Environment DEC
From the July 2008 issue
Bachy Marina Purchase
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has purchased the former Bachy's Marina in the Jefferson County hamlet of Three Mile Bay. The site includes approximately 1.1 acres of land and 300 feet of shoreline along Lake Ontario in the Town of Lyme and will provide important lake access and fishing opportunities for the public.
The boat launch will be improved to meet Americans with Disabilities Act requirements
DEC purchased the property for $183,300 using Environmental Protection funds. It has a boat launch already, and DEC intends to further improve the property by demolishing the marina building to provide additional parking. DEC also will improve the boat launch to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. In addition, the State Department of Transportation (DOT) is designing an approximately $2.5 million highway reconstruction project along .6 miles of Route 12E in Three Mile Bay, which provides access to the marina. Construction is expected to begin in the spring of 2009.
Year-round Public Access
The project will provide access to Lake Ontario for ice fishing
There is strong local support for this project, including an offer of help with landscaping from the Lyme Garden Club. The project will make possible year-round public access to Lake Ontario and Chaumont Bay. The boat launch will be the first public boating access site to Three Mile Bay and also will provide access in the winter for those who enjoy ice fishing.
NRD Funding
Improvements to this site are among the Lake Ontario projects that will be paid for through natural resource damage (NRD) funding made available from a 2006 settlement with Occidental Chemical Corporation. The $12 million settlement is one of the largest NRD settlements in the country for lost recreational fishing use. It is being used to restore, replace or acquire resources comparable to the injured natural resources.
