Public Input
Adirondack Park Agency public hearings and requests for public comment involving projects under review are posted below. Notices are sorted by comment period ending date.
Adirondack Park Agency Public Notices
| Applicant: | NYSDEC |
| Contact Person for Project: | Bryan Ellis, NYSDEC 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233 607-652-3607 bryan.ellis@dec.ny.gov |
| APA Contact: | Colleen C. Parker Adirondack Park Agency P.O. Box 99 Ray Brook, NY 12977 (518)891-4050 |
| Application No.: | 2020-0205 |
| Project Location: | Town of Dresden: Section 46, Block 1, Parcel 5 and Section 47, Block 1, Parcels 1, 2, 3 & 13. Town of Fort Ann: Section 39, Block 1, Parcels 4, 5 & 6. |
| APA Land Use Classification: | Wild Forest |
| Comment Period Ends: | Monday, September 28, 2020 |
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Project Description: Application of insecticides to hemlock trees (within a 250±-acre project site) to control the spread of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) Adelgid tsugae populations and help protect hemlocks within the Adirondack Park from the spread of HWA. Licensed applicators will use a combination of imidacloprid and dinotefuran insecticides which will both be applied as a basal bark spray.
| Applicant: | National Grid |
| Contact Person for Project: | Tracy Miller National Grid 1 Apollo Drive Glens Falls, NY 12801 518-761-5981 tracy.miller@nationalgrid.com |
| APA Contact: | Devan Korn Adirondack Park Agency P.O. Box 99 Ray Brook, NY 12977 (518)891-4050 |
| Application No.: | 2019-0074 |
| Project Location: | Existing Utility Right-of-Way |
| APA Land Use Classification: | Hamlet,Moderate Intensity Use,Low Intensity Use,Ru |
| Comment Period Ends: | Monday, September 28, 2020 |
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Project Description: The action involves a rebuild of two segments of the existing 115 kV transmission line, known as the Ticonderoga-Republic #2 and Ticonderoga-Republic #3, extending from the Republic Steel Substation in the Town of Moriah to the Ticonderoga Substation in the Town of Ticonderoga and from the Ticonderoga Substation to the Whitehall Substation in the Town of Whitehall.
A total of 202 existing wooden utility pole structures ranging in height from 39 to 66 feet above grade will be refurbished or replaced with steel utility pole structures ranging in height from 43 to 74 feet above grade. The project includes the installation of one new utility pole structure and two new independent poles adjacent to existing structures for osprey nesting purposes. All areas of potential construction activity are located within the existing transmission line right-of-way and existing access routes to each pole structure will be utilized during construction.
| Applicant: | Mike Caruso |
| Contact Person for Project: | Brett Steenburgh, PE, PLLC 2832 Rosendale Road Niskayuna, NY 12309 |
| APA Contact: | Sarah Staab Adirondack Park Agency P.O. Box 99 Ray Brook, NY 12977 (518)891-4050 |
| Application No.: | 2019-0224 |
| Project Location: | NYS Route 9N, Town of Bolton, Tax Map Parcel 200.14-1-20 |
| APA Land Use Classification: | Moderate Intensity Use,Resource Management |
| Comment Period Ends: | Thursday, October 08, 2020 |
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Project Description: A four-lot subdivision of 21 acres to create four vacant lots: Lot 1 - 8.48±-acres; Lot 2 - 4.08±-acres; Lot 3 - 3.54±-acres; and Lot 4 - 4.90±-acres. Each lot will be improved by a single-family dwelling.
Public Comments...
The public is welcome to attend Agency monthly meetings. A time for public comment is provided at the close of each monthly meeting.
APA Monthly meeting schedule...
Agency Public Comment Policy (pdf 8kb)
Press releases of upcoming Agency meeting topics and meeting locations are usually released one to two weeks in advance of monthly meetings.
State land public hearing summaries for State Land Master Plan reclassifications are posted on the State Land page when they occur.
Environmental Notice Bulletin a NYS DEC weekly publication of legally required environmental notices. See the "Current Issue" page listings for DEC Regions 5 and 6 covering the park. Follow link to "SEQR and Other Notices" for APA notices.