ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — New York voters narrowly approved Proposal 1, a statewide constitutional amendment on the November 4 ballot to address past unauthorized development at the Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex in Essex County. The amendment constitutionally protects at least 2,500 undetermined acres of the park as part of the forever wild Forest Preserve.

State Senator Pete Harckham, chair of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, called it a suitable resolution "that shows why we must adhere to the letter of the law and respect our state’s Constitution.” Even so, despite this broad support from environmental groups and bipartisan lawmakers, the ballot proposal passed by relatively slim margins.

The forever wild clause—Article XIV, Section 1 of the New York State

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