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Planning staff discusses pavilion, grading and proposed fixed toilet on Glens Falls bike trail

5964747 · October 21, 2025
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Staff described grading, drainage and structure details for a planned pavilion and a proposed fixed toilet building near the bike trail; staff said the site drains to a low-point catch basin and the toilet would replace porta-potties at events.

Planning staff described stormwater, grading and building details for a proposed pavilion, a toilet-room building on the bike trail, and related site adjustments during a Glens Falls City planning discussion.

"The big hang up ... it came down to the storm water and the grading," a Staff member said while reviewing spot elevations, the low point where existing catch basins collect runoff, and a retention swale that concentrates drainage near the pavilion footprint. Staff said the site is nearly flat and that runoff from adjoining roofs and streets flows into the low point opposite the planned pavilion.

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