For Immediate Release: October 24, 2006
Contact:
Keith P. McKeever | Public Relations | Adirondack Park Agency
contact@apa.ny.gov | (518) 891-4050
RAY BROOK, NY – The Adirondack Park Agency is accepting public comments on Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan (APSLMP) compliance for the Lake Eaton Public Campground unit management plan (UMP). A final draft plan was recently completed by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and was subject to a series of public meetings and public input during the planning process. The Adirondack Park Agency will now consider compliance of the final draft plan with the State Land Master Plan prior to final adoption by DEC. The Agency will accept public comments on the proposals contained in the draft plan until 12:00 PM on November 1, 2006.
Lake Eaton Public Campground is located two miles north of Long Lake Village, in the town of Long Lake, Hamilton County. The campground sits on the eastern shore of Lake Eaton. The 135 campsites are light to moderately forested with 53 lake frontage sites. Varieties of recreational opportunities are available at the campground including canoeing, boating, fishing, hiking, and bicycling. The campground also contains a day use area highlighted by a 400 foot sand beach.
The plan addresses rehabilitation of water and electrical system; stabilization of the campground shoreline; resurfacing campground roads and parking areas; improvement of an existing nature interpretive trail; invasive species management; renovation of bathhouses; construction of a picnic pavilion and sanitary facility improvements. The number of campsites and the size of the day use area will not change.
Contact Thomas R. Folts, General Manager Forest Parks, NYSDEC at 518.457.2500 for a copy of the plan.
Please address all written comments pertaining to State Land Master Plan compliance to: Richard Weber, Supervisor Regional Planning Planning Division, Adirondack Park Agency P.O. Box 99 Ray Brook, NY 12977
The Adirondack Park Agency Board may consider compliance of DEC’s Unit Management Plan with the State Land Master Plan at the November 9 and 10 Agency meeting. Any written comments received by 12:00 PM on November 1, 2006 will become part of the public record. Written comments received after 12:00 PM on November 1, 2006, will be provided to board members on meeting day but will not be part of the official record.