Both sides in the battle over the proposed Awosting Reserve housing development
have filed papers in state Supreme Court here about whether the project should
be allowed to build a central sewage treatment plant on the Shawangunk Ridge.
Principal property owner John Bradley, who is embroiled in a management dispute
with his original developers, has said that even though he favors a scaled-back
version of the 350-unit project, a central sewage system is still crucial to his
plan.
In court papers filed Monday, lawyers for the project's investors argue that
state and county regulations supersede a ruling last winter by the town's Zoning
Board of Appeals that found that a sewage system was not allowed under the Town
of Gardiner's zoning laws.
Developers have argued the project, which includes a golf course and extensive
roadways, could not be built without a central sewage system.
Opponents of the project filed briefs with the court in support of the ZBA's
finding, arguing that state and county regulations do not override the ZBA's
finding. They have argued since the project was announced that it was too big
for the ecologically delicate ridge.
To read our Save The RIdge Brief, please click here.
