{"id":1536,"date":"2010-01-26T07:20:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-26T11:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2010\/01\/26\/new-yorks-plan-for-open-space-purchases-in-the-adirondacks\/"},"modified":"2010-01-26T07:20:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-26T11:20:00","slug":"new-yorks-plan-for-open-space-purchases-in-the-adirondacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2010\/01\/26\/new-yorks-plan-for-open-space-purchases-in-the-adirondacks\/","title":{"rendered":"New York’s plan for open space purchases in the Adirondacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Governor David Paterson is proposing an open-ended moratorium on new land purchases of state land in the Adirondack Park.<\/p>\n

It’s part of his massive budget-cutting plan and not a response to the simmering feud over conservation efforts inside the blue line.<\/p>\n

But the moratorium idea has played into the North Country debate. A growing number of lawmakers say the time-out should be used to develop a plan for land acquisitions.<\/p>\n

In fact, such a plan already exists: <\/p>\n

The New York State Open Space Conservation Plan<\/a> is updated every three years, based on a lot of public comment and input.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, the 2009 revision hinted at a pull-back on new land acquisitions and made it clear that budget constraints would reshape the state’s land-purchase agenda.<\/p>\n

The document also shifts attention to environmental goals — dealing with water quality and climate change, for example — rather than simply acquiring big parcels.<\/p>\n

There is a lot in this document already about promoting sustainable communities inside the Adirondack Park. <\/p>\n

And there’s a lot of detail about which parcels in the Park the state is still interested in buying. (Scroll down to pg. 90 for those details.)<\/p>\n

Whether those purchases should go forward is open for debate, especially now that the state is mired in debt, with few resources available for stewardship.<\/p>\n

But one thing is certain: The state has made its intentions clear. A plan exists, formed with tons of inputs from locals. (The document includes a list of all the participants.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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