Elizabeth Little Hogan, president of the Crandall Park Litigation Committee, presented a 13-point master plan to the Glens Falls City Council and asked for council approval so the committee could begin fundraising for an accessible spine path through Crandall Park.

Hogan said the committee has spent about four years on the plan, conducted a public survey and retained LaBella Associates to guide design. She described the primary proposal as a six-foot-wide accessible path running from Fire Road through the park, separated from roads by barriers where necessary, to link playgrounds and existing walkways for people using wheelchairs and families with strollers.

Hogan provided ballpark cost figures from local contractors to support fundraising: "to have the whole path, including the bridge, [about] 180,000," and "the bridge was 56,000," she said. She added that the bridge estimate was for a roughly 50-foot span and characterized the figures as preliminary for planning and grant-seeking. The committee reported interest from Warren County groups and local donors but said it wanted council endorsement before soliciting funds.

On technical and permitting issues, Hogan said the committee discussed using what she called "Silco piles," described in the presentation as a less invasive foundation method through wetlands. She said permitting discussions may involve the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers but that local review had not been expected to be "that cumbersome," and she identified the Warren County Soil and Water Conservation District as a cooperating partner on runoff and pond-improvement work.

Hogan also outlined related site items: reserving a memorial-tree planting area (a sugar maple was planted this year in memory of Dennis Phillips), a high-density buffer around the parking lot, and work to address runoff into the park pond. She said some sections of existing hard-packed gravel paths have proven difficult to traverse with mobility devices and that the new spine path would improve year-round access.

Some residents and speakers raised concerns about adding hard surfaces and potential tree removal in narrow sections. Hogan acknowledged the concerns, said only a few trees would be removed and noted the park's mix of species, and said the committee favored limiting hard surfaces where possible while adding guardrails in constrained locations for safety. Hogan repeated that the committee did not want to raise money only to find the council would later reject the proposal.

The presentation closed without a recorded council vote or formal action in the transcript. The committee asked the council to indicate support so fundraising could proceed; the transcript does not record whether the council provided that direction or asked staff to return with engineering-level plans.