The applicant proposes surface mining of unconsolidated sand and gravel, from a 14 acre life of mine area, using front end loaders. This is part of a 96 acre parcel of land, owned by Michael Christian, located on the north side of Brookfield Road, at the Brookfield Road and Alden Road intersection, in the Town of Essex. The haul road is perpendicular to Brookfield Road. The area affected during the initial five year permit term will be two acres. A small crusher will be used on site to produce crusher run material to be stock-piled on site. Reclamation of the pit will be concurrent with mining, and will consist of grading the mine face to 2 on 1 slopes, dressing with topsoil, fertilizing, and seeding with Conservation Green Grass mixture.

The applicant proposes to place fill in a 30 foot by 100 foot section of the adjacent area of Freshwater Wetland C-46 (class II), for a truck turning area. The project is located on the west side of Angel Road, 500 feet south of Farr Road, Town of Corinth.

The applicant proposes to stabilize the bank of the Hudson River with cobblestone filled wire mesh baskets. The area landward of this proposed stabilization will be back filled with 200 cubic yards of soil. Each course of the wall will be tied into the existing bank with geo grid to provide for a stable installation. Final grade will be established with topsoil and the area will be seeded to establish a grass cover.