Adirondack Park lands expand further.About 257,000 acres of company-owned forestland for·est·land n. A section of land covered with forest or set aside for the cultivation of forests. in the Adirondacks will be added to the publicly owned Publicly owned can refer to:
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of State's history. The acreage covers parts of nine counties and is substantially larger than all the land within the boundaries of New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Previously kept private, the land will now be made open to the public for a variety of uses including restricting future development and subdivision on the property, supporting the implementation of recreational programming, and protecting major river corridors. "More than too years ago, the people of New York state had the foresight to create the Adirondack Park to ensure the preservation of these environmentally significant lands for our benefit and that of future generations," Gov. George Pataki said. "New York is a national leader in open space preservation and today, as we celebrate Earth Day, we are proud to build on that legacy by announcing the largest land conservation agreement in state history Under this agreement, we will protect more than 250,000 acres that will provide new recreational opportunities for the public and continue to support the local economy." The first of three phases of the transaction would close in late 2004 with the remainder anticipated to be complete in 2005-2006 as state funds become available. Under the agreement, New York will pay fair market value for the land it is buying and for the conservation easements EASEMENTS, estates. An easement is defined to be a liberty privilege or advantage, which one man may have in the lands of another, without profit; it may arise by deed or prescription. Vide 1 Serg. & Rawle 298; 5 Barn. & Cr. 221; 3 Barn. & Cr. 339; 3 Bing. R. 118; 3 McCord, R. . State officials said the land, which is made up of 21 parcels, has not yet been appraised, but the total estimated cost is about $25 million. The money will come from the state's Environmental Protection Fund and the federal Forest Legacy program, officials said. |
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