Public Meeting Notice
July 08, 2025
Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park Comprehensive Plan Public Meeting
| Who: | The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |
| What: | Virtual Public Meeting |
| When: | Tuesday, July 8, from 6:00pm-7:30pm |
| Where: | Virtual via WebEx - please register through the link in the details below. |
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and
Historic Preservation (OPRHP) is initiating a planning process to develop a Comprehensive
Plan (Plan) for Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park, located in Yorktown Heights, in Westchester County, NY. A virtual public meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 8 from 6:00pm-7:30pm via Webex.
At the meeting, OPRHP will provide
an overview of the comprehensive planning process and participants will have
the opportunity to ask questions and provide input. OPRHP
invites all interested parties to attend and discuss their experience and ideas
for Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park.
Free
registration is required to attend the online meeting.
To participate, please register
online at https://forms.office.com/g/UMLucvpqdu
or send an e-mail with your name to: FDR.Plan@Parks.ny.gov no
later than noon on Tuesday, July 8.
The
public meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. Anyone who requires a
reasonable accommodation for effective communications should contact Owen Gilbo
at Owen.Gilbo@parks.ny.gov
or at (518) 402-2648, preferably within fourteen (14) days of the meeting date
on which that the requestor will need such auxiliary aid or service.
OPRHP welcomes all input and
encourages interested parties to attend this meeting. We hope that your schedule will allow you to participate. However, if you
are unable to join at either time, a recording will be available on the OPRHP
website (https://parks.ny.gov/inside-our-agency/master-plans.aspx). In addition, questions/comments on
the Plan may be submitted by Friday, August 8, 2025 to: FDR.Plan@parks.ny.gov, or mailed to: Tana Bigelow, Park Planner,
Division of Environmental Stewardship and Planning, NYS Office of Parks,
Recreation and Historic Preservation, Albany, NY 12238.
We thank you in advance for your interest. If you
have any questions, please email us at FDR.Plan@parks.ny.gov or contact Linda Cooper, Regional
Director for the Taconic Region at: Linda.Cooper@parks.ny.gov.
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic
Preservation oversees more than 250 parks, historic sites, recreational trails,
golf courses, boat launches and more, and welcomes over 88 million visitors annually. For
more information on any of these
recreation areas, visit parks.ny.gov,
download the free NY State Parks Explorer app or call 518.474.0456. Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), the OPRHP Blog or via the OPRHP Newsroom.