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Northville releases draft Local Waterfront Revitalization Program outlining boundary, policies and priority projects
Summary
The Village of Northville’s June 2023 draft LWRP designates the entire village as the Waterfront Revitalization Area and lays out 25+ recommended projects and state coastal policies to guide waterfront access, infrastructure, environmental protection and downtown revitalization.
The Village of Northville published a draft Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP) in June 2023 that defines the Waterfront Revitalization Area (WRA) as coterminous with the village municipal boundary and includes portions of Great Sacandaga Lake and Northville Lake. The plan states that the WRA "is coterminous with the village of Northville municipal boundary" and ties the boundary to Section 911(4)(a) of New York State Executive Law.
The LWRP compiles an inventory of natural and built resources, summarizes public input, and lists 25 proposed projects grouped under public access and recreation, infrastructure, and economic development. It identifies priorities, cost estimates and likely state and federal permits. The plan notes strengths (a tourism-driven economy and walkable downtown) and challenges (limited public shoreline access, spillway pedestrian safety, and sediment buildup in Northville Lake). It assigns local implementation roles to the Village Planning Board, Mayor and Village Board, and lists the Waterfront Advisory Committee members and consultant Elan.3 Consulting. The plan references potential funding sources including the New York State Department of State LWRP grants and the Environmental Protection Fund.
Why it matters: the LWRP provides the legal and programmatic framework the village will use to seek state consistency approvals, pursue grant funds, and prioritize capital projects that change public access to the lakes, local infrastructure, and downtown redevelopment. The document lays out project cost estimates and regulatory steps for agencies such as the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District (HRBRRD), Adirondack Park Agency (APA), DEC, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Next steps: the draft is presented for review and will require coordination with state agencies and formal adoption by the Village Board and approval by the New York State Secretary of State before implementation begins.
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