Town of Franklin

We, residents/homeowners/members of the Loon Lake Homeowners Association, have been made aware of the desire of the Town of Franklin to widen the right of way for the apparent reasons of safety and liability as mentioned in the homeowners' letter to Jacques J. DeMars by the Garden Road homeowners dated July 5, 2010 annexed to the present petition.... The undersigned homeowners, having taken cognizance of the July 5, 2010 letter mentioned above, wish to emphatically endorse and support the spirit and intent of the said letter and of the options put forth therein. We wish to underline the history of the Loon Lake Homeowners Association and the reason for its creation in the first place. Those of us who have chosen to purchase property in Loon Lake have done so because we instantly realized the unspoiled beauty, ecological diversity and pristine environment in which we are fortunate to live. Recognizing this natural, unspoiled 'paradise' in the heart of the Adirondacks and wishing to preserve same for ourselves, our children and our children's children, we have spared no effort or expense to comply with all of the rules and regulations of the APA and other regulatory bodies and we have invested time and the necessary finances to ensure that we maintain the vision that prompted the Chases and others to settle the area over 100 years ago. In this vein, we are shocked and saddened to contemplate a potential 'strip-mining' widening of Garden Road which would indiscriminately rip up age-old trees, flora, escarpments, etc. - in effect desecrating the topography and beauty of Loon Lake. Whereas we fully understand and support the necessity of the town having sufficient access for snow removal and to guard against public liability, we endorse the alternate options suggested in the July 5, 2010 letter which achieve the same results without destroying what is essentially a country lane of significant historical value. Loon Lake homeowners recognize the very efficient snow-clearing operations which the Town has been providing ...Read More