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 [...]

Foundation work on the long-stalled Garrett Landing luxury condominium project is expected to start soon.
Developer Michael Doyle said workers are nearly finished compacting the soil at the 2.15-acre site on the south shore of Keuka Lake. Demolition of buildings on the site was completed earlier.
“Probably very soon we will start the foundation work,” said Doyle, [...]