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! ' _ * APA rules deck in violation; owner to appeal By MERI-JO BORZILLERI Staff Writer Sara-Placid Bureau SARANAC {-ARE - The Adirondack Park Agency and the village of Saranac Lake seem to be heading for a confrontation over the APA's recent decision concerning construction on a piece of private property at 42 Woodruff St. The property was determined to be in violation of APA law, and the owner of the property is set to appeal the decision during the APA's regular meeting on Fri- day at 10 a.m. in Ray Brook. The meeting is open to the public. The property, owned by William Kinville, has undergone construction as part of the village River Corridor Commis- sion's beautification project. Kinville, a member of the com- mission, has spent \thousands of dollars'' on improving his pro- perty. One of the improvements he made was the building of a 12- by-24-foot deck on the bank of the Saranac River. Problems arose after a com- plaint was filed with the APA from an unidentified source. After investigation and a July 19 ing attended by Kinville, ground, having a three-foot-high permanent railing, and built about one foot from the river's edge. The APA has agreed to overlook the violation of the set- back rule on the condition that Kinville raise the ground surface ./Lush to thf dfrrki and femnvft thfi Sara-Placid Edition Press-Republican lok* Ptoctd Bur«ou Mom St . lok«Mocid Phoom 523-»5S» Community Development Direc- tor David McDowell, and the APA Enforcement Committee, the committee found that Kin- ville's deck was in violation of Section 80 (l)(a)(2) of the Shoreline Structure Setback Act. This act states that \all struck tures in excess of 100 square feet in size located in hamlet areas must be set back 50 feet from all rivers.\ An exclusion to the rule exists for decks that are flush with the ground and \contain no raised elements/' But Kinville's deck is listed as being approx- imately one foot higher than the permanent railing. Kinville said he had spoken tq the DEC about the deck's con- struction, but \never gave a thought that the APA\ had anything to^do with the deck, as the agency has little to do with construction within a village, or hamlet. The village of Saranac Lake currently has no setback rule on bodies of water other than Lake Flower. In further correspondence with APA's Enforcement Committee, Kinville has agreed to level the ground surface with the deck, but refused to remove the deck rail- ing. \I will not take that (the rail- ing) off,\ he said. \That railing is a safety feature. It keeps kids from falling in the river and fur* niture from falling in the river.\ Kinville went on to say that the danger will be even greater when the ground is flush with the deck. \Kids may run right on to the deck and fall off it (if there were no railing).\ Kinville protested the APA railing rule in a letter to the APA, saying that bridge railings on the nearby Woodruff Street and Church Street bridges were allowed, and are necessary safe- ty structures. \There doesnTHseemT to \be much common sense used here,\ he lamented. \They (the APA) write laws for their own benefit, tut when it comes to privately owned structures...\ The APA said that the bridge railings are not subject to APA regulations, as the agency has no jurisdiction over bridges. Richard Terry, APA staff at- torney, stressed that the APA \doesn't have the authority to impose their suggestions\ on the violator and 4hatift this they are \offering a resolution, an offer of settlement\ to Kin- ville by asking that he remove the railing. APA policy states that if the alleged violator does not agree to the Enforcement Committee's resolution, the matter will then be referred to the state attorney general. A look at what's happening locally LAKE PLACID — Here's a look at upcoming area events: Today Science lecture, Whiteface Mountain Field Station, Adirondack Birds and their Ranges, free, 8:30 p.m. Essex County Fair, Westport (through Saturday). * Wednesday Garden Club tour, beginning at St. Agnes School, noon to 6 p.m. Sinfonietta Concert, free, village park, \Foot Stompin Specials,\ 7 p.m. Thursday Adirondack Park Agency committee meetings, 10 a.m., Ray Brook headquarters. Friday Summer Sampler, for children, Sonic Architecture, Lake PLacid Center for the Arts, 10:30 a.m., free. Adirondack Park Agency general meeting, 10 a.m. Symphony on Ice: West Side Story, featuring Scott Hamilton and the Lake Placid Sinfonietta, Olympic Center, 8 p.m., $8 and $7. Twyla Tharp Dance performance. Lake Placid Center for the Arts, $12.50,8:30p.m. (Saturday also). Driver education course to be held LAKE PLACID - On Thurs- day, a three-hour, pre-license driver education course will be offered at Lake Placid High School from 6 to 9 p.m. Participants must have a learner's permit and $8 fee. To register call 523-2474, extension 1« Classical music concert scheduled ELIZABETHTOWN - A free classical music concert will be presented at the bandstand on the village green Friday in Elizabeth town. The concert will be performed by the Catskill Brass Quintet, a group that recently won the Governors Award for excellence in music. Carlton Clay, a com- poser and trumpet player, is the director of the quintet. Maplewood Music Festival, a local baroque group, will act as official hosts for the Catskill Brass Quintet, while the concert itself is sponsored by New York Telephone. The concert begins at noon. Boquet