For Immediate Release: June 6, 2024
Contact:
Keith P. McKeever | Public Information Officer | Adirondack Park Agency
contact@apa.ny.gov | (518) 891-4050
RAY BROOK, NY - The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, June 20th, 2024. The meeting will be held at the Agency’s headquarters in Ray Brook, NY. The public is welcome to attend in person or remotely.
Public comment will be available to members of the public who attend the Agency meeting in person as well as those who participate remotely. If you would like the opportunity to make a public comment remotely, please email your name and the phone number used to call into the Board Meeting to AgencyMeeting.PublicComment@apa.ny.gov. Those who sign up for public comment will be limited to three minutes each. Public comment will not be accepted on any agenda items that are before the Board.
On Thursday at 9:30 a.m., the Full Agency will convene for Executive Director Barbara Rice’s monthly report, public comment, and other procedural actions.
At 10:00 a.m., the Park Ecology Committee will convene for a joint presentation on carbon data usage in New York State. Dr. Colin Beier, Associate Professor at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry will provide an update on the New York State Carbon Assessment Report, Ian Crisman, Climate Forester for the NYSDEC Division of Lands and Forest, will follow with examples of how carbon assessment products are being used by the Division, and Adirondack Park Agency staff will provide concluding remarks on how carbon data can aid in the Agency review process.
At 11:00 a.m., the Public Awareness and Communications Committee will host a Community Spotlight with Town of Ausable Supervisor Tim Bresett, who will provide an overview presentation and discussion about the town.
At 1:00 p.m., the Regulatory Programs Committee will consider four proposals to use the aquatic herbicide ProcellaCOR EC to control Eurasian watermilfoil. The first is within a 3.6-acre area of Lake George’s Sheep Meadow Bay (aka Jeliffe-Knight Bay) in the Town of Hague, Warren County. The second is within a 4.0-acre area of Lake George’s Blair’s Bay in the Town of Hague, Warren County. The third is within six treatment zones in Highlands Forge Lake in the Town of Willsboro, Essex County. And the fourth is within three treatment zones in Chateaugay Lake in the Town of Ellenburg, Clinton County, and the Town of Bellmont, Franklin County.
At 4:00 p.m., the Full Agency will convene to take any necessary actions.
To review the preliminary agenda, please go to www.apa.ny.gov.
The monthly meeting facility is accessible. Please provide any requests for specific accommodations to Keith P. McKeever at 518-891-4050.
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.