For Immediate Release: October 6, 2025
Contact:
Benjamin Brosseau | Assistant Public Information Officer | Adirondack Park Agency
contact@apa.ny.gov | (518) 891-4050
RAY BROOK, NY – The Adirondack Park Agency is accepting public comment on projects currently under review. The public is encouraged to go online to learn more about each public comment opportunity and to submit comments electronically.
At present, the following projects are available for comment at https://apa.ny.gov/contact/public-comment.cfm:
• A variance involving the replacement of a single family dwelling with a new single family dwelling that is 10 feet taller and partially located within the 50-foot shoreline setback in the Town of Wells, Hamilton County (P2025-0148).
• Rehabilitation of the Sixth Lake Dam in the Town of Inlet, Hamilton County (P2025-0109).
• A Large-scale Residential Subdivision Application with conceptual designs for the proposed subdivision of approximately 95 acres to create 30 building lots for residential development including a subdivision road and common trail system in the Town of Bolton, Warren County (P2025-0195).
• Expansion of an existing residential structure and construction of a new access driveway in the Town of North Elba, Essex County (P2025-0161).
• A proposed weapons range for testing the internal ballistics of cannon barrels. A portable 155mm howitzer barrel assembly is proposed to be placed on a 100-foot by 100-foot crushed gravel pad and test-fired on a 197-acre property. Each test would fire a steel projectile into a target area. No explosive warheads are proposed to be used. The howitzer assembly is proposed to be fired up to 30 times per year on weekdays, between the hours of 10am and 4pm in the Town of Lewis, Essex County (P2021-0276).
The mission of the Adirondack Park Agency is to protect the public and private resources of the Adirondack Park through the exercise of the powers and duties of the Agency as provided by law.