River subject of lecture Difficult choice Bea Reid of Saranac Lake looks over the pins a ven- dor is selling at the Saranac Lake Firemen's Field Day/ held over the weekend. The field day featured competition, games, food and craft vendors. When the rain began, people just found shelter and enjoyed their barbecue meal. (PR photo) WILLSBORO - Betsy Mc- Camic Tisdale will present a slide lecture on the Boquet River Wednesday night at the Paine Memorial Library in Willsboro. The lecture, the last in the series of lectures presented by the library this summer, will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tisdale's slides and knowledge of the Boquet come from her 12 years of canoing the river. The lecture, sponsored by the Friends of the Library, is free. The public may attend. Love of outdoors adds depth to composers career By ALISON FOLLOW\ Staff Writer Sara-Placid Bureau LAKE PLACID — Carl Eberl has conducted the Lake Placid Sinfonietta for the past 12 sum- mers. Before conducting in Lake Placid he perform- ed with the sinfonietta as violinist and violist under the direction of Paul White for 11 years. At 59 years old he is tanned and physically spry. When he is not involved with musical per- formances, he may be found swimming the length of Mirror Lake to beat the heat, or, in winter, cross-country or downhill skiing, and in between, he says, he loves biking. His love for the outdoors has contributed an unusual bonus toward his musical profession. When he, along with 100 other applicants, applied for his winter position as music director and con- ductor of the Idaho Falls Symphony in Idaho, he says, \I was the only one who stated my love for the outdoors on my application.\ He assumes that this statement was partially responsible for landing him the job. Eberl says that he now has the best of both worlds, with skiing at Sun Valley during the winter, and the summertime beauty of the Adirondack^ His personal interest in music is diverse: \There is rarely a minute of the day when I'm not listening to music. I still get itchy to play the viola and violin I enjoy all kinds of music and play folk reek guitar. I Jove to sing/* He explains the conducting profession, \There are no age limitations. There are more con- ductors than there are musicians because its an ego trip. There's a sense of power when you're in front of an orchestra with 100 pieces. It's just like Broadway and the lure of the lights: for every actor, there's another 200 out of work. \Conducting is a means of communication. Communication is the name of the game You have to create a rapport with the musicians. Your gesticulations have to be accurate To create some excitement you have to get body language into it. You have to create the excite- ment: that's what separates the men from the boys. You need charama and this is what defines a great performance from the lackluster ones. Some conductors don't have it: most doc t Eberl spent 25 years living and working in New York City, but is very content with dividing his life between Idaho and Lake Placid. In Idaho he talks about the elk, moose and deer that are fre- quently seen roaming through their backyard, and in Lake Placid he and his wife reside in a converted boathouse, automatically and mer- cifully cooled with breezes off Mirror Lake. It was 10 years ago that Eberl initiated the Wednesday evening free public concerts in Lake Placid's village park. There is a certain splendor that accompanies outside music in the twilight. It is found singing around a campfire, it is part of the magic of Christmas carrolling, and k is definitely a part of Eberl's evening concerts. It may be the natural evening sounds merging with the resonating instruments that interjects an ethereal quality to the evening, or it may simply be the freedom of coming as you are with the only confines being the walls of the surroun- ding Adirondack ranges. Eberl says, \I am very gratified to have been part of an enlivened cultural scene and watching our audience swell in ranks each summer. Its good to know that I'm having something to do with spreading the gospel of music. \I'm where I want to be (in the music world). I feel this way I can make the most people happy. When the concerts began we had only a few dozen people in the audience, and now it's grown to over 500. They come in boats, canoes: they hang from trees. 1 ' Eberl seems committed to make symphony music not stand-offish to iht general pt*b4tc He says. \We have people coming to the concerts who don't have to put on a shirt or tie. and they don't have to sit quietly/ * The Lake Placid Sinfonietta dates back to at least 1919 where it originated and performed to the private members and guests of the Lake Placid Club. In 1977 it came under sponsorship of the then Center for Music. Drama and Arts, and it was in 1M] that it became a private entity. It is now supported by membership dues, per- formance revenues and voluntary fund-raising. While the sinfometu also hosts special per- formances at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts, in addition to contributing to special area events, its outdoor concerts have probably given it the widest recognition Eberl s love for the out- doors and his musical expertise have produced a welcome combination for Lake Placids diverse audience Relaxing Carl Eoert relaxes on a warm summer afternoon. Me is »n his 12th year as con doctor of the Lake Placid Sinfonietta (PR staff photo by Alison Folios)
