Rebekah Channell
The River (Chronogram)

Open Space Institute in Talks to Purchase Large Portion of Winston Farm

by Will Solomon
August 17, 2023

The Open Space Institute, a northeastern conservation organization, has long been active in growing public lands in New York State. Founded in 1974 in the Hudson Valley, OSI has protected over 2.3 million acres in the United States and Canada, including over 150,000 acres in New York.

This has included adding over 13,000 acres to Minnewaska State Park and fundraising $3 million toward a visitor center that was opened in 2020, doubling the size of Fahnestock State Park since the 1990s and launching a major improvement plan in 2020, and adding over 1,200 acres to John Boyd Thacher State Park in Vorheesville.

The organization may soon have another acquisition.

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Maya Van der Meer
HV1

Winston Farm hearing in Saugerties draws mixed reviews

by David Gordon
September 25, 2022

Danny Melnick, the owner of a music tour and production company called “Absolutely Live,” said that he has produced music festivals around the world for more than 30 years, “and if anyone should be excited about an amphitheater in this area it is me; but I am not. Amphitheaters are huge; they accommodate thousands of people, and this is how our two amphitheaters, SPAC and Bethel Woods are designed. They must have parking lots many times larger than the amphitheaters themselves.” An amphitheater would bring in thousands of cars, as well as trucks and buses idling on Route 212 and Route 32, as well as sanitation and other service trucks entering and exiting the site. In addition, “sound checks and concerts can be heard almost a mile away. I have never worked at an amphitheater anywhere in the world situated in a residential community.”

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Maya Van der Meer
Daily Freeman

Winston Farm hearing in Saugerties draws environmental concerns

By William J. Kemble
September 22, 2022

Resident Bari Koral read a letter from her 13-year-old daughter, Tuli Caigan, who wanted board members to consider ways to have the scoping document protect the town’s environment and character.

“In five or six generations what will this place look like?” she wrote. “We are talking about destroying or dividing (a) forest that protects us…As more places become uninhabitable I worry for my future (because) we are the generation that will inherit climate change.”

Daily Freeman
Maya Van der Meer
Winston Farm Comments due Oct 1st!

Why this is important: Have an impact on the Winston Farm Environmental Assessment. Follow the steps below when crafting your letter to the Town Board in preparation for the Public Hearing on September, 21st at 6PM.

Winston Farm Comments due Oct 1st!
Maya Van der Meer
Daily Freeman

Winston Farm plans in Saugerties face objections

By William J. Kemble
August 18, 2022

Resident Gene O’Donovan, who owns property adjacent to Winston Farm, said developers are doing a disservice to the town.

“This project doesn’t have any responsibility to any of its neighbors,” he said. “It’s going to take Buffalo Road…and make it into its entrance to this property. Do you want your kids living on Buffalo Road to dodge the dump trucks as they come back and forth? I don’t think so.”

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Saugerties

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Open Space Institute in Talks to Purchase Large Portion of Winston Farm

by Will Solomon
August 17, 2023

The Open Space Institute, a northeastern conservation organization, has long been active in growing public lands in New York State. Founded in 1974 in the Hudson Valley, OSI has protected over 2.3 million acres in the United States and Canada, including over 150,000 acres in New York.

This has included adding over 13,000 acres to Minnewaska State Park and fundraising $3 million toward a visitor center that was opened in 2020, doubling the size of Fahnestock State Park since the 1990s and launching a major improvement plan in 2020, and adding over 1,200 acres to John Boyd Thacher State Park in Vorheesville.

The organization may soon have another acquisition.

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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!

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  • Hudson Valley One: submit at this link. Monday is the deadline for the weekly paper.

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