Specific Answers, Detailed Solutions

The following responses by write-in candidate Fred Balzac to the Village of Saranac Lake trustee-candidate questionnaire distributed by the Adirondack Daily Enterprise was published in the ADE on March 16, 2024: SARANAC LAKE — Five candidates are in the running for two seats on the Saranac Lake Village Board of Trustees. Four of those candidatesContinue reading “Specific Answers, Detailed Solutions”

Why not Fred? (II)

The following letter was published in the October 27, 2023 issue of the Lake Placid News: To the editor: Fred Balzac moved to Essex County full time 30 years ago. Ever since, he’s been active in local government as a truly independent Democrat (and, for a time, a Green). Community issues are Fred’s passion. HeContinue reading “Why not Fred? (II)”

Fred will fight

The following letter was published in the Lake Placid News on October 26, 2023: To the editor: I am writing to express my support for Fred Balzac for North Elba Town Council. I am a native of Ray Brook, having grown up in a family resort business and am a long-time homeowner in Saranac Lake.Continue reading “Fred will fight”

Fred: Selfless Maverick/Why Not Fred?

The following letters to the editor were published in the Lake Placid News on October 26, 2023 under the title “Fred: selfless maverick,” found at https://www.lakeplacidnews.com/opinion/letters/2023/10/26/fred-selfless-maverick/, and in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise on October 24 under the title “Why not Fred,” found at https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2023/10/why-not-fred/. Here is the version published in the LP News: To theContinue reading “Fred: Selfless Maverick/Why Not Fred?”