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County plans to create park in Niskayuna

First published in print: Wednesday, April 15, 2009

SCHENECTADY — Schenectady County legislators Susan Savage, Marty Finn, and Brian Gordon have proposed legislation that would convert 24 acres of county owned land into a park in Niskayuna.
     
Wetlands that are part of the site, which is adjacent to the Woodlawn Preserve in the city of Schenectady, would be protected, and empty parcels inside the tract would be converted to a neighborhood park on Stanford Avenue.

The legislation will be introduced this month.

Much of the proposed parkland is part of the Woodlawn Pine Barrens-Wetlands Complex identified by the state's Open Space and Conservation Plan as one of the region's open space priorities for preservation.

The creation of the park would complement current preservation activities in neighboring communities and would create a link to the larger Albany Pine Bush Preserve.

A second resolution, sponsored by Savage, would expand the county's hazardous waste disposal program to include small businesses and nonprofit organizations.

These groups would be able to dispose of hazardous waste at a discounted cost by joining the county program.

— Lauren Stanforth