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State announces $71 million in parks and historic sites funding, but none of it's coming to St. Lawrence County

Posted 4/24/15

The state will spend $71.1 million this year on 88 revitalization and rehabilitation projects, but none of that money will be coming to St. Lawrence County. A total of $3.6 million will be spend on …

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State announces $71 million in parks and historic sites funding, but none of it's coming to St. Lawrence County

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The state will spend $71.1 million this year on 88 revitalization and rehabilitation projects, but none of that money will be coming to St. Lawrence County.

A total of $3.6 million will be spend on projects in the North Country Region, but not in St. Lawrence County.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said the announcement is in honor of Earth Week, April 19-25, a weeklong celebration of New York’s commitment and accomplishments to protecting our environment, conserving open space, increasing access to the state’s vast and magnificent natural resources, implementing clean energy initiatives and preparing for the effects of climate change.

The projects are part of the Governor’s NY Parks 2020 plan, a project to invest approximately $900 million in state parks from 2011 to 2020.

This year’s funding will launch 88 major construction projects across the state, including expanding camping options at Buttermilk Falls, Evangola, Four Mile Creek, Golden Hill and Moreau Lake State Parks; modernizing the bathhouses that anchor the swimming areas at Allegany, Fort Niagara, and Hamlin Beach State Parks; improving athletic facilities at Gantry Plaza and Riverbank state parks; and continuing multi-year plans to restore the historic and aesthetic grandeur of Niagara Falls and Jones Beach State Parks.