Their candidate Mike Carr has also condemned Mr Mallon and said he should resign.

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"It has a very wild feel to it, " said DEC Commissioner Joe Martens, a whitewater veteran who canoed rapids easily with the Nature Conservancy's Mike Carr.

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"Clearly there is a significant impact on the local economy and one that we are looking to further mitigate with actions we are taking at the moment, " Mike Carr from EMDA said.

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