PUBLIC COMMENT on AVR Proposal, The Landing at Kingston and Ulster

HUDSONRIVER SLOOPCLEARWATER,INC.PUBLICCOMMENTonAVRProposal,TheLandingatKingstonandUlsterSubmittedJanuary17,2006PreparedbyMannaJoGreene, Environmental DirectorGreggSwanzey, Executive DirectorRyanPalmer, Environmental AssociateHudson RiverSloop Clearwater'sRecommendationsre:AVRRealty'sProposed DevelopmentProjectTheLandingatKingston/UlsterJanuary 17, 2006Public Process: Clearwater would first like to thank the Planning Board for extending the period ofpublic comment and allowing three additional public hearings on this very significant proposal. Thisaction has afforded you the best available information on which to base your final decision. Inaddition, the Friends of the Kingston Waterfront (FoKW) held a series of two community forums, threevisioning workshops and two additional briefings over the six months of the DGEIS review process. Ateach of these we recorded community input, which was then included in documents submitted in thepublic hearings and has been actively incorporated into the FoKW Alternative Plan for Kingston’sremaining 1.5 miles of Hudson River waterfront. (See Appendix 1, Friends of Kingston WaterfrontPublic Participation Calendar)About FoKW: Friends of Kingston Waterfront coalition was formed in spring 2005 and is comprised ofFriends of Historic Kingston, Friends of Rondout, Hudson River Heritage, Hudson River SloopClearwater, Riverkeeper, Scenic Hudson, Sierra Club and Sustainable Hudson Valley. FoKW hasfocused on ensuring ...