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Cornell studies revitalization of Adirondack hamlets
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technology and frozen in time,
communities in New York State’s
majestic Adirondack region face
such a severe economic slump that
it will take major planning and
investment to revitalize the area,
according to a new studey directed
by a Cornell University resear
cher.
Equal in size to Vermont, the six
million-acre Adirondack Park, as
the region is called, is the largest
park in the continental United
States and the biggest wilderness
area east 6f the Mississippi River
About 40 percent of the lane
remains a “forever wilderness’
forest preserve.
Nestled high in this alpine region
are 135 hamlets with a combined
population of about 125,000. The
“forever wild” land of the Park
has been safeguarded since before
the turn of the century, but what
has gone unattended is planning
for the future of the settled areas of
the Park. At stake, in fact, is the
very survival of the residents in
the region.
"The majority of the Adirondack
communities are either too small,
too poor, or too disorganized that
they alone cannot do much about
their dilemma,” says Roger T.
Trancik, a landscape architecture
professor and specialist in urban
design and environmental plan
ning in the New York State College
of Agriculture and Life Sciences at
Cornell. Trancik headed the study
group.
Now in the final stage, the
Adirondack study is a joint effort
of Cornell and four Adirondack
counties--Clinton, Essex,
Hamilton, and St. Lawrence.
Supported by the Adirondack Park
Agency and the New York State
Council of Arts, the project is a
master plan for the future of
settlements in the Adirondacks
and is one of the most com
prehensive studies of the park
undertaken to date.
In Trancik’s view, the problems
confronting the Adirondack
residents and the challenges ahead
to better their conditions are
enormous. The study points out
that many communities lack the
ability to deal with the com
plexities of development planning.
Compounding the situation are
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unstable local economies, below
poverty income levels, and chronic
high unemployment, among other
factors.
Based on a multitude of issues
and problems facing the Adiron
dack communities, the study team
is developing wide-ranging
planning and investment
strategies geared to generate
economic development op
portunities for all the hamlets in
the region.
Among steps considered vital for
revitalizing the hamlets, as spelled
out in the study, are:
-Waterfront revitalization.
Waterfronts are a critical resource
in most Adirondack hamlets, yet
these communities have not taken
full advantage of this resource as
an "open space amenity” for at
tracting investment. Steps should
be taken to improve the economic
value and utilization of waterfronts
as well as their visual and physical
quality. Such waterfront
revitalization programs should
include development of river
trails, water power, beaches,
commercial mannas, and
waterfront parks.
-Recreation and tourism.
Based on the region’s natural,
cultural, and historic resources,
recreation and tourism are the
backbone of the Adirondack
economy. Efforts to promote
tourism should be stepped up.
More tourist centers at the
gateways of the Park could sub
stantially increase year-round
tourist activity The strategic
location of such centers could be
the cornerstone for the
revitalization of selected hamlets
within the region
Industrial development. The
study calls for expansion of wood
products beyond the primary
processing of timber into lumber,
luring into the region a range of
small-scale manufacturing
companies as well as research and
development (R&D) facilities,
establishment of agriculture and
food processing facilities, en
couragement of the handicraft
industry, relocation of more state
government facilities into the
area, introduction of data
processing facilities, and
development of privately-owned
seasonal homes.
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- Historic resources. Many
structures and sites in the
Adirondack Park are historic
resources, which take many
forms, including buildings, sites,
landscapes, districts, or water
ways. Preservation of such
resources is the key to the
redevelopment strategies for the
hamlets. A creative method of
marketing a community’s
historical resources is essential for
attracting more visitors to the
region.
-Infill sites. "Infill develop
ment" means the renovation and
reuse of older existing structures
in hamlets. Infill sites exist in the
form of vacant lots along or near a
mam street, or large areas within
residential neighborhoods. Some of
the development opportunities
involve single lot development,
renovation of vacant buildings,
and development of land areas.
-Public spaces. Attractive public
spaces in a hamlet enhance local
Dairy management workshops
ITHACA, NY - A group of
animal scientists from Cornell
University will brave the snow and
frigid weather in January to bring
farmers up to date on state-of-the
art dairy production and
management techniques.
To accomplish the task, seven
dairy specialists from the New
York State College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences at Cornell will
travel to Oneonta, Latham,
Syracuse, and Jamestown to offer
a two-day “crash” course in each
location on dairy management for
farmers.
The “1985 Winder Dairy
Management Schools,” which
start January 7, will focus on the
latest Cornell research-based
recommendations on dairy
management. Lectures will center
on feeding, dairy herd im
provement (DHI) and business
management, reproduction,
housing and milking management,
and breeding and genetics.
The Cornell professors on the
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community pride that provides an
incentive for residents to improve
and maintain their properties. A
hamlet with an attractive en
vironment is much more
marketable to prospective in
dustrial developers. Improving
public spaces represents one of
several strategies for attracting
investment and reversing the tide
of economic decline in the region.
Water and sewer systems. A
hamlet's economic vitality and
growth capability are, in part,
dependent on the ability of the
hamlet to provide an adequate
supply of high quality water. Over
the next 10 years, three-fourths of
the public water supply systems in
the Adirondacks will have to un
dergo a major overhaul. Mean
while, many hamlets lack modern
sewage systems; construction of
small decentralized wastewater
systems is encouraged.
Commenting on these planning
and economic development
by Cornell professors
team who will expound on these
subjects and field questions from
participants are Charles J. Sniffen,
Larry E. Chase, Terry R. Smith,
R. David Smith, William G.
Merrill, David M. Gallon, E. John
Poliak, and Robert W. Everett, all
in Cornell’s department of animal
science - the sponsor of the events.
Open to all dairy farmers
throughout New York State, the
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Schools will take place on the
following dates;
January 7-8 - Oneonta (Holiday
Inn, Route 23).
January 9-10 - Latham (Albany
Airport Holiday Inn, U.S. Route
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v).
January 21-22 - Syracuse
(Holiday Inn, Fairgrounds area,
Thruway Exit 39).
January 23-24 - Jamestown
(Holiday Inn, West 4th Street).
Similar regional schools were
staged by Cornell for the first time
last January on a trial run. En
couraged by the initial results,
Cornell has decided to hit the road
again, according to Professor
Everett, the program chairman
for the school.
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strategies as suggested in the
study, Cornell’s Trancik says:
Each village and hamlet in the
Adirondack Park is unique
physically and culturally, but
common problems and op
portunities exist among many
hamlets that could be shared.”
The objective of the planning
approach for the region is to strike
a balance between economic
development and environmental
preservation, Trancik points out.
The ultimate goal is to encourage
investment in the settlements of
the area by people inside and
outside of the region.
Initiated a year ago, the
Adirondack study has resulted in a
publication titled Hamlets of the
Adirondacks, a descriptive survey
and analysis of 135 hamlets in the
region. A companion publication,
Hamlets of the Adirondacks 11,
which discusses specific planning,
marketing, and investment
strategies for the hamlets, will be
available in early 1985.
Along with Wisconsin and
California, New York is among the
nation’s top three dairying states.
Its dairy industry is the backbone
of the state’s agricultural industry
that now approaches the $3 billion
mark in annual gross farm in
come.
For more information about
registration and the program for
the January schools, contact
Robert Everett, 822 Morrison
Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca,
NY 14853, or call (607) 256-4416.
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