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Summit Lake Wins Again!!
Supporters of Summit Lake in Philmont, NY are celebrating a second court victory. Judge Richard Mott of Columbia Count Supreme Court has thrown out the Planning Board’s second approval of “The Woods,” a 22-acre high-end housing development in the lake’s wooded viewshed.
Summit Lake Conservation Group Files Second Lawsuit
Summit Lake Conservation Group, with the support of local environmental organizations, has filed a second Article 78 lawsuit against the Philmont Planning Board, Board of Trustees, and Clover Reach Partners LLC, developers of “The Woods,” a 22-acre subdivision which will carve luxury homes into the pristine wooded viewshed above Summit Lake.
Clover Reach to Planning Board: “We'll Do What We Want”
On February 21, Clover Reach Partners—aka Claverack Builders—presented a revised site plan for “The Woods,” a subdivision of 16 high-end houses on the steep hillside above Summit Lake.
Summit Lake Wins in Court!
Summit Lake wins in court! Judge sides with Summit Lake Conservation Group and overturns Philmont Planning Board’s approval of The Woods!