Adirondack Park Agency

05/21/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/21/2024 06:16

Weekly APA Public Comment Periods Announcement

For Immediate Release: May 21, 2024

Contact:
Benjamin Brosseau | [email protected]
Assistant Public Information Officer | Adirondack Park Agency | Press Office | (518) 891-4050


Weekly APA Public Comment Periods Announcement


RAY BROOK, NY - The Adirondack Park Agency is accepting public comment on projects currently under review. The public is encouraged to go online to learn more about each public comment opportunity and to submit comments electronically.

At present, the following projects are available for comment at https://apa.ny.gov/Hearings/index.cfm:

• Extension and expansion of an existing pedestrian walkway within the shoreline setback of the Saranac River in the Village of Saranac Lake, Franklin County

• Replacement of existing utility poles in the Towns of Fort Ann and Queensbury, Warren County

• Installation of a new utility pole in the Town of Chester, Warren County

• Installation of a 90-foot-tall simulated pine telecommunications tower in the Town of Hope, Hamilton County

• Installation of a new midspan utility pole along an existing electricity distribution line in the Town of Harrietstown, Franklin County

• Construction of a two-family dwelling on a vacant 8.98-acre parcel in the Town of Hadley, Saratoga County

• Use of the aquatic herbicide ProcellaCOR EC in Sheep Meadow Bay in Lake George in the Town of Hague, Warren County

• Use of the aquatic herbicide ProcellaCOR EC in Blair's Bay in Lake George in the Town of Hague, Warren County

• Installation of a new 149-foot-tall telecommunications tower concealed as a simulated pine tree in the Town of Chester, Warren County

• Establishment of a campground and tourist accommodation consisting of one tent site and three cabins in the Town of Moriah, Essex County

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.