PSC Revised Site Visit Itinerary

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Case 12-T-0248

NYSEG Columbia County Transmission Project

Proposed Detailed Itinerary and Driving Route for Site Inspection

Anticipated No. of Attendees: 20-25

Date: Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Meeting Time: 09:00AMMeeting Location: Rear Parking Area, Town of Ghent Town Hall, NYS Route 66 and County

Route 22

09:00AM Briefing on Tour Protocols

The intent of the inspection is to review the location of the proposed facility and itsrelation to existing and proposed features in the area

09:15AM Board buses for site tour

1. Travel north on Route 662. Turn west on Route 203 to Klinekill Substation on right

view station, ROW crossing at Rt 203 and turn around3. Travel east on Route 2034. Turn right on Shufelt Rd

ROW crosses road5. Proceed south on Shufelt Rd6. Turn left on Co Rt 21B and proceed easterly7. Turn left on Co Rt 22

alternate route and proposed route are west and east of existing ROW crossing8. Enter parking area at Siegle-Klinekill Preserve on Left after NYSEG ROW view from Preserve to existing, proposed and alternate ROW locations across

Preserve lands

9. Turn left on Co Rt 22 and proceed easterly to NYS Route 6610.Turn right on NYS Route 66 and proceed southerly to Snyder Road11.Turn right onto Snyder Road

view proposed route crossing north of intersection with Waltermire Road view proposed alternative route crossing further north on Snyder Road

12.Proceed northerly on Snyder Road to Co Rt 2213.Turn Left on Co Rt 22

view alternative route crossing east of Pond Rd14.Slow down for pull off at Pond Road - west side of intersection at shoulder of Co Rt 22

Stop at pull off (There is no suitable turn-around location on Pond Road, a narrow dead-end

road)

walk 650+/- feet north on Pond Road to alternate route crossing return to vehicles

15.Proceed 150 feet west on Co Rt 22 to and turn left onto Habeck Road16.Proceed southerly on Habeck Road towards Snyder Road


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17.Turn right onto Snyder Road and proceed southerly view proposed route crossing

18.Turn right onto Waltermire Road and proceed southerly to NYS Rt 6619.Turn right onto NYS Rt 66 towards Schmidt Road20.Turn right onto Schmidt Road and proceed northerly

view proposed route crossing at Schmidt Rd21.Proceed northerly on Schmidt Rd to Habeck Road22.Turn left on Habeck Road towards Co Rt 2223.Turn left on Co Rt 22 towards Spook Rock Road24.Turn left on Spook Rock Road and proceed short distance to proposed route crossing

opposite red house on hill

Stop at roadside - depart vehicles to view routing Proposed route crosses Spook Rock Rd and Co Rt 22 Alternate route crosses Fowler Lake Rd north of Co Rt 22 Return to vehicles

25.Proceed southerly on Spook Rock Rd26.Turn right on Talarico Road and proceed northwesterly to Co Rt 2227.Turn right on Co Rt 22 to The Fields at Omi on left28.Turn left into The Fields at Omi (Art Omi) parking area

walk 500+/- feet to viewpoint in field - view northerly toward proposed facilityroute

return to vehicles29.Turn left onto Co Rt 22 and proceed easterly30.Turn left onto Letter S Road and proceed northerly31.Stop at Ledig House at 59 Letter S Road

observe viewpoint of proposed facility from Art Omis residency program houses32.Proceed northerly on Letter S Road

view proposed route crossing Letter S Road33.Proceed northerly on Letter S Road towards Quinn Lane34.Turn left onto Quinn Lane and proceed to end35.Turn left onto Leggett Road and proceed southerly

turn right into Gallagher Stud Farm - Yearling Barn driveway - can turn around atbarn parking

meet with property owner view southerly toward proposed route view proposed stream crossing of unnamed tributary to Fitting Creek Class C(TS)

stream36.At Leggett Road stop at right side of road

view proposed route - crossing at Leggett Road - view southerly across fence andpasture at Gallagher Stud Farm

37.Proceed southerly on Leggett Rd to end38.Turn right onto Co Rt 22 and proceed westerly39.Turn right at West Ghent Cemetery - eastern entrance40.Proceed slowly on Cemetery road

note West Ghent Recreation Area on right


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view northerly toward proposed facility route41.Proceed around cemetery loop-road to Co Rt 2242.Turn right at Co Rt 2243.Turn right at Old Post Road and proceed to proposed route crossing

view proposed route crossing Old Post Road & NYS Rt 9H and Catskill Mt viewsto west

