Paul Brooks reports in the Times Herald-Record that Rep. John Faso (R-Kinderhook) was in Ulster County July 5, though the appearance was not listed on the Public Schedule page of his website. Faso was at Tillson Lake in Gardiner talking to activists who want to save the lake. The owners, the Palisades Interstate Park Commission, wants to drain the lake and tear down the dam that gives the 23-acre lake at the foot of the Shawangunk Ridge water. The Executive Director of the group wrote in a March 28 letter that his agency does not have the money to repair the weakened dam. It is unclear what a Congressperson can do about the state issue, and Faso did not offer any specific remedies. “We need to put our heads together to make sure that this important resource is saved,” Faso said. “We have to try and talk some sense into them.” Tara Lenahan of New Paltz said she swam in the lake five times this week. “It’s my favorite place to go,” she said. “I don’t have to pay to go swimming. I am a local. It’s where we go.” Read the full story in the Times Herald-Record.