For Immediate Release: March 8, 2013
Contact:
Keith P. McKeever | Public Relations | Adirondack Park Agency
contact@apa.ny.gov | (518) 891-4050
RAY BROOK, NY - The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) will hold its regularly scheduled monthly meeting at its Headquarters in Ray Brook, NY on Thursday, March 14 and Friday, March 15, 2013. This month's meeting will be webcast live. Please use www.apa.ny.gov and click Webcasting from the Contents List to watch the meeting.
The Full Agency will come to order at 9:00AM for Executive Director Terry Martino's monthly report.
At 9:30, Agency staff will provide a presentation to the Enforcement and Park Ecology Committee regarding APA jurisdiction and review of forestry activities inside the Adirondack Park.
At 10:45, Professor René H. Germain, Ph.D., SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry will brief the Park Policy and Planning Committee on sustained yield management and forest certification on forest industry lands in the Adirondack Park.
At 1:00, the Park Policy Committee will reconvene for an overview by Department of Environmental Conservation State Forester, Robert Davies, on the state of the forest.
At 2:00, the Regulatory Programs Committee will assembly to determine approvability for a proposal to apply Renovate to 15± acre portion of Loon Lake for control of Eurasian watermilfoil. The project site is located in the Town of Chester, Warren County.
The committee will also consider a proposal to construct a boardwalk nature trail on the property of The Arts Guild of Old Forge. The project involves wetlands. The Arts Guilds project site is a 7± acre parcel of land located on New York State Route 28 in the Town of Webb, Herkimer County.
At 4:00, the Economic Affairs Committee will hear an informational presentation from Sarah Reed of the Wildlife Conservation Societys North America Program. Ms. Reed will compare land use and home sales in conservation and conventional development projects.
On Friday Morning March 15 at 10:00, the Full Agency will convene for a Community Spotlight presentation. Town of Day Supervisor, Mary Ann Johnson, will detail community assets and identify challenges facing this Saratoga County town.
At 11:00, the State Land Committee will be briefed by APA Planning staff on the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan's classification criteria.
At 11:45, the Full Agency will assemble to take action as necessary.
The meeting will conclude with committee reports, Local Government Review Board, public and member comment.
Meeting materials are available for download from the Agencys website at: http://apa.ny.gov/Mailing/2013/03/index.htm
The meeting facility is wheelchair accessible. Please provide any requests for specific accommodations to Keith P. McKeever at 518-891-4050.
The April Agency is scheduled for April 11-12, 2013 at Agency headquarters in Ray Brook.
May Agency Meeting: May 9-10, 2013 at the Adirondack Park Agency Headquarters. 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. For more information, call the APA at (518) 891-4050 or visit www.apa.ny.gov.
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