8/13/2019 UAlbany downtown campus proposed renovations

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NOTICE/INVITATION

The University at Albany (UAlbany) is hosting an open/public scoping !eeting to "iscussits #o$nto$n Ca!pus %&eneric Environ!ental I!pact 'tate!ent (&EI') on

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All neighbors, area residents, students, faculty, property owners and other stakeholders arewelcome and encouraged to attend.

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The University at Albany is considering renovations and expansion of its Downtown Campus to meetspace needs as described in its 202 UAlbany !acilities "aster #lan$

These space needs are expected to be met with a combination of renovation and new constructionwithin the existing Downtown Campus property and% depending on available funding% would beimplemented over the next five to ten years$ These potential pro&ects include renovation of the

'chuyler 'chool for University functions( construction of a par)ing structure on the Thurlow Terracesurface par)ing lot( renovation and expansion of #age *all( and construction of an addition to the*awley +ibrary$

To evaluate the potential environmental impacts of these proposed pro&ect plans% UAlbany isunderta)ing a ,eneric nvironmental .mpact 'tatement /,.' in accordance with the 1ew or)'tate nvironmental 3uality 4eview Act /'34A$ '34A incorporates the consideration ofenvironmental factors into planning and development$ The intent of '34A is to balance the social%economic and environmental factors of a proposed pro&ect /5 1C44 #art 56$

The process for developing and completing the ,.' is a public process with opportunities for publicinput at various points$ The public scoping session is the first opportunity for public input in the

process$ An early step in the ,.' process is to 7scope8 topics and potential impacts to be evaluatedin the ,.' document$ This public scoping session is an opportunity for the public to identify thepotential impacts and topics to be evaluated$ Topics evaluated may include traffic% noise% par)ing%historic resources% aesthetics% and more$ The topics to be evaluated will be included in a scopingdocument that will guide the ,.'$

-------------------------------!or more information or to view the draft scoping document% go to the UAlbany website athttp9::www$albany$edu:facilities:dgeis:downtown$html $ *ard copies of the draft scoping document arealso available at 'ervice ;uilding A%