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Article: NEW, IMPROVED ERIE CANAL VISION: DEVELOP WATERFRONTS.(News)
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- The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
- Article date:
- May 28, 2005
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Byline: Erik Kriss Albany bureau; Staff writer Marnie Eisenstadt contributed to this report.
Gov. George Pataki launched an ambitious effort Friday aimed at returning the Erie Canal to world-class status.
Pataki announced plans to create an "Erie Canal Greenway" to coordinate development of the famous waterway and connecting systems, including the Oswego Canal.
His starting point was tapping Carmella Mantello, the director of the Hudson River Valley Greenway, to head the troubled state Canal Corp.
The governor also asked Mantello, a Republican ally and former assistant secretary of state, to lead efforts to create a development plan ...