Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

The NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) invites all interested parties to provide input on a Draft Master Plan (Draft MP) for Lake Taghkanic State Park, located in the Towns of Taghkanic and Gallatin, in Columbia County, NY. Two public meetings will be held to discuss the Draft MP, one virtual (online) and one in-person. At both meetings, OPRHP will provide an overview of Draft MP content and participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and provide their comments.

Virtual (online) Meeting

Thursday, November 14 from 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

To participate, please register online at https://forms.office.com/g/WvRWtcrUXe or send an e-mail with your name to: LakeTaghkanic.Plan@parks.ny.gov no later than 5 pm Wednesday, November 13.

In-Person Meeting

Thursday, November 14 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Taghkanic Fire Co. #1, 631 Old Route 82, Taghkanic, NY

**The same content will be presented at both meetings**

The Draft MP will be available on the OPRHP website on Thursday, October 31st, 2024 (https://parks.ny.gov/inside-our-agency/master-plans.aspx).

The public meetings are 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 these meetings. 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 Draft MP may be submitted by Friday, Dec. 5, 2024 to:  LakeTaghkanic.Plan@parks.ny.gov or mailed to: Megan Zimba, 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 LakeTaghkanic.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, which saw a record 84 million visits in 2023. For more information on any of these recreation areas, visit the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation website and download the free NY State Parks Explorer app or call 518-474-0456. Join us in celebrating our Centennial throughout 2024, and connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter) and the OPRHP Blog.