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Help Create the Visual Simulations for Alder Creek Solar As Part of the NY Help Create the Visual Simulations for Alder Creek Solar As part of the NY State permitting process, Alder Creek Solar will be conducting a visual impact assessment to determine where the project will be visible in the towns of Boonville and Forestport and prepare visual simulations to provide the community with an accurate depiction of what the project will look like and where it will be visible. We have identified locations for evaluation based on publicly available information, but we know residents like you know your community best. We are happy to hear your feedback and consider additional sites. Please use the attached worksheet to identify any sites we may have missed by August 31. Leave your worksheet at the Town Hall and an Alder Creek Solar representative will pick it up. If you’d prefer, you can also mail your worksheet to: PO Box 283, Alder Creek, NY 13301. Please contact the Alder Creek Solar team at 315-284-5299 or [email protected] if you have questions. Because solar collection devices are usually at a low tilt, under 15 feet tall, and often surrounded by trees and other plantings, the visual impacts of a solar farm to the surrounding community can be minimal. At Alder Creek Solar, due to the natural vegetation and topography of the site, surrounding roadways and residences will have very limited views of the facility. We’ve proactively identified areas where the project may be visible and are asking for your help to identify areas where an additional setback or vegetative screening may be appropriate to minimize visibility. About Alder Creek Solar: A project of Apex Clean Energy, Alder Creek Solar is a proposed utility-scale solar energy project that is expected to generate between 150-200 megawatts of clean, homegrown electricity for New York State while diversifying the local economy and supporting jobs in the community. Situated in towns of Forestport and Boonville, adjacent to existing transmission lines on remote private land, the location is highly suitable for a solar energy project. Alder Creek Solar would generate long-term local and state tax revenue for schools, government services, and public infrastructure totaling millions of dollars over the lifetime of the project. If approved, the project is expected to generate enough energy to power around 21,000 homes annually. c/o Apex Clean Energy, Inc. 310 4th Street NE, Suite 300 | Charlottesville, VA 22902 T 434.220.7595 | F 434.220.3712 apexcleanenergy.com 0 W F in d o g R re e lle s rt vi t Map Rotation: R ns Rd d ki aw H E d m o n d s Rd R en d he C S a n a l T o Hayes w Rd NAD 1983 StatePlane NewYork Central FIPS 3102 Feet (Foot US) p E a th Coordinate System: Lachausse Rd M i ller Scamott Rd s W oo Town of Boonville d s R Town of Forestport Irish Settlement Rd d River Rd Rd rm Fa S tat e R ou te CanalR Dean Rd 1 d 2 d R in w Dutch Hill Rd er K W 8 o 2 o te d u h o u l E R l e R c t d h ta o S L d d a R k R e n r a R lo rn d y a e T K d N R P o in n t d s R u d D Egypt Rd P h State Dam Rd r i l D l H i em d p lock Hills R s e or Rd Sh PROJECT: West Lyonsdale Webb LEGEND ALDER CREEK SOLAR PROJECT Turin TOWNS OF FORESTPORT AND BOONVILLE Leyden Preliminary Project Area Town Boundary ONEIDA COUNTY, NY TITLE: Forestport PROJECT SITE Lewis Boonville Ohio NY DRAWN BY: D. BARLEY PROJECT NO.: 316962 Ava CHECKED BY: J. BARTOS APPROVED BY: H. EFFLER FIGURE 1 $ DATE: JUNE 2020 Remsen 1:40,000 MAP PRODUCED BY: Western Steuben 0 2,000 4,000 215 GREENFIELD PARKWAY, SUITE 102 S:\1-PROJECTS\APEX\316962_Alder_Creek_Solar\Alder Creek Solar_VisualOutreach_Figure 1_Project Site.mxd 1. BASEMAP IMAGERY FROM ESRI ARCGIS "WORLD IMAGERY" MAP SERVICE. 1 " = 3,333 ' Feet LIVERPOOL, NY 13088 2. DATA SOURCES: NYSGIS Path: Trenton Russia Preliminary Listing of Publicly Accessible Visual Resources Within a Five Mile Radius of the Project Resource Name Town Federal, State, County, Municipal Recreation Lands Jackson Hill State Forest Ava Boonville Fairgrounds Boonville Boonville Forest Preserve Detached Parcel Boonville Boonville Forest Preserve Detached Parcel Boonville Clark Hill State Forest Boonville Erwin Park Boonville Hogsback State Forest Boonville Pixley Falls State Park Boonville Popple Pond State Forest Boonville Sand Flats State Forest Boonville Adirondack Park Forestport Black River Wild Forest Forestport Forestport Forest Preserve Detached Parcel Forestport Forestport Forest Preserve Detached Parcel Forestport Forestport Forest Preserve Detached Parcel Forestport State Boat Launch Forestport Woodhull State Forest Forestport Penn Mountain State Forest Steuben National Rivers Inventory Forestport, Black River Boonville Scenic Byways and Trails Black River Feeder Canal Trail Boonville Leyden, Black River Trail Scenic Byway (Route 12) Boonville NRHP-Listed Historic Sites and Districts Black River Canal Warehouse Boonville Boonville Historic District Boonville Erwin Library and Pratt House Boonville US Post Office - Boonville Boonville New York Central Railroad Adirondack Division Forestport, Historic District Remsen Mapped Fishing Access Areas Black River Area 5 Lyonsdale Resource Name Town Black River Area 6 Lyonsdale Black River Area 7 Boonville Black River Area 8 Boonville Black River Area 9 Boonville Black River Area 10 Forestport Woodhull Creek 1 Forestport Kayuta Lake Forestport Mapped Snowmobile Trails Boonville, Various snowmobile trails through study area Forestport, Remsen West Turin Lyonsdale 32 Leyden A7 29 A8 21 22 A1 14 Forestport 23 31 36 13 37 34 A220 12 15 11 9 7 30 10 8 16 28 Boonville 6 5 18 17 A9 4 3 A3 27 2 25 19 35 1 A4 24 Ava A5 26 33 38 A6 Steuben Remsen Western PHOTO LOCATION ALDER CREEK SOLAR PROJECT ANTICPATED PHOTO VIEWPOINTS ± PHOTO LOCATION AND ORIENTATION & PHOTO ORIENTATION 0 10.5 PROJECT BOUNDARY Miles Date : 6/24/2020 Z:\a-gis\316962_AlderCreek\JB_Working\aprx\ PO Box Albion, NY 14411 Visually Sensitive Resource Identification Worksheet Name (Optional): Address (Optional): Email/Contact # (Optional): Sites for Consideration: Resource Name: Resource Description: Address or General Location: Reason for Inclusion: Resource Name: Resource Description: Address or General Location: Reason for Inclusion: Resource Name: Resource Description: Address or General Location: Reason for Inclusion: Thank you for your thoughts and insights regarding this project. .
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