Arkville — The spokesman for the Catskill Preservation Coalition said Monday that the 11-group organization was “gratified” by the issues ruling handed down by Deputy Commissioner Carl Johnson of the state Department of Environmental Conservation concerning the proposed Belleayre mega-resort.
The ruling, which was delivered late Friday, December 29, the last full work day of the [...]

THE STATE Department of Environmental Conservation on Friday called for further review of six issues relating to the proposed Belleayre Resort at Catskill Park - a partial victory for the developer.
A DEC administrative law judge ruled in 2005 that 12 matters regarding the resort plan needed to be “adjudicated” - in essence, dealt with a [...]

OPPONENTS of the proposed 1,900-acre Belleayre Resort at Catskill Park say the newly unveiled revised plan for the development is nothing more than a “bait and switch” that will require the same environmental review as the previous plan.
The opponents also continue to push for the so-called “lower build” alternative proposed by U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey.
Dean [...]

Environmental Protection Agency, echoing the stance of U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey, has taken the position that the proposed Belleayre Resort at Catskill Park should not include any construction on the eastern portion of the 1,900-acre site on which the developer wants to build.
A letter from EPA Region II Administrator Alan J. Steinberg to several members [...]