Research

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New York (State). Executive Department. Division of State Planning

 

 

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This series consists of tabulations of data gathered from state agencies showing public lands owned by New York State, specifically those acquired by the state between 1937 and 1939. The data was gathered by the Division of State Planning. The tabulations include descriptions of each parcel of state .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York State Museum

 

 

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This series consists of a memorandum submitted to the New York State Planning Board in response to a request to supply views and recommendations for the scientific and educational utilization of selected state land as historical, biological, geological, and cultural "treasures." The memo highlights .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Public Relations Officer

 

 

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This series consists of press releases predominantly issued by the Adirondack Park Agency's public relations officer and by the Adirondack Park Visitor Interpretive Centers (VIC). The majority of the press releases focus on business conducted by the agency at its monthly meetings and announcements of .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Lake George Park Commission. Executive Director

 

 

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The Lake George Park Commission is a New York State planning, environmental, and public safety agency with special responsibilities for water quality and lake recreation. This series contains minutes and additional records of meetings of the Commission..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Lake George Park Commission. Executive Director

 

 

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The Lake George Park Commission is a New York State planning, environmental, and public safety agency with special responsibilities for water quality and lake recreation. This series contains subject and correspondence files of the Commission's executive director documenting managerial and administrative .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Legal Division. Jurisdictional Inquiry Unit

 

 

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This series documents the Jurisdictional Inquiry Unit's handling of inquiries relating to APA jurisdiction over land use and development in the Adirondack Park. Inquiries pertain to APA project review and permits; retail construction and development; the installation of sewage disposal systems and fuel .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Office of Counsel

 

 

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This files in this series are created by the Adirondack Park Agency Counsel's Office in the process of determining whether or not property subdivisions are pre-existing and thus exempt from land use or development permit requirements. Files include correspondence; memoranda; copies of maps, plans, and .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Office of Planning Services

 

 

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This series contains annual reports from the Office of Planning Coordination and the Office of Planning Services within the Executive Department. They list the functions, powers and duties of the entities and provide details regarding regional planning, current research activities, the statewide development .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Regulatory Programs Division

 

 

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The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) oversees new building in the Park and ensures that such development is carried out with a minimum adverse effect on the environment. They control development of the land through the issuance of permits for regional projects. This series consists of maps and drawings .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

10

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Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Executive Director's Office

 

 

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The series consists of the files of the executive director of the Adirondack Park Agency, who is responsible for the agency's overall administration, including oversight of the Adirondack Park Private Land Use and Development Plan, the State Land Master Plan, and various mandates to protect the Park .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Legal Division. Jurisdictional Inquiry Unit

 

 

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The Jurisdictional Inquiry Unit provides advice and determinations to agency staff, local government officials, and the general public regarding permit requirements and procedures in the Adirondack Park. This series consists of maps and plans used to determine jurisdiction over projects built within .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

12

Creator:

Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of Adirondack Park Agency (APA) meeting minutes. Records include adopted meeting minutes, as well as committee reports and memoranda submitted at each meeting. Minutes from 1979 forward also include meeting agendas for both the full agency and individual committees within the agency. .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York State Temporary State Commission to Study the Catskills

 

 

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"The Challenge to Our Catskills" was a half hour documentary film highlighting the major areas of the Catskill region and exploring the challenges of uncontrolled growth and changing patterns of land use. The film was produced by the Catskill Center for Conservation and Development, with a supporting .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Office of Planning Services

 

 

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These aerial photographs were taken to produce overlay maps for the LUNR and LRIS projects as part of a natural resource inventory in New York State. The base maps for the overlays were United States Geological Survey/New York State Department of Transportation quadrangle maps. The photographs document .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

 

 

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The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) is responsible for insuring that all building in the Park is compatible with the natural character of the land, and has a minimum adverse affect on the environment. The Operations Division, now the Regulatory Programs Division, is responsible for the review of all projects .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Executive Director's Office

 

 

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This series consists of chronological correspondence files compiled and maintained by the office of the Executive Director of the Adirondack Park Agency (APA). Within the series there are files created directly by the executive director and files created by the agency's chief legal counsel. Records .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

 

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This series consists of Harold Jerry's personal copies of records compiled during public service with the Office for Regional Development, the Temporary Commission on the State Court System, the Temporary Study Commission on the Future of the Adirondacks, the Commission on the Adirondacks in the Twenty-First .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York State Economic Development Board

 

 

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The bulk of this series consists of area and point data overlay maps produced for land use analysis and planning by government and private planning, development, and conservation agencies. Area data overlays provide outlines of major land use categories including agricultural; commercial/industrial .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State Economic Development Board

 

 

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This series consists of files used to track and conduct research, program planning, user services, and overall administration of the Land Use and Natural Resources Inventory and Land Related Information System research (LUNR and LRIS) projects. The projects resulted in aerial photographs, later computer .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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The series consists of maps produced by the Adirondack Park Agency for the Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan of 1973. The maps consist of a printed base map of each county (sometimes done in sections) prepared by the Office of Planning Services, with an attached plastic film overlay in colors .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives