ADK Closes Cascade Ski Center

Headline say "temporary?"
 
Yes. Does temporary mean for the winter, or for 3 years? There's no information about what improvements are needed. Article in the ADK Daily Enterprise was much the same. The lodge could get a bit crowded, but hey.... that's life.
 
Am I wrong in assuming that purchasing the property was a pretty expensive mistake for a non-profit? Or is it a strategy to get funding?
 
D.B. Cooper said:
Am I wrong in assuming that purchasing the property was a pretty expensive mistake for a non-profit? Or is it a strategy to get funding?
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Charity Navigator gives the ADK Club its highest rating for accountability and finances. I looked at ADK's most recent IRS form 990 and didn't see anything amiss that a lay person would notice. Presumably, a bank wouldn't have lent them $$ for the purchase if they thought it was unwise.

At one point, it appeared that the club would receive a $500,000 grant from NYS Environmental Protection Fund. However, that appears stalled as the state began adding conditions that ADK found unpalatable:

https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/stories/adk-500k-welcome-center-grant-in-limbo
 
Peter Minde said:
At one point, it appeared that the club would receive a $500,000 grant from NYS Environmental Protection Fund. However, that appears stalled as the state began adding conditions that ADK found unpalatable:

https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/stories/adk-500k-welcome-center-grant-in-limbo
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Mo money new$ from ’22.

Feds give ADK 304K for Cascade Welcome Center

LAKE PLACID — The Adirondack Mountain Club is now more financially prepared to begin renovations at the Cascade Welcome Center after being awarded a more than $300,000 federal grant on Wednesday, Aug. 24. The Northern Border Regional Commission’s $4.1 million grant package also carved out...
www.lakeplacidnews.com www.lakeplacidnews.com
 
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