Plattsburgh Air Force Base Closure

New York Senator Charles Schumer was in Plattsburgh this morning to announce the town will be able to secure funding through the Lake Champlain Basin Program to fix deteriorating infrastructure on the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base

Town officials say repairs on old infrastructure on the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base could cost millions of dollars and are calling on the Air Force to step in to solve legacy issues.

Twenty years ago, an event that many believed signaled the death knell for the Plattsburgh region occurred. The Plattsburgh Air Force Base was officially…