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Central Adirondack Trail Scenic Byway: Corridor Management/Marketing Plan For Immediate Release Contact: Sharon O’Brien ANCA Byway Program Coordinator AUGUST 24, 2004 - The Adirondack North Country Association has launched its newest regional project – the creation of a comprehensive plan for the official NYS Central Adirondack Trail Scenic Byway from Rome to Glens Falls that will benefit local communities in Oneida, Herkimer, Hamilton, and Warren Counties. Representatives from sixteen townships and two cities along the 140-mile route will be invited to participate in a series of meetings which will result in a planning document that will be used to stimulate regional and local economic development, promote tourism, and market the region. Government officials, business owners, not-for-profits, civic organizations and other interested stakeholders will participate in open, public grassroots work sessions. The participants will address related planning issues and opportunities under a variety of topics including: economic and community development, recreation, transportation, safety, community design, tourism development, marketing, promotions, and history along the corridor. A major portion of the project work will entail the naming and mapping of local recreational, historical, cultural, and natural resources and preparing strategies on how these assets can be used to stimulate economic development. Recommendations on how to best interpret, steward and improve the special resources along routes 365, 28/12, 28, 28/30, and 9 will be included. This past spring the Adirondack North Country Association reviewed proposals from those who were interested in serving as Project Facilitator for the Central Adirondack Trail Corridor Management Plan initiative. Ann Ruzow Holland was selected from the field of applicants based on her strong background in planning and her accomplishments in community development after 27 years of work in government and with Friends of the North Country. She will work directly with representatives from the Herkimer County Area Development Corporation at the western end, CAP-21 in the Central Adirondacks area, and the Warren County Planning and Community Development Department at the eastern end of the route. The three groups were hired by the Adirondack North Country Association to serve in an advisory capacity at the local level and will assist in the collection of specific data required to create the plan. As Project Facilitator, Holland will also organize East and West Local Action Committees and will oversee all activities involving the community participants. Presently, the Adirondack North Country Association is forming a Central Adirondack Trail Steering Committee that will guide the effort and offer input from a regional perspective. Members will include county planners and tourism offices, Chambers of Commerce, neighboring NYS Byway initiatives, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Adirondack Park Agency, the NYS Department of Transportation, and representatives from other major community planning groups. The Adirondack North Country Association will manage the project with Funding provided by a grant to the New York State Scenic Byways Program through the Federal Highway Administration Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century of 1998. Those interested in learning more about this regional planning initiative should contact the Adirondack North Country Association’s Byway Program Coordinator, Sharon O’Brien at (518) 891-6200 or visit the website at www.adirondack.org. At the website interested parties can find out about other Adirondack North Country Association programs that strengthen the economy and quality of life in the 14 counties of Northern New York through informed, open debate and advocacy on economic issues critical to the region; and through region wide action on projects in agriculture, business, and community development, forestry, human services, the arts, and tourism. |
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