Press Release
May 05, 2022
Linda Cooper, Regional Director
Linda.Cooper@parks.ny.gov
Clermont State Historic Site Master Plan Development Public Outreach Workshop Scheduled
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) is developing a Master Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (MP/EIS) for Clermont State Historic Site, located in the Town of Germantown, Columbia County, NY. Interested parties will have the opportunity to contribute to the master planning process during an online public workshop to be held Thursday, May 12, 2022, at 5:30pm.During the virtual workshop, OPRHP
staff will provide a brief overview of OPRHP's Master Plan development process,
and participants will have an opportunity to discuss their ideas and experiences
at Clermont. Free registration
in advance of the online meeting is required in order to attend. To participate
you may e-mail Clermont.plan@parks.ny.gov, or register at https://forms.office.com/g/5pRsULfa0U, no later than Thursday, May 12 at
3:00pm.
OPRHP encourages interested parties
to attend this online workshop and welcomes all input. If you are unable to participate, the workshop will be recorded and made
publicly available on the OPRHP website. In addition, questions or comments
may be submitted until Friday, May 20, 2022 to: Clermont.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, 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12207.
The 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 as soon as
possible, but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.
If you have any questions, please contact Linda Cooper,
Regional Director for the
Taconic Region at Linda.Cooper@parks.ny.gov.
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and
Historic Preservation oversees more than 250 individual parks, historic sites,
recreational trails, and boat launches, which were visited by a record 78.4
million people in 2021. A recent university study found that spending by State
Parks and its visitors supports $5 billion in output and sales, 54,000
private-sector jobs and more than $2.8 billion in additional state GDP. For
more information on any of these recreation areas, call 518-474-0456 or
visit parks.ny.gov,
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