Completed Applications
Consolidated SPDES Renewals
County: St. Lawrence
Lead Agency: NYS DEC
Project Title: Hitchins Pond Overlook Trail Project
Contact: Peter Frank
Address: NYS DEC
Phone: (518) 473-9518
Project Location: Town of Piercefield
Project Description: The action involves relocating a trail to more suitable terrain than the current trail. The new trail location was designed to minimize environmental impact while at the same time protect the natural resources of the unit. The project was included in the Bog River Unit Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, which was completed January 30, 2003. The new trail is approximately one mile in length. The project requires the cutting of 10 trees with a three inch or greater diameter at breast height. Most of the cutting will involve brush clearing and side pruning. This notice is in compliance with the policy LF-91-2 , Cutting, Removal or Destruction of Trees on Forest Preserve Lands. The New York Natural Heritage Program does not have any record of threatened or endangered species in the project area nor are there wetlands in the project area.
Jefferson County - The Town of Watertown Planning Board, as lead agency, has accepted a Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the proposed Towne Center at Watertown. A public hearing on the Draft EIS will be held on October 4, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. at 22867 County Route 67, Watertown, NY. Comments will be accepted by the contact person until close of business October 15, 2004. The action involves Site Plan approval to develop approximately 426.500 square feet of retail and restaurant space located on the south side of State Route 3, 2500 feet easterly of its intersection with Floral Drive. The DEIS has been completed and accepted on September 3, 2004. The DEIS can be reviewed at the Flower Memorial Library, Town Clerk's Office at 22867 County Route 67, or at the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, 317 Washington Street, 5th floor.
Contact: Randy Vaas, Town of Watertown Planning Board, phone: (315) 788-7225, e-mail: navypap@twcny.rr.com.