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1/17/2008 Spitzer’s Deal Questioned Belleayre Resort & Expansion Scoping Ends As First Lawsuit Cries ‘Unfair!’

12/20/2007 The Battle Lines Harden Resort Hearings Draw Loud Opposition, Supporters Vow To Ignore Climate Shifts

12/6/2007 Scoping Time... Again DEC Sets First Steps In New Resort Plan Review Process For December 10, 11

11/8/2008 Opposition Grows... Again Sierra Club Joins New Coalition Aimed At Shrinking Resort One More Time

9/27/2007 The Resort? This Week's report

9/13/2007 Gitter Gets a Go-Ahead Spitzer OK's Resort Proposal Agreement Approved by
Enviros But Not By Locals

9/27/2007 Climate? Bah! Sexy Emerson? - Traffic Changes

7/19/2007 Belleayre Support Supporters of the state owned Belleayre Mountain ski center wasted no time in fighting back against an attack on the facility.

7/5/07 Private vs Public? Hunter & Windham Question Belleayre's Increasingly Competitive Positioning

5/24/07 No Plan B?

5/24/07 Conflict of Interest? Belleayre's Lanza Comes Under Fire from IG's Office, Putting Job In Jeopardy.

4/26/07 Resort Talks Unsettled. Kelly Says Congressman's Alternative is Evolving While Hinchey Says It's Not.

4/12/07 Still Headed For Trial. Three local lawsuits Move Ahead on Landowner, Planning, & Sex Issues.

2/15/07 No Water Deal

2/1/07 Hinchey Gets His Ovation. US Congressman Draws SRO Chamber Crowd, While Still Taking On The Resort.

1/18/07 It's Big Alright...

1/4/2007 11th Hour Resort Ruling Following Weeks Of Secret Talks, DEC Ends Up Splitting On Crossroads’ Issues

12/7/2006 Secret Meetings Continue Crossroads Project Talks Gag Order’s Still On While EPA Hears Pro-Developer Pitch

11/23/06 Hush Hush... A Meeting! Pataki's Office Gathers Most Parties To Discuss The Resort Project's Options

8/17/06 Gitter Vs All State Comptroller Alan G. Hevesi recently raised serious concerns about the proposed Belleayre Resort at Catskill Park

4/27/06 Gitter Again Despite his public calls for a meeting to discuss possible compromises, Belleayre Resort developer Dean Gitter’s still without any sit-down offers from other parties…

4/13/06 Time To Negotiate Now Gitter Offers Compromise Stance As He Simultaneously Asks County For Tax Help

3/30/06 Sign Down Dean Gitter’s controversial pro-development sign in Mount Tremper was quietly removed in early March

2/2/06 The County Weighs In Legislature Gets Ready To Back Up Congressman’s Crossroads’ Compromise

11/10/05 Mass Appeal Town planners are expected to ask the Coalition of Watershed Towns to appeal the recent ruling

9/15/05 Wissler Rules DEC Judge’s Decision A Major Setback For Proposed Belleaye Resort Project

4/28/05 UCDC Flap Ulster County Development Corporation expressed Strong and enthusiastic support for the proposed Belleayre Resort at Catskill Park

2/3, 2005, Lining Up, Watershed Attorney General Seeks Amicus Status, 20 Statewide Environmental Groups Request Adjudication

1/20, 2005, Shifts in the Landscape , DEC's Crotty Steps Down, Cahill Calls For New Local Studies On Crossroads DEIS

1/6/05 Final Briefs Are In…It’s The DEC’s Job To Decide If Gitter’s DEIS Is “Adequate”or “Fatally Deficient”

9/2/04 A Pause In The Permitting Process - Issues Piled High On The DEC's Table, Belleayre Resort Hearings End; Move Closer To Final Briefs Over Coming Months...

7/15/04 Quite The Odd Hike...Save Belleayre Group Voices Opposition To SEQRA "Cumulative Impact" Regs

5/20/04 Guess Who's Back? Coalition of Watershed Towns Sides With Gitter, Threatening New York City

4/22/04 Planners Step Up Board Votes To Seek Party Status As Town's Consultant Slams Crossroads

1/29/04 Lining Up Against Public Hearings Batter Crossroads As City Gears Up To Battle The Resort's DEIS

1/15/04 Lots To Be Heard Public Hearings On Crossroads Project Start With A Heavy Line-Up Against

12/04/03 DEIS COMPLETE DEC Sets Public Comment Period & Issues Draft Permits To Crossroads

11/6/03 Speed Bump Ahead DEP Seeks Time For Resort Review, Including A 6 Month Comment Period

7/17/03 All Scoped Out? DEC's Consultants Cite Issues With DEIS Crossroads Say Have Been Answered

7/3/03 City Review Changes DEP To Pay $100 Grand For Crossroads Review; DiModica Tables Town Law Talk

6/5/03 Talking Out Issues Public Hearing On Crossroads' Review Indicates A Citizenry Ready To Listen

5/8/03 Hard Negotiations Proposed Local Law, New Planning Fees & City DEP All Focus On Crossroads’ Review

4/10/03 Sewer Politics...Questions About Crossroads' Plans Arise Over Pine Hill Treatment Plant Discussion

1/2/03 The DEIS is Back-Crossroads Quietly Slips Town's Holiday Surprise Under DEC's Door