Lauren Stanforth reports in the Times Union that New York's Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation wants input for a new master plan for Lake Taghkanic State Park. There will be two meetings about the Columbia County park that is located in the towns of Taghkanic and Gallatin. There will be an online meeting from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 31. Send an email to laketaghkanic.plan@parks.ny.gov to get a registration link to attend online. Or turnout for a brief presentation followed by a discussion from 6 to 7:30 p.m on Thursday, Nov. 2 at Taghkanic Fire Co. #1, at 631 Old Route 82 in Taghkanic. Anyone with questions, comments and ideas about Lake Taghkanic State Park's future should send emails to laketaghkanic.plan@parks.ny.gov or send mail to Megan Zimba, Park Planner, Division of Environmental Stewardship and Planning, NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, 625 Broadway, Albany, N.Y. 12238. All comments must be sent by Friday, December 1. Read more about this story in the Times Union.