stages.”

Mr. Bray says, “36 Inc.: It stands for ‘Incubator’.”

The duo will fit out the spaces. The LDC approved a $75,000 Small Business Support Grant, towards the expected $100,000 cost to begin the fit-out.

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We're revved up for the Weekend! What's your plan? by @glensfallschronicle

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Today we remember the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Here's what Chronicle Editor Mark Frost wrote that day. taken in Glens Falls, New York by @glensfallschronicle

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Longtime Glens Falls resident Barry Melrose has died at 70, the NHL announced.

Barry Melrose was a longtime ESPN NHL analyst and former coach of the Los Angeles Kings and Tampa Bay Lightning.

He retired from ESPN in 2023 and announced that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

Mr. Melrose also coached the AHL's Adirondack Red Wings, based in Glens Falls, winning the Calder Cup in 1991-92.

The NHL wrote in an announcement on their website:

"Upon his retirement, he said, “I've had over 50 extraordinary years playing, coaching and analyzing the world's greatest game, hockey. It's now time to hang up my skates and focus on my health, my family, including my supportive wife Cindy, and whatever comes next.”

Before he joined ESPN in 1996, Melrose coached Wayne Gretzky and the Los Angeles Kings, reaching the Stanley Cup Final in 1993 in his first of three seasons with the team.

He left ESPN in 2008 to coach the Tampa Bay Lightning but was fired after 16 games and went back to the network.

Known for his mullet, fancy suits and sense of humor, Melrose became a star on ESPN, endearing himself to hockey fans everywhere.

"He's bigger than any team," Gretzky said in a video the day Melrose announced his Parkinson’s diagnosis. "For decades, he's been suiting up -- and I mean suiting up -- for the game, for the sport, for hockey. ... You see, hockey is more than a game, it's a community -- a finely tuned orchestra -- and Barry was our conductor.”

Working regularly with Steve Levy and John Buccigross on ESPN's hockey coverage, Melrose covered All-Star Games, the Stanley Cup Playoffs and the Stanley Cup Final.

“Barry was my best friend at ESPN,” Buccigross said Wednesday in a post on X. “A big brother figure of rock solid values. I am shook to my core. Barry gave his life to hockey and some of his ESPN family, like me, learned of his shocking death today while at a hockey rink in Las Vegas preparing for the upcoming season. Chilling and fitting--the rink was Barry's home. A more beloved ESPN institution there has not been. We love you, Barry. Forever.” taken in Glens Falls, New York by @glensfallschronicle

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CHRONICLE EXCLUSIVE • Zander Frost writes: Sandy’s Clam Bar will be a bar again.

Queensbury grad Liam O’Mara, 25, plans to open Corner Pour at 41 South Street, the Sandy’s building now owned and redeveloped by Bonacio Development.

“It’s going to be kind of a neighborhood bar,” Mr. O’Mara tells The Chronicle.

“It’s not going to be anything upscale. Anybody that wants to come will be able to afford it.”

Mr. O’Mara comments, “I think it’s great all the fancier upscale places that are opening, but like I said, I grew up here. I know there’s a large demographic out there too that prefer the more casual, older feel bar as well.”

Corner Pour, he said, is “going to be more of your casual, cheaper beer. We’ll have all cocktails. We’ll have some wines, kind of anything that you would expect at more of a casual bar.”

“There will be light food,” plus “a small platform/stage in the corner, so we’re hoping for some live music.”

The Chronicle asked — are you bringing Sandy’s back?

Mr. O'Mara laughed. “I don’t know if Sandy’s would be allowed in Glens Falls, from the stories I’ve heard. But that is the location, and I know it’s important to the locals, so I definitely will pay some tribute to it. I won’t forget what it was.”

He says, “Everyone’s like, ‘Oh, we’re at 41 South Street,’ and then I tell them Sandy’s, and they tell me all the stories.

“I just want kind of a local gathering place, similar to what Sandy’s was.”

“With all that foot traffic and everything going on down in South Street. I think it’ll help to have a casual bar to stop by, whether you’re having one drink or a few drinks, and then be on your way.”

Mr. O’Mara graduated from Queensbury High School in 2019 and from SUNY Brockport with a finance degree.

“I’ve worked in a few different restaurants, mostly up on the lake during the summers,” he said, in all about seven years in the industry, from bussing to serving.

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We're closing in on summer's end! What's your plan? by @glensfallschronicle

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