Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

August 27, 2010

Rob Hiltbrand
(315) 492-1756

Green Lakes State Park Draft Master Plan Available for Review

Public Hearing on Draft Master Plan/Draft EIS Set for September 16

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) has completed a Draft Master Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Green Lakes State Park. A public hearing on the plan will be held Thursday, September 16th at 7:00. OPRHP encourages the public to participate in the planning efforts for the park and welcomes all comments on the Draft Master Plan/DEIS. The hearing will be held at Fayetteville Village Hall, located at 425 East Genesee Street, Fayetteville, NY.

State Parks' staff will make a brief presentation about the master plan and will be available to receive public comments.

Plans will be made available for review at the following locations:

• Green Lakes State Park, Park Office
• Central Region Office Clark Reservation State Park, Jamesville, NY
• Fayetteville Free Library, Fayetteville, NY
• Manlius Free Library, Manlius, NY‎
• Minoa Free Library, Minoa, NY
• OPRHP, Agency Building 1, 17th Floor, Albany

NY OPRHP webpage - http://www.nysparks.state.ny.us/inside-our-agency/public-documents.aspx

All persons interested in Green Lakes State Park are urged to attend; those who cannot attend the hearing may submit written comments by October 8, 2010 to:

Robert W. Hiltbrand, Regional Director
NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Central Region
6105 Seneca Turnpike
Jamesville, NY 13078
Phone: (315)-492-1756
Fax: (315)-498-5643

Thomas B. Lyons, Director of Resource Management
NYS Office of Parks, Recreationand Historic Preservation
Empire State Plaza
Agency Building 1
Albany, NY 12238
Phone: (518) 474-0409
Fax: (518) 474-7013

Or e-mail comments to: Greenlakes.Plan@oprhp.state.ny.us

For additional information and directions to the meeting, contact the park office at: 315-637-6111 For more information about New York State Parks, please visit our Web site at www.nysparks.com.