06/04/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/04/2025 12:57
Notice of a Public Comment Period and Public Hearing
DEC Region: Region 5
County: Essex
Project Title: Application by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid for a Permit to bury a public utility line beneath the width of Coreys Road, Town Highway located on NYS Forest Preserve Land in the Town of Harrietstown.
Contact Person: Peter Frank
Address: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Division of Lands & Forests
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-4250
Phone Number: (518) 402-9423
E-mail: [email protected]
Project Location: Coreys Road, Town of Harrietstown, Franklin County
Project Description: Pursuant to ECL § 9-2103 National Grid has applied for a permit to extend electric distribution service across lands of the NYS Forest Preserve. The project will extend electrical distribution service 0.41 miles from existing electric service located on the northern part of Coreys Road to a residential property on Coreys Road. To extend service to the residential property, the applicant is seeking a permit to place the electric utility beneath the width of the Town Highway, Coreys Road, for a length of approximately 2,000 feet through New York State Forest Preserve. The project sponsor has determined that minimal tree removal will occur at the intersection of Coreys Road and no trees will be removed from State Forest Preserve land.
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation will hold a virtual public hearing to receive comments on this project on Monday June 23rd, 2025, at 1PM via Webex.
Date and time: Monday, June 23, 2025, 1:00 PM | (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
To view the permit application and public hearing information please visit: https://dec.ny.gov/regulatory/guidance-and-policy-documents/lands-forests.
Written comments are welcome and will be accepted by mail or e-mail, by the contact person until July 9th, 2025. Electronic copies of the application letter and location maps are available from the contact person, or may viewed at DEC's headquarters, 5th Floor, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233.