winston farm development

The owners and developers of Winston Farm, which spans 800 acres, are proposing the following.

· 30-acre indoor water park resort

· 42-acre amphitheater and event center

· 32-acre tech and business park

· 500 units of multifamily housing on 50 acres

· 71 single family homes

· boutique hotel

· “adventure park resort”

This huge proposal will overwhelm 212 and Route 32 and drastically impact all of our community in Saugerties.

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We are very concerned about the environmental impact of such massive development, along with the construction, traffic, and constant noise associated with this proposed 7-year project which will leave Saugerties with overdevelopment, habitat loss, clear cutting, depletion of the aquifer, and the loss of pristine wild land for generations to come.

Action is urgent!

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key information

The proposal is based on a public vision document from 2009 that is sorely outdated and does not represent our community’s desires and needs.

The plan is not consistent with the Town’s declaration of a climate emergency and does not lay out any green buildings or thoughtfulness around the current environmental crisis.

The original 2009 Public Vision, on which this is supposedly based, calls for 70% of the property to be left wild. This is not the current plan.

The project would potentially tap into to the tune of over 800,000 gallons per day and displace certain endangered species.

The recently revised view of the development on the project website is not reflected in the actual documents that have been submitted. Nowhere on the site plan or other documents is there a reference to the promised "affordable housing," and the promised "preservation" of 400 acres does not appear on the master site plan.

The updated WF website now promises "leaving 400 acres – half the property - in its natural state as a tribute to the land’s history and character. This approach is at the heart of the project’s vision." But, again, the master site plan doesn't reflect this worthy vision and it is not reflected in the docs submitted to the town.

immediate action items

Call Local Officials

This will ultimately come down to the Town Board, the Planning Board, and the Zoning Board so our local officials are key to this process! Call our representatives, listed below, and express your concerns. They should hear from at least 1 citizen DAILY!

Build our Collective Voices

Please tell your friends and neighbors about this plan and its implications and help build our collective voice. We will be more effective at raising our voices and communicating our concerns if we are working together. Please email beautifulsaugerties@gmail.com to get names added.

Letters to the Editor

Please submit Letters to the Editor about your concerns to Hudson Valley One – Monday deadline for weekly paper and the Daily Freeman or letters@freemanonline.com.

immediate action items

Call Local Officials

This will ultimately come down to the Town Board, the Planning Board, and the Zoning Board so our local officials are key to this process! Call our representatives, listed below, and express your concerns. They should hear from at least 1 citizen DAILY!

Build our Collective Voices

Please tell your friends and neighbors about this plan and its implications and help build our collective voice. We will be less effective at raising our voices and communicating our concerns if we are not working together. Please email beautifulsaugerties@gmail.com to get names added.