prattsville

8/3/2019 Prattsville

1/3

NewsReleaseForImmediateRelease

October7,2011CONTACTS:

KoryOHara,TownSupervisor

TownHall,Prattsville,NY

5182993125

twnofpratt@mhcable.com

WarrenHart,Director

GreeneCountyEconomicDevelopment,Tourism&Planning

5187193290

whart@discovergreene.com

OpportunityAmidDevastation:PrattsvilleAnnouncesActionPlan

PRATTSVILLE,N.Y.ThequestionisnotifwerebuildPrattsvillesaidTownSupervisorKoryOHara.

WearerebuildingPrattsville.Itsonlyamatterofhowandwhen.

PerhapsnoNewYorkcommunityofitssizewashitharderbyHurricaneIrenethanPrattsville.Butlocal

residents,townleadersandtheirpartnersatalllevelsofgovernmentarepreparingtorebuild.Prattsville

hasalreadylaunchedawebsiteandFacebookpagewhereinterestedpartiescanmakeonlinedonations

tothenewlyformed501(c)3NotforProfit,andparticipatetotheongoingrecoveryprocess.Visit

www.prattsville.organdwww.facebook.com/prattsville.

OverthenextfewweekswewilldevelopanActionPlanthatexpressesPrattsvillesvisionforthe

future. Wemusttakethisopportunitytolookahead,OHarasaid.

BrianYoungoftheTownEconomicDevelopmentCommitteeechoedtheSupervisorscall,saying,We

needtoshowresidentsandbusinessownersthatthereisaprosperousfutureinPrattsvilleandlistento

whattheyneedtorebuildourstronglocaleconomy.AlreadythePrattsvillebusinesscommunityhas

coalescedaroundaGreeninGreeneeconomicdevelopmentconceptwithanaggressiveapproachto

attractingnewjobsandnewbusinesses,addedYoung.

TheactionplanningprocesswillbecoordinatedbytheGreeneCountyDepartmentofEconomic

Development,TourismandPlanning.WarrenHart,Directorsaidwestandreadytocoordinatethework

ofthestrongprofessionalteamtheTownhasbroughttogether,includingourcolleaguesatGreene

CountySoilandWaterConservationandtheGreeneCountyIndustrialDevelopmentAgency.Thetown

recentlyrequestedadditionalFEMAsupportintheformofcommunityrecoveryplanning.

8/3/2019 Prattsville

2/3

Theplankicksoffwithacommunityworkshoptoidentifyasharedvisionandoutlinealistofimportant

projectstobeundertakentoaccomplishthatvisiontogether.GreeneCountyofficialsandtheTowns

engineeringfirm,LamontEngineering,togetherwithstatepartnersandtheFederalEmergency

ManagementAgency(FEMA),willalsohelpwiththeplanningprocess.

"EnsuringthatPrattsvillehastheresourcestorebuildisgoingtotakeallofourbestefforts.I'm

committedtoensuringthereiscloseandeffectivecoordinationwithfederalofficials,andthismeetingis

aproductivestepforward.MychieffocusremainsonsupportingPrattsvilleandeveryconstituentof

minewhowasimpactedbythedevastatingstorms,"saidCongressmanChrisGibson.

FEMAispleasedtoworkwiththepeopleofPrattsville,theirtownandcountyleaders,ourNewYork

statepartnersandlocalvolunteeragenciesinthispublic,privateandcivicpartnership. Through

collaborationwecanhelpPrattsvillerecoverinawaythatimprovesthecommunityasawhole,said

FederalCoordinatingOfficerPhilipE.Parr.

TheTownwillbeassistedintheplanningprocessbyateamofprofessionalplanners,architectsand

designersledbyMargaretIrwinofRiverStreetPlanning&DevelopmentofTroy.

Asawfulastheaftermathis,Prattsvillecanfindacommonvisionforthefuture.Weregratefulforthe

opportunitytohelp,Irwinsaid. Thecompanywillbringskillsinprojectmanagement,community

involvement,landuseplanningandeconomicdevelopment.

SynthesisArchitectsofSchenectady,anditspartnerPlaceAllianceofOrlando,Fla.,hasofferedtoholda

designworkshopforPrattsvillescitizenstodevelopideasforthefuture.PlaceAllianceissueda

statementsaying,Havingworkedwithothercommunitiesrecoveringfromdisasters,wehaveseen

somethingempoweringandpositiveemergewhenpeopleactivelyreshapewheretheylive.

CLASITE,LandscapeArchitecture,Engineering&PlanningofSaratogaSpringshasalsoofferedto

prepareconceptplans,andcompaniesacrosstheCapitalRegionhavedonatedstaffsupport.These

includetheTroyArchitectureProgram,SaratogasElanPlanningandDesign,AltaPlanningandDesign,

BehanPlanningandDesign,TheChazenCompaniesofGlensFallsandPoughkeepsie,Community

PlanningandEnvironmentalAssociatesofBerne.OmniHousingDevelopmentLLCofAlbany,adeveloper

ofaffordableandseniorhousingsDuncanBarrettsaid,Meetingtheneedsofdisplacedresidentsisa

priority.Omniispleasedtobeabletocontribute.

TheStateUniversityofNewYorkatAlbanyGraduatePrograminUrbanandRegionalPlanningisalso

makingacontribution.FacultyadvisorJeffreyOlsonsaidStartinginJanuary,graduatestudentsinthe

programsPlanningStudiowillbeavailabletosupportPrattsvillebyadvancingvariousprojects.

TheTownwillsoonannouncethedateofthecommunityworkshoptokickofftheplanningprocess.

GreeneCountyPlanningDirectorWarrenHartsaidweareverygratefultothesevolunteers,but

recognizethatproudPrattsvilleresidentsandpropertyownersmustdrivetheprocess,andcallon

membersofthecommunitytoparticipateinthiseffort.

Formoreinformationpleasecontact:

8/3/2019 Prattsville

3/3

WarrenHart,Director,GreeneCountyEconomicDevelopment,TourismandPlanning(518)7193290,whart@discovergreene.com

MargaretIrwin,Principal,RiverStreetPlanningandDevelopment,(518)4411496,mirwin@riverstreet.org

IanLaw,Director,SynthesisArchitects,(518)3701576,ilaw@synthesisarchitects.com OscarMauricioCastro,Principal,PlaceAlliance, (407)4941299,

mcastro@townplanninggroup.com

DuncanBarrett,ChiefOperatingOfficer,OmniDevelopmentCorporation,(518)4324500,Duncan@Omnidevelopment.com

JeffreyOlson,Principal,AltaPlanningandDesign,(518)5846634,jolson@altaplanning.com ChrisMckniff,FEMAPublicInformationOfficer,(518)4527219,christopher.mckniff@dhs.gov

Visitwww.prattsville.organdwww.facebook.com/prattsville.