He was also appointed as chairman of former Gov. Mario Cuomo's East End Economic and Environmental Institute in 1993, which was instrumental in extending
farmland preservation efforts statewide and boosting the East End tourism and wine industries, Mr. Latham said.
He was widely credited with leading
farmland preservation efforts in New York State and with scuttling efforts to build two nuclear power plants in Jamesport.
Not exact matches
Land
preservation groups and elected officials will be on hand in two Hudson Valley, New York locations to announce
farmland protection
efforts.