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Belleayre Resort Update
The Catskill 3500 Club joins the Adirondack Mountain Club in questioning plans for expansion of the state-owned Belleayre Mountain Ski Center in relation to the New York State Constitution, Article XIV, Section 1
According to the Draft Scope, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) proposes to acquire portions of the former Highmount Ski Center totaling approximately 78 acres to accommodate a westward expansion of Belleayre Mountain Ski Center. Given that the land to be acquired is located within the Catskill Park boundary line, we question whether DEC can legally acquire these lands for the purposes of expanding the Belleayre Ski Center without a constitutional amendment to Article XIV, Section 1 of the state constitution.
Read the full document here (PDF)
Check back for the final scope soon!
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