Project Public Hearings (P2021-0276)

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Updated January 23, 2026

APA Board Votes to Hold Adjudicatory Hearing for Proposed Howitzer Testing Range

Press Release Hearing Announcement

Press Release - Adjournment of Public Hearing to 2/25/2026

At the Adirondack Park Agency's November meeting, the Board determined to hold a hearing for a proposed howitzer testing range in the Town of Lewis (P2021-0276). The Agency Board ordered this matter to public hearing and identified issues relevant to the Board's responsibility to make findings and determinations under the APA Act.

Scheduled Dates, public notices, and other relevent information on the hearing will be posted below.

Project Description: 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 Lot 31. 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 30 times per year on weekdays between the hours of 10am and 4pm. The applicant proposes to place a kinetic energy-absorbing system (soft catch system) at the eastern side of the range to catch projectiles fired. The soft catch system would consist of an 8-foot by 8-foot by 40-foot long metal shipping container or similar filled container with sand and other material to stop the projectiles.

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