Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

Public Meeting Notice

August 16, 2017

Randy Simons | Dan Keefe
(518) 486-1868 | news@parks.ny.gov

Public Hearing Set for Taconic State Park Draft Master Plan

Public Hearing Set for Taconic State Park Draft Master Plan

Who: The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
What: Public Hearing for Taconic State Park Draft Master Plan
When: 7 p.m., Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Where: Town of Copake Town Hall, 230 Mountain View Rd., Copake, N.Y. 12516

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (State Parks) will hold a public hearing on a draft Master Plan/Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Taconic State Park located in Columbia and Dutchess Counties. The draft master plan outlines potential capital improvements, operational enhancements and natural and cultural resource stewardship within the park for the next ten to fifteen years.

The draft plan is available at http://nysparks.com/inside-our-agency/master-plans.aspx.  Plans are also available for public viewing at the park office as well as the Roeliff Jansen and Millerton libraries.

Written comments about the draft plan will be accepted until September 15, 2017. Comments can be submitted by email to Taconic.Plan@parks.ny.gov or by mail to Sara Hart, OPRHP Planning Bureau, 625 Broadway, 2nd Fl., Albany, N.Y., 12238.

The meeting is accessible to people with language differences and/or disabilities. A person who needs an interpretive or disability-related accommodation or modification to participate in the meeting may make a request by contacting Sara Hart at 518-486-2909 or sending a written request to Taconic.Plan@parks.ny.gov. Providing your request at least five business days before the meeting will help ensure availability of the requested accommodation.

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation oversees more than 250 individual state parks, historic sites, recreational trails, and boat launches, which are visited by 69 million people annually. For more information on these recreation areas, call 518-474-0456 or visit parks.ny.gov, connect on Facebook, or follow on Twitter.