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NewsReleaseForImmediateRelease
October7,2011CONTACTS:
KoryOHara,TownSupervisor
TownHall,Prattsville,NY
5182993125
WarrenHart,Director
GreeneCountyEconomicDevelopment,Tourism&Planning
5187193290
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.
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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:
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WarrenHart,Director,GreeneCountyEconomicDevelopment,TourismandPlanning(518)7193290,[email protected]
MargaretIrwin,Principal,RiverStreetPlanningandDevelopment,(518)4411496,[email protected]
IanLaw,Director,SynthesisArchitects,(518)3701576,[email protected] OscarMauricioCastro,Principal,PlaceAlliance, (407)4941299,
DuncanBarrett,ChiefOperatingOfficer,OmniDevelopmentCorporation,(518)4324500,[email protected]
JeffreyOlson,Principal,AltaPlanningandDesign,(518)5846634,[email protected] ChrisMckniff,FEMAPublicInformationOfficer,(518)4527219,[email protected]
Visitwww.prattsville.organdwww.facebook.com/prattsville.
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