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The Village of Athens Local Waterfront Revitalization Program is a locally prepared comprehensive land and water use plan for the Village's natural, public, and developed waterfront resources along Hudson River.
The Village of Athens LWRP refines and supplements the State's Coastal Management Program and provides a comprehensive framework within which critical waterfront issues can be addressed and planned waterfront improvement projects can be pursued and implemented. The approval history of the Village of Athens LWRP was published in a final public notice.
The highlighted text is a download link for the fulll Village of Athens LWRP document.
The links below provide easy access to each part of the Village of Athens LWRP, as approved in 2001:
Section I. Waterfront Revitalization Boundary
Section II. Inventory and Analysis
Section III. Local Policies and Applicable State Policies
Section IV. Proposed Land and Water Uses and Proposed Projects
Section V. Techniques for Local Implementation of the Program
Section VI. State and Federal Actions and Programs Likely to Affect Implementation
Section VII. Consultation with Other Affected Federal, State, Regional, and Local Agencies
Section VIII. Local Commitment
Appendix A. Analysis of Questionnaire Returns
Appendix B. Vosburgh Swamp and Middle Ground Flats Habitat
Appendix C. Athens Waterfront Consistency Review Law
Appendix D. Consistency Review Procedures for State and Federal Actions
In the last several years, the Village of Athens has focused its efforts on completing public access improvements to Waterfront Park and developing a non-motorized boat launch at Fourth Street.