44.Proceed northerly on Old Post Road to Falls Rd45.Left on Falls Road to NYS Rt 9H46.Left on NYS Rt 9H past commercial/industrial area to Proposed Route crossing 9H47.Pull off NYS Rt 9H to pull off on right shoulder

view proposed route crossing Rt 9H, and toward proposed Ghent Switchyard meet with property owner White and view proposed Ghent Switchyard location view proposed crossing of Widows Creek class C(T) stream on west side of

White property

48.Proceed southerly on Rt 9H to Stockport Rd49.Turn right onto Stockport Rd and proceed westerly

view alternate switchyard location north of Stockport Rd50.Proceed westerly to viewpoint across from barn view northerly to proposed facility location, and alternate facility location

51.Proceed westerly to existing Niagara Mohawk Power Corp electric ROW view northerly toward proposed interconnection point - end of facility route(s)

52.Proceed westerly on West Ghent-Stockport Rd to Fitting Road53.Left onto Fitting Road and proceed southerly to Co Rt 1054.Left onto Co Rt 10 to NYS Rt 9H55.Turn left onto NYS Rt 9H and proceed northerly to Co Rt 2256.Turn right onto Co Rt 22 and proceed easterly back through project area57.Return to Ghent Town Hall Parking Lot

end of morning tourApproximate Time of Return 12:30PM.

Restrooms available in Town Hall

One hour lunch break on your own - walking distance to two establishments north on Rt 66

(Dairy Queen and White Stone Diner)

Site visits to individual property locations will be conducted in the afternoon of Tuesday

September 3rd and all day Wednesday September 4th, as necessary and requested. See

attached schedule of site visits.

**AS A REMINDER, THERE WILL BE SOME WALKING AND HIKING DURING

BOTH THE DRIVING TOUR AND THE SITE VISITS. PLEASE DRESS

ACCORDINGLY, INCLUDING PROPER FOOTWEAR. LONG SLEEVES AND LONG

PANTS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR THE PREVENTION OF TICK BITES, POISON

IVY CONTACT, ETC.


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Proposed Schedule for Site Visits Day 1

Date: Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Meeting Time: Approximately 1:30PM (following lunch break after morning driving tour)

Meeting Location: Rear Parking Area, Town of Ghent Town Hall, NYS Route 66 and County

Route 22

1. Daniel and Cynthia Bozik Private Landowner1475 Co Route 22

2. Walter/Jane Blank Property Sugar Maple Farm1191 Co Route 22

3. Benjamin Swett Private Landowner1185 Co Route 22

4. Janice Fingar Private Landowner475 Old Post Road

5. David McNeil Private Landowner37 Leggett Road

6. Peter Coan Private Landowner134 Leggett Road

7. Barnett Property Private Landowner160 Quinn Lane

8. Marcia Douglas Private LandownerLetter S Road

9. Zan Property Private LandownerLeggett Road

10.Evans Property Private Landowner342 Leggett Road


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Proposed Schedule for Site Visits Day 2

Date: Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Meeting Time: 09:00 AM

Meeting Location: Rear Parking Area, Town of Ghent Town Hall, NYS Route 66 and County

Route 22

1. Clearmans Property Kinderhook FarmMultiple parcels along Shufelt Road and Co Route 21

2. Siegel-Kline Kill Public Conservation AreaView proposed stream crossings of Kline Kill Class C(TS) Stream

3. Chris and Joan Scheu Private LandownerCo Route 21 (across from Siegel-Kline Kill Public Conservation Area)

4. Richard McCarthy Private Landowner8 Snyder Road

5. Robert Ollman Private Landowner160 Snyder Road

6. Jeffrey Ravetch Private Landowner59 Dean Road

7. Brit and Greg Cice Private Landowner175 Waltermire Road

8. Richard and Mimi Beaven Private Landowner142 Waltermire Road

9. Don Lumpkin Private Landowner282 Schmidt Road

10.Edward Habeck Private LandownerSchmidt Road (multiple parcels)

11.Class C Unnamed Tributary to North Creek (H-204-3-16-2)West of Schmidt Road along boundary of Habeck and Nyfeler propertiesView proposed stream crossing

12.Walter Nyfeler Private LandownerNyfler Road, Spook Rock Road and Co Route 22 (multiple parcels)

13.Arlyne Rochin Private Landowner38 Fowler Lake Road

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PSC Revised Site Visit Itinerary