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RAY BROOK — The Adirondack Park Agency will meet Thursday and Friday at its headquarters in Ray Brook.

The full agency will convene at 9 a.m. Thursday for Executive Director Terry Martino's report.

At 9:30 a.m., the Regulatory Programs Committee will determine approvability for two telecommunications towers proposed by T-Mobile, LLC. Both sites would improve cellular coverage along the Northway.

T-Mobile is proposing a 105-foot simulated-tree telecommunications tower off Simonds Road adjacent to the Northway near the Lincoln Pond rest area in Elizabethtown.

The second project involves the construction of a 90-foot simulated tree along Route 9 near Northway exit 30 in the Town of North Hudson.

In other matters of local interest, at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, the Park Ecology Committee will convene for status reports from Hilary Smith of the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program and Steve Sanford of the Department of Environmental Conservation's Office of Invasive Species Coordination.

In addition, Rob Davies of DEC's Division of Lands and Forests will review invasive pests in New York, the responses associated with each and the legal considerations and parameters within the Forest Preserve.

At 9 a.m. Friday, the Local Government Service Committee will meet for a presentation from Urban Design consultant Roger Trancik and Bill Johnston, former Essex County planning director.

They will summarize Phase 3 of the Hamlets of the Adirondacks Project. The project was undertaken to address planning and community-development interests in hamlet revitalization.

Phase 3 focuses on adaptive reuse of existing buildings and maximizing land use within hamlets as key components to address Adirondack community-development needs.

This study is a DEC-funded Adirondack Community Smart Growth Project sponsored by the Adirondack Community Housing Trust.

At 10 a.m., the full agency will convene to take action and conclude the meeting with committee reports and public comment.

The October meeting will be webcast live at www.apa.state.ny.us.

Meeting materials are available for download at: www.apa.state.ny.us/Mailing/0910/index.htm.

The next APA meeting is Nov. 12 and 13 in Ray Brook.