Today's meeting of the county Parks Advisory Committee will not be a snoozer.

The committee, which meets at 4 p.m., will discuss a proposed master plan for Ellison Park and the other parks along Irondequoit Bay. But tensions over the plan are peaking, with various groups upset over different aspects of it.

Town of Brighton staff sent over a press advisory this afternoon noting that Supervisor Sandra Frankel will attend the meeting and that she'll offer some comments on the plan, since she believes there are a number of issues that still need to be addressed. No surprise there; the town submitted six pages worth of written comments on the plan. But the town also says that it's likely the plan will be "rubberstamped" at the meeting, which shows a more aggressive approach on the town's part.

The plan, which was released last month, has drawn a lot of criticism from a variety of user groups and individuals. Genesee Regional Off-Road Cyclists is the only group to endorse it as-is. They've pushed for the plan to include bike access to county trails, and the plan calls for an 18-month trial period in Tryon Park, as well as the construction of a shared-use trail in Irondequoit Bay Park West.

That recommendation has received varied reactions from environmental and parks groups. The local Adirondack Mountain Club chapter, for example, is OK with an 18-month trial period for the bikes. But bikes shouldn't be allowed in the park until the trails are properly designed and built, say written comments submitted by the group. And Bay Park West should be off-limits to bikes until the Tryon trial period ends, the comments say.

Monroe County People for Parks members are upset that the plan contains a last-minute change in the length of the trial period from 36 months to 18 months. Member could back the shorter period, however, if it starts in the spring of one year and ends in the fall of the next - that way there are two seasons of use to study, say comments submitted by the group's director, Cassandra Petsos, on behalf of its board. Petsos also worries that if hikers and bikers share the existing narrow trails, there will be safety issues.

But mountain biking isn't the only issue of concern. People for Parks and Brighton officials want the Landing Road entrance to Ellison Park to remain closed - the plan recommends reopening it.

The proposed location for a dog park is also an issue for both groups; they prefer that the park be located instead in an underutilized section of a park known as Willow Grove, which is near water and parking.

Not all of the feedback has been negative. Comments generally support the recommendations to increase paddler access to the parks, as well as instituting sustainable trail practices.