Press Release
March 14, 2012
Peter Brancato
Dan Keefe
518-486-1868
OPRHP and PIPC Kick off Master Planning Project for Rockland Lake, Hook Mountain, Nyack Beach and Haverstraw Beach State Parks
The Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) Palisades Region and the Palisades Interstate Park Commission (PIPC) will hold a public information meeting regarding the preparation of a Draft Master Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Rockland Lake, Hook Mountain, Nyack Beach, and Haverstraw Beach State Parks (Rockland Lake Park Complex).
OPRHP and PIPC encourage the public to participate in the planning efforts for the park complex and welcome all comments and suggestions towards the development of a master plan.The meeting will be held at Rockland Lake State Park Championship Golf Course Clubhouse on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 7:00 PM. Upon inclement weather conditions, please visit the OPRHP Web site for a meeting cancellation notice and updated information: http://nysparks.com/newsroom/meeting-notices/
Park staff will make a brief presentation about the master planning process and the park and receive public comments.
All persons interested in the Rockland Lake Park Complex are urged to attend; those who cannot may view the Public Information Meeting Packet on the OPRHP Web site at http://nysparks.com/inside-our-agency/master-plans.aspx.
Written comments and suggestions may be submitted by April 27, 2012 to:
Mark Hohengasser
Park Planner
Agency Building 1, 17th Floor
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12238
For additional information and directions to the meeting, contact the park office at 845-268-3020. For more information about New York State Parks, please visit our Web site at www.nysparks.com