March 7, 2007 - Senator Flanagan Receives Reply From Acting Commissioner Ash

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March 7,204?

The Honorable lohn Flanagan

New York Starc Senatc Room 817 LOB

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t wanr to take this opportunity to reply to one of the issues rarsed at today's not resPondcd Senate Tourism Cornmittee meeting - specifically yoru concern that I have in writing to rhree lehers you have sent me regarding Kings Park'

I have carefully reviewed rhe comrnents and concerns p"."-u., 4gth,2006transfer of jurisdicrion of 368 raised in your lerrers. [n regard to rhe that thts is a acres from the Office of Mental Health to State Parks, I fully understand very importanr issue for rhe residents of KJngs Park and all of Long tsland- As I said at today's'Commitree meeting, the agency and the admrnistralron are carefully reviewing the parks, environmental, cconomic development, and fiscal ramificattons of the ;;;;;; ig* l"na transfer. I and other members of the administffition will continue tci consult with you as this review rs completed' Please be assured that

One of your letters specifically noted concerns expressed by a tocal rcsident about the stability of the smokesratk at the closed power plant on the property. Immediately upon receiving yoru lefter, engineenng staff from State Parks and the locai communtty inspecred the Jmokestack. and detemined that it is stable and does not Pose a safety ttueat

I look forward to conUnuing to work with you

as we complere our due diligence

regarding the Kings Park facility.

Srncerely,

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Carol Ash Acting Commrssioner

www nysParks-com An Equal Opporunity/Afiirmalive Aclron Agency $ grrnttd on mctslld DaPo.

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