Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.) Minutes of Meetings

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Overview of the Records

Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
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. Records reflect drafting and amending of APA rules and regulations, drafting and amending of public and private land use and development plans, and agency decisions and responses to litigation.
Title
Minutes of meetings
Quantity
0.5 cubic feet; 15 microfilm rolls
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
14285
Creator

Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Arrangement

Meeting minutes are arranged chronologically by meeting date. However, records appear in reverse chronological order on each individual microfilm reel.

Scope and Content Note

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. Each set of minutes lists the meeting date, venue, agency members present, agency staff present, other individuals in attendance, and absentees. Records document appointment of agency staff; drafting and amending of APA rules and regulations; drafting and amending of public and private land use and development plans; agency decisions on proposed development projects; agency decisions on variance and map amendment requests; and agency responses to litigation challenging APA decisions and the APA act itself.

Alternate Formats Available

14285-85:Microform is available at the New York State Archives through interlibrary loan.

14285-05, 14285-05A, 14285-06, 14285-12: Camera master only. No use copy available.

Microfilm: 15 reels; 16 mm.

B1877Series B1877, Adirondack Park Agency Press Releases

Other Finding Aids

14285-12: List of folders microfilmed is available at repository.

Processing Information

This series description was enhanced as a part of the New York State Archives Environmental History Virtual Research Collection Project, 2004. The National Endowment for the Humanities provided funding for this project.

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

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