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The Shawangunk Ridge is facing a number of threats. Below are a list of some of the ones we are monitoring. Please review and check our "what you can do" section of each of the below threats.
- Shawanga Lodge - a 250-room resort hotel, conference center and sports complex, six-stories high, would sit right on top of the Shawangunk Ridge, on 307 acres in the Town of Mamakating. It is vitally important that the DEC, as owner/manager of adjacent forest lands, serve as the lead agent for this project. It is very important that you attend meetings and voice your opinions! PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR ACTION ALERT!
- Sullivan County Casinos: A Threat to the Ridge - Individually and in combination, the Mohawk Resort and Casino at the Kutsher's site; the Stockbridge Munsee band of the Mohican casino, slated for Bridgeville; and the Cayuga Casino planned for the Monticello Raceway site, represent development on a scale that is unprecedented in our County and the region. This is a regional issue, not just a Sullivan County issue!
- Mushroom Plant - Basha Kill - Local citizens and groups in and round Mamakating are working to stop the approval of the Mushroom Plant, a major development proposals currently before the Town of Mamakating Planning Board that will have very serious environmental impacts on the Basha Kill watershed and the Ridge if they go forward.
PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR NEW URGENT ACTION ALERT!
- Several Exits on Rt 17 have been proposed and may be reconfigured when the conversion to I-86 takes place. Of critical interest to the SRC is discussion about Exit 114 on the Shawngunk Ridge. The DOT is still considering "several alternatives....from closure to construction of a fully directional interchange" at Exit 114. The DOT requests calls or written comments to: David Ligeikis, P.E., Regional Planning & Program Manager, NYS DOT, 44 Hawley Street, Binghamton, NY 13901-4434. Phone contact is Pamela Gendron at 607-721-8561.
- St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Mohawk Mtn. Casino and Resort - IMPORTANT ACTION ALERT FOR RESIDENTS OF SULLIVAN, ULSTER AND ORANGE COUNTIES. A public hearing about the casino at Kutsher's is scheduled for Wed. evening, 6/23, at 7:00pm at the Sullivan County Govt. Center in Monticello, NY. Comments will be taken on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Mohawk Mtn. Casino and Resort at the Kutsher's Resort site in the Town of Thompson in Sullivan County, NY. A strong presence of opposing voices to this project will be important for the press and political coverage we anticipate.
- Urge Senator Bonacic to Protect the Magnificent Shawangunk Ridge! - (Action Alert for Individuals and Organizations) New York State Senator John J. Bonacic has presented us with a great opportunity to push for state funding to protect the Shawangunks. Senator Bonacic serves on the Senate Budget Sub-Committee overseeing state environmental conservation, a committee that recommends whether or not to finance key environmental initiatives. Please click the link above to read the full alert.
- Awosting Reserve - The original proposal called for 349 luxury homes to be built right up to the cliffs at Gertrude's Nose, Hamilton Point and around Mud Pond, located directly below Minnewaska State Park and adjacent to Sam's Point Preserve and Mohonk Preserve.
- Greenville condominiums - Currently there is a plan before the Planning Board for more than 2000 condominiums to be built on 450 acres on the ridge north of I-84.
- Ellenville Casino - A proposal to open casinos in Ulster County includes a 225-acre site two miles on the slopes of the Ridge, south of Ellenville on Route 209.
- Wurtsboro proposed interstate - NYS Department of Transportation (DOT) is considering a full interstate exit to be built directly on top of the ridge above Wurtsboro.
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Contact: Shawangunk Ridge Coalition,
156 Ramapo Valley Rd., Mahwah NJ 07430;
201-512-9348 x25; Email: info@shawangunkridge.org
201-512-9348 x25; Email: info@shawangunkridge.org
