Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Joe Martens, who announced his resignation this week, has announced that his agency will open nearly 20 miles of roads in the Essex Chain of Lakes to mountain bikers beginning Saturday.
DEC is using a technicality to open the roads before public comment has closed on the Unit Management Plan required by the State Land Master Plan.
The agency is currently seeking comments on whether or not to open these roads to bicycling as part of its its Essex Chain Lakes Management Complex Draft Plan. DEC has been managing the Essex Chain under a temporary » Continue Reading.
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