For Immediate Release: November 14, 2025
Contact:
Keith P. McKeever | Public Information Officer | Adirondack Park Agency
contact@apa.ny.gov | (518) 891-4050
Board Sends Howitzer Testing Range to Adjudicatory Hearing, Approves Luzerne and Lincoln Pond Campground Unit Management Plans
RAY BROOK, NY – At the November Agency meeting, the Adirondack Park Agency Board sent a proposed howitzer testing range to an adjudicatory hearing and approved two campground unit management plans.
First, the board voted to hold an adjudicatory hearing for a proposed howitzer testing range in the Town of Lewis. The proposal involves test firing a portable 155mm howitzer barrel assembly using nonexplosive steel projectiles up to 30 times per year on weekdays between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM. The Board indicated issues with the available information concerning the potential compatibility of the proposal with the land use and development plan and the potential for undue adverse impacts.
The Agency ordered this matter to public hearing pursuant to Section 580.3 and directed the hearing officer to cover the issues identified, which are listed in the Project Order. The Agency will now begin the process of scheduling the adjudicatory hearing.
“The referral to a hearing will seek, through an independent, fair, and impartial process, to fully address the substantive and significant questions surrounding this project and ensure a complete record upon which the Agency will ultimately render its final determination,” said APA Chair Mark Hall.
Then, the board approved unit management plans (UMPs) for Luzerne Campground and Lincoln Pond Campground. Both UMPs involve management actions that address the maintenance and modernization of facilities at each campground.
To view presentation slide decks from this month’s meeting, please visit the Agency’s website. Video recordings of the presentations will be posted on the Agency’s online video archive at a later date.
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.