HARRIETSTOWN -- Town councilors have hired new management staff to run Adirondack Regional Airport.

Both the manager and assistant-manager positions were filled by candidates from out of the area.

Harrietstown Town Supervisor Larry Miller said Ross Dubarry, currently manager at Hayward Executive Airport in Hayward, Calif., was hired to replace former Airport Manager Chris Kreig, who left several months ago to run the new Plattsburgh International Airport.

Corey Hurwitch, operations supervisor at Albany International Airport, was hired as assistant manager for Adirondack Regional.

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While the new hires live outside the Adirondacks, both are familiar with the area.

Dubarry is looking to make a move back to New York, Miller said.

"His family is from Albany; he's coming home."

And Hurwitch is an avid hunter and outdoorsman who spends a lot of time on weekends in the Adirondacks, Miller said.

Quality of life in Saranac Lake was a big draw for these candidates, Miller said.

"Corey skis, hunts and snowshoes; he wanted to come here."

The town advertised both locally and nationwide to find qualified candidates with experience in general and commercial aviation.

"There is a lot involved in running an airport, with federal regulation from Federal Aviation Administration, Homeland Security and TSA (Transportation Security Administration)," Miller said.

In the end, 18 people applied for the assistant-manager job and 12 applied to manage Adirondack Regional Airport in Lake Clear.

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