Barnes Avenue Rehabilitation and Utica Marsh Access

On July 29, 2025 There was a presentation to gather stakeholder's ideas regarding a Rehabilitation of Barnes Ave and what to do about access to the Utica Marsh. Presenters were Carrie Martin AICP an environmental sustainability planner, Utica Mayor Michael Galime, Chris Lawrence, City of Utica Planner , and one other.  

Video documents that meeting in full here. 

CSX has informed the City of Utica that they will be taking down the Barnes Ave. bridge.  Participants at the meeting, including some neighboring the area, seemed to indicate that they did  not want a pedestrian bridge or other access as a replacement.  Question then becomes how does one gain access from Utica to the Utica Marsh?  Chris Lawrence informed us that access from Harbor Point is blocked.  

Morris Matters thinks that  the marsh is a great natural resource that has never properly been utilized for the benefit of the community.  

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