What follows is the completed MVHS Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), which was delivered to the Utica Planning Board on October 25, 2018. At a regular Planning Board meeting on November 15, 2018, the Planning Board Voted To Accepted It.
The following day the DEIS was made public, a 3,527 page PDF. Here's a link to the City of Utica's original file; DEIS 111518 Combined (
We've segmented this large file into more digestible formats below. Follow the indexed links to smaller PDF sections and or easier to read web-based versions. We've added hyperlinks to selected images, and active links to web-based references when possible.
Notice of Completion of Draft and Notice of SEQR Hearing
3. Environmental Setting, Impacts, and Mitigation
4. Effects on the use and conservation of energy
6. Unavoidable adverse environmental impacts
7. Irreversible and irretrievable commitment of resources
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