Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

Public Meeting Notice

July 25, 2021

Angela P. Berti (716) 278-1764

State Parks Niagara River Greenway Standing Committee Meeting

State Parks Niagara River Greenway Standing Committee Meeting

Who: State Parks Niagara River Greenway Standing Committee
What: Standing Committee Meeting
When: Wednesday, August 25 at 11 am
Where: DeVeaux Woods State Park
Meetings will be held only if there are new business items to review. Meetings will take place at DeVeaux Woods State Park unless otherwise noticed.

The State Parks Standing Committee receives funds from New York Power Authority (NYPA) as part of a settlement agreement related to the 50-year license received by NYPA in 2007 for the operation of the Niagara Power Project.  In addition to the State Parks Standing Committee, three other standing committees were created to disperse funds those groups received in other settlement agreements with NYPA.  The other committees are: Greenway Ecological Standing Committee, Host Community Greenway Fund Standing Committee and the Buffalo and Erie County Greenway Fund Standing Committee.

The Niagara River Greenway Commission is a public benefit corporation established by Chapter 460 of the laws of 2004, and charged with the planning and development of a greenway of interconnected parks, river access points and waterfront trails along the Niagara River from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario at the site of the historic Fort Niagara.

To learn more about the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation please visit parks.ny.gov

To learn more information about the Commission visit www.niagararivergreenway.com

For more information about NYPA and the relicensing of the Niagara project, please visit http://niagara.nypa.gov