For Immediate Release: May 17, 2010
Contact:
Keith P. McKeever | Public Relations | Adirondack Park Agency
contact@apa.ny.gov | (518) 891-4050
RAY BROOK, NY - The Adirondack Park Agency is accepting public comments on Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan (APSLMP) compliance for the Jessup River Wild Forest unit management plan (UMP) amendment. A proposed final UMP amendment has been completed by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). It was subject to a series of public meetings and public input during the planning process. The Adirondack Park Agency will now consider compliance of the final draft plan with the State Land Master Plan prior to final adoption by DEC. The Agency will accept public comments on the proposals contained in the UMP amendment until 12:00 PM on June 16, 2010.
The Jessup River Wild Forest lies in the south-central Adirondack Park. It sits entirely within Hamilton County in the Towns of Arietta, Wells, Indian Lake, Lake Pleasant and the Village of Speculator. The DEC estimates the size of the planning area at 47,350 acres. The area includes Snowy Mountain, the highest peak in the southern Adirondacks - elevation 3,899 feet, more than 24 ponds and lakes - the largest being Fawn Lake and approximately 73 miles of named watercourses including parts of the Cedar, Indian, Jessup, Miami and Sacandaga rivers.
The UMP amendment is available for viewing or downloading from the Adirondack Park Agency website at:
http://www.apa.state.ny.us/State_Land/index.html
Please address all written comments pertaining to State Land Master Plan compliance to:
Richard Weber
Assistant Director, Planning
Planning Division
NYS Adirondack Park Agency
P.O. Box 99 Ray Brook, NY 12977
Or e-mail: apa_slmp@gw.dec.state.ny.us.
The Adirondack Park Agency Board may consider compliance of DECs Unit Management Plan Amendment with the State Land Master Plan at the July 8 and 9 Agency meeting. Any written comments received by 12:00 PM on June 16, 2010 will become part of the public record. Written comments received after 12:00 PM on June 16, 2010, will be provided to board members on meeting day but will not be part of the official record.
The mission of the Adirondack Park Agency is to protect the public and private resources of the Adirondack Park through the exercise of the powers and duties of the Agency as provided by law. With its headquarters located in Ray Brook, the Agency also operates two Visitor Interpretive Centers, in Newcomb and Paul Smiths. For more information, call the APA at (518) 891-4050 or visit www.apa.state.ny.us.
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