DOCS had looked to close four prison facilities as part of spending cuts for next year, including Camp Gabriels. But the closures were spared in the final week of state budget negotiations.

DOCS spokesman Erik Kriss said anything that's going on right now with their budget process is internal.

"It's coming up with ideas."

He said it is "really way too early to talk about" closing prisons.

To meet the 3.35-percent reduction, DOCS has presented a plan to trim $82 million from its $3 billion budget, which includes more than $500 million in federal funds and other revenues.

ORDA

In Lake Placid, Olympic Regional Development Authority spokeswoman Stephanie Ryan said they are working with the state to find ways to trim spending.

"We're currently working with the Division of Budget to assist with the governor's new plan."

ORDA already reduced total operational spending from $8.6 million to $8.3 million.

"We have nothing specific yet," Ryan said. "We're working to come up with some ideas."

Patterson said the 7-percent cut in agency funding, on top of a 3.35-percent cut in the spring, shouldn't impair services at parks, for State Police, for highway maintenance or support for schools and hospitals.

He ordered an immediate hard hiring freeze, which means that only essential jobs will be filled.

Cuts proposed include some 900 state jobs.

The state workforce is now expected to total 200,251 at the close of 2008-09, an increase of 497 jobs over this year, according to Division of the Budget figures.

The enacted budget originally assumed an increase of 1,416 jobs.