New York has tapped Mark Hall to lead the Adirondack Park Agency Board, bringing decades of hands-on environmental and community experience to one of the state’s most iconic landscapes. Hall, a St. Lawrence County resident and former Town of Fine supervisor, has served on the APA board since 2020. He now steps into the chair role at a critical moment for balancing conservation and economic growth across the six-million-acre park. In his time on the board, Hall chaired the Public Awareness and Communication and Economic Affairs committees, while also serving on Local Government Services and Park Policy and Planning. As town supervisor, he led efforts to clean up hazardous industrial waste near an old iron ore facility, improved rural broadband, and secured grants to boost waterfront access and smart growth.