Old Forge: DEC and DOT to gather public input on rail corridor plan

The public will have the opportunity to weigh-in on the management of the Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor at a meeting at the Town of Webb Park Avenue Building on Monday, September 10 from 6 to 9 p.m.

Representatives from NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Department of Transportation (DOT) will be gathering information and comments that will help the commissioners of the two state agencies determine whether to amend the Remsen-Lake Placid Corridor Unit Management Plan.

The plan, adopted by DEC and NYSDOT in March 1996, assesses the natural and physical resources along the 100-foot-wide corridor and identifies opportunities for public use. It guides how the corridor is used and managed.

The sessions will include a presentation by the state agencies and informational stations where the public can give state agency staff their comments and ideas verbally or in writing.

Written comments also may be submitted by September 25 to NYSTravelCorridor@dot.ny.gov, faxed to (518) 457-3183, or mailed to Raymond F. Hessinger, Director, Freight & Passenger Rail Bureau, NYS Department of Transportation, 50 Wolf Road, POD 54, Albany, NY 12232.

The Park Avenue Building is located at 183 Park Ave. in Old Forge.

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