Public Meeting Notice
July 08, 2008
Minnewaska State Park Master Planning, July 8 and 10, 2008
Media Advisory
| Who: |
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Minnewaska State Park |
| What: | Public Information Meetings for the development of a Draft Master Plan for Minnewaska State Park Preserve |
| When: |
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 10th, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. |
| Where: |
July 8th - SUNY New Paltz Lecture Center Building Room 100 July 10th - Ellenville High School Auditorium |
The public is invited to participate in the development of a master plan for Minnewaska State Park. Two public information meetings are scheduled.
Under the direction of Commissioner Carol Ash, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is undergoing a master planning effort to advance the agency's goals of park revitalization, natural resource stewardship, education and interpretation, create new connections with other green space and improve sustainability practices.
Staff will provide a brief overview of the planning effort and an introduction to all of the resources and uses of the park. The public is invited to provide suggestions on issues, impacts and alternatives that should be addressed in the Minnewaska State Park master plan.
Two meetings will be held: the first on Tuesday July 8, 2008 at the SUNY New Paltz Lecture Center Building, Room 100 from 6:30PM to 8:30PM. The second meeting will be held Thursday July 10, 2008 at the Ellenville High School Auditorium from 6:30PM to 8:30 PM.
If you are not able to attend either of these meetings, you may provide written comments, suggestions and ideas by August 11, 2008 to
Mark Hohengasser
Park Planner
NYS OPRHP
Empire State Plaza, Agency Building
Albany, New York 12238
- Additional Documents
- Minnewaska State Park Master Plan Meeting Information Packet (pdf)