East Lake George, New York

East Lake George is a hamlet within the towns of Queensbury and Fort Ann in the U.S. state of New York. East Lake George attempted to incorporate as a village, a measure rejected by voters in 2010. In September 2005, a petition was submitted to the towns of Queensbury and Fort Ann, citing taxes, unfair assessments, and callous indifference fr…
East Lake George is a hamlet within the towns of Queensbury and Fort Ann in the U.S. state of New York. East Lake George attempted to incorporate as a village, a measure rejected by voters in 2010. In September 2005, a petition was submitted to the towns of Queensbury and Fort Ann, citing taxes, unfair assessments, and callous indifference from officials of both towns as reasons for village incorporation. The map of the proposed village was deemed invalid, halting the incorporation process. In 2007, a second petition was submitted but ruled legally insufficient because certain petition signatures were not dated. In March 2009, a third petition was submitted and subsequently rejected because there weren't enough signatures from Fort Ann residents. Additionally, the town supervisors stated that a number of signatures appeared more than once or were improperly witnessed. It was noted that the petition did meet all of the requirements of the New York State Village Law, however, with respect to Queensbury's section of the proposed village. According to the Village Incorporation Committee spokesperson, a lawsuit was filed against the towns for the supervisors' refusal to approve the petition based on their interpretation of what constitutes a 'resident'.
  • Country: United States
  • State: New York
  • County: Warren/Washington
  • Incorporation proposed: 2005, 2007, 2009
  • Incorporation rejected: 2010
  • ZIP codes: 12804, 12820, 12844, 12845
  • Area code: 518

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