For Immediate Release: November 10, 2017
Contact:
Keith P. McKeever | Public Information Officer | Adirondack Park Agency
contact@apa.ny.gov | (518) 891-4050
RAY BROOK, NY - The Adirondack Park Agency will hold its monthly meeting at its headquarters in Ray Brook on Thursday, November 16, 2017. Please note the meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. Please use http://www.apa.ny.gov and click Live and Archived webcast from the News and Activities list to watch the meeting.
At 9:30 a.m., the Full Agency will convene for Executive Director Terry Martino's monthly report.
At 10:00 a.m., the Regulatory Programs Committee will consider approval for the second renewal of a permit authorizing 2 lots involving wetlands in an 8-lot residential subdivision. The project site is located in the Town of Bolton, Warren County.
At 11:30 a.m., the Economic Affairs Committee will be briefed by the Special Assistant for Economic Affairs, Dan Kelleher, on the Agency's current Hamlet Economic Planning and Assistance initiative (HEPA) and the proposed Envision Adirondacks initiative.
At 1:00 p.m., the Park Ecology Committee will hear a presentation from Dr. Dan Kelting, Executive Director, Adirondack Watershed Institute on Determining the Regional Effects of Road Salting on Adirondack Waterbodies.
At 1:45 p.m., the State Land Committee will convene for an informational presentation from NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) staff regarding the Sentinel Range Wilderness Unit Management Plan. The committee will also consider authorizing a joint public comment period with the DEC to solicit public opinion on proposed primitive tent site guidance.
At 3:30 p.m., the Park Policy and Planning Committee will consider approval for a proposed map amendment to the Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan Map submitted by the Town of Crown Point for lands within their municipal boundary.
At 4:00 p.m., the Full Agency will convene to take necessary actions and hear member and Local Government Review Board comment.
Meeting materials are available for download from the APA website at: http://www.apa.ny.gov/2017/11/index.htm
The meeting facility is wheelchair accessible. Please contact Keith McKeever for any specific requests for accommodations.
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.
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