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For Immediate Release: February 7, 2001

Contact:
Victoria Hristovski | Director Public Information | Adirondack Park Agency
contact@apa.ny.gov | (518) 891-4050


February Agency Meeting Topics


RAY BROOK - The Adirondack Park Agency will be meeting at its headquarters in Ray Brook on February 15th and 16th.

This month’s meeting will feature a special report from Dr. Ken Wagner on "Theory and Practice of Aquatic Herbicide Use."

Dr. Wagner will be speaking to the Park Ecology Committee on Thursday, February 15th at 1 p.m. Dr. Wagner is an aquatic consultant from ENSR who will give a talk on the use of aquatic herbicides to combat nuisance aquatic plants. Committee members will have the opportunity to hear and ask questions about the most recent findings on aquatic herbicide use. Dr. Wagner’s report will include the history of aquatic herbicide use, the features of an ideal herbicide and recent advances in aquatic herbicides.

Also on Thursday, the Adirondack Park Agency will welcome a new staff member. Cara McCann, originally from Clifton Park, now lives in Saranac Lake and is the new artist designer for the Paul Smiths and Newcomb Visitor Interpretive Centers. She recently completed her Master of Arts program in studio art at SUNY Albany and has long been an admirer of the VICs. She hopes to bring her experiences and skills in graphic design, art and multimedia exhibit installations, as well as working children, to our programs.

The Regulatory Programs Committee will meet at 9:15 a.m. on Thursday to discuss shoreline considerations and two new permit projects.

During the Administration Committee meeting on Friday, from 9 to 10:30 a.m., Committee members will receive a progress report on the Agency’s efforts to revise its Telecommunications Towers Policy. Members will also discuss the updated draft public comment policy which includes a 10 minute public comment period at, or near, the beginning of each open Agency meeting. The draft also calls for the Agency to provide a reasonable amount of time at the end of each open meeting.

For the Full Agency Board on Friday, Park Policy and Planning, and the Economic Affairs Committees will give Interim Reports beginning at 11:15 a.m., and the rest of the committees will giver their reports and recommendations for action.

The next Agency meeting will be held on March 15th and 16th at the Adirondack Park Agency Headquarters in Ray Brook. Everyone is welcome.