Press Release
May 12, 1998
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Brian Vattimo
518/486-1868
CASTLETON ISLAND MASTER PLAN AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW
(Albany, New York May 12, 1998 ...) New York State Parks Commissioner Bernadette Castro announced today that a draft of the master plan and environmental impact statement for Castleton Island State Park is now available for public review.
Public hearings on the drafts will be held Monday, June 8, at 3 p.m. in Castleton Village Hall, 855 Main St., and at 7 p.m. in the Town of Schodack Municipal Building, 1777 Columbia Turnpike.
The draft plan for Castleton Island includes proposals for environmental resource protection, development of an access road and bridge, day use area development, boat launch construction and camp site development. The plan also proposes to designate a large portion of the park as part of the state Hudson River Estuary Sanctuary.
Copies of both the master plan and environmental impact statement are available from the Saratoga-Capital District State Park Region by calling 584-2000. Comments will be accepted on the plans until Wednesday, July 1, 1998.