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: | National Grid |
| Contact Person for Project: | Stephen Haller stephen.haller@nationalgrid.com 300 Erie Boulevard West, A-3 Syracuse, NY 13202 315-428-5206 |
| APA Contact: | Devan Korn Adirondack Park Agency P.O. Box 99 Ray Brook, NY 12977 (518)891-4050 |
| Application No.: | 2020-0084 |
| Project Location: | Casey Road, Town of Black Brook, Tax Parcel 306-1-3.1 |
| APA Land Use Classification: | Low Intensity Use |
| Comment Period Ends: | Thursday, December 03, 2020 |
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Project Description: The action involves a two-lot subdivision of tax parcel 306-1-3.1 to create a 2.5-acre lot for the construction of an electrical substation to replace the existing Union Falls Substation in a location approximately 250 feet to the south to provide increased flood protection. 14 new utility poles less than 40 feet in height will be installed to re-route four transmission lines and one distribution line to connect the new substation. The existing substation will be removed from the site when the new substation and infrastructure is constructed and operating.
| Applicant: | Don and Jill Renuart |
| Contact Person for Project: | Jill & Don Renuart 2244 Eagle's Nest Circle Avon, OH 44011 |
| APA Contact: | Milt Adams Adirondack Park Agency P.O. Box 99 Ray Brook, NY 12977 (518)891-4050 |
| Application No.: | 2020-0003 |
| Project Location: | Thatcherville Road, Town of Franklin, Tax Parcel 324-1-3 |
| APA Land Use Classification: | Low Intensity Use |
| Comment Period Ends: | Thursday, December 03, 2020 |
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Project Description: Three-lot subdivision of the 345±-acre project site to create a 7±-acre lot, a 5.8±-acre lot, and a 332.2±-acre lot. One new single-family dwelling is proposed for each of the smaller lots.
| Applicant: | Kentile Excavating, Inc. & Franklin County IDA |
| Contact Person for Project: | Christopher L. Westbrook chris@adkcompliance.com ADK Compliance PO Box 45 Wanakena, NY 13695 315-848-2200 |
| APA Contact: | Devan Korn Adirondack Park Agency P.O. Box 99 Ray Brook, NY 12977 (518)891-4050 |
| Application No.: | 2020-0186 |
| Project Location: | Pitchfork Pond Road, Town of Tupper Lake Tax Parcels 469-1-5.100 and 480-1-1.400 |
| APA Land Use Classification: | Moderate Intensity Use,Low Intensity Use |
| Comment Period Ends: | Thursday, December 03, 2020 |
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Project Description: The action involves the creation of an approximately 8-acre lot within an existing business park to be developed as an operations facility for Kentile Excavating, Inc. Operations include on-site parking for trucks and other construction equipment, as well as the transportation and storage of construction materials including sand, gravel/stone, mulch, topsoil, etc. The project includes the construction of a 6,000 square foot garage with an overall height of 35 feet, an attached 625 square foot office with an overall height of 20 feet, an access driveway and a parking area. The facility will operate 52 weeks a year for approximately 40 hours a week.
| Applicant: | Ronald N. & Janis A. Jeckel |
| Contact Person for Project: | Matthew Steves, PLS Van Dusen & Steves 169 Haviland Road Queensbury, New York 12804 |
| APA Contact: | Emily O'Mahony Adirondack Park Agency P.O. Box 99 Ray Brook, NY 12977 (518)891-4050 |
| Application No.: | 2019-0031 |
| Project Location: | Pilot Knob Road, Town of Fort Ann, Tax Map Parcels 82.-1-1, 2, 26 and 27; and a 1.52-acre lot. |
| APA Land Use Classification: | Rural Use |
| Comment Period Ends: | Thursday, December 24, 2020 |
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Project Description: The action involves a four-lot subdivision of 533.57± acres of land to create one 31.81±-acre lot that is improved by a single-family dwelling constructed in 1988; and three vacant lots including a 8.3±-acre lot, a 249±-acre lot, and a 257±-acre lot each to be improved by a single-family dwelling.
| Applicant: | NYSDOT |
| Contact Person for Project: | Robert Peck - NYSDOT 317 Washington St. Watertown, NY 13601 |
| APA Contact: | Matt Brown Adirondack Park Agency P.O. Box 99 Ray Brook, NY 12977 (518)891-4050 |
| Application No.: | 2020-0252 |
| Project Location: | Route 3, Town of Franklin, TM# 297.-1-1 |
| APA Land Use Classification: | State Administrative |
| Comment Period Ends: | Thursday, December 24, 2020 |
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Project Description: The action involves the installation of step pools, refuge pools, and baffles in Alder Brook, downstream from the existing culvert and within the NYS DOT right-of-way on NYS Route 3.
| Applicant: | Charles and Diane Reinemann |
| Contact Person for Project: | Charles Reinemann 37 Spruce Street Clifton Park, NY 12065 |
| APA Contact: | Sarah Staab Adirondack Park Agency P.O. Box 99 Ray Brook, NY 12977 (518)891-4050 |
| Application No.: | 2020-0232 |
| Project Location: | Travis Point Way, Town of Fort Ann, Tax Parcel 73.13-1-23 |
| APA Land Use Classification: | Moderate Intensity Use |
| Comment Period Ends: | Thursday, December 24, 2020 |
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Project Description: The action involves the removal of a single pier dock supported by a continuous crib structure and construction of a pile driven U-shaped dock.
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.
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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.