ADE: Whitewater feature would be built to last

From the Adirondack Daily Enterprise:

A whitewater feature under a downtown bridge could draw paddlers from around the region if the state funds for a Downtown Revitalization Project sponsored by AdkAction is funded.

“It’s a big project and the price tag is around $400,000,” said AdkAction Chairman Tom Boothe, “which is why we needed something like the DRI to help us get here.”

In March, a local committee made up of municipal government officials, local business and community stakeholders approved a slate of 19 projects, representing $14.5 million in DRI funding. Of those projects, the state will select $9.7 million to fund in an economic development initiative started by the Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration for downtowns across the state.

“It seemed like the perfect opportunity to get this project off the ground,” said AdkAction Executive Director Brittany Christenson.

The whitewater project has an estimated cost of $440,029, with a DRI funding request of $410,616.