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JoniG' Thanks. Had that word buried in the back of my mind somewhere, and just couldn't dig it up. Now it won't bug me anymore :-).

its been said but ill say it again, WALLPAPER!

the Brickmann Blumenthal plan to develop the Bennet college property has hit a major roadblock. The New York State Dept of Environmental Conservation has ordered the millbrook planning board to recind the N.E.D.
allowing the project to proceed, based upon
'procedural errors, insufficient, and erroneous information."
Among the boards blunders were their failure to include the DEC as an involved agency. They also failed to adequately
address impact on two protected streams on the property. This oversight occured in
the developers plans by being ignored as if they do not exist. The same goes for the Exmoore mansion, which IS a historic property, and can be clearly demonstrated to be so. They just pretended it does not exist.
The State Historic Sites Restoration Coordinator has declared Exmoore was not even on the submitted site plans, and that changes in the plan would be required to mitigate the proposed development's impact
on this historic property.

There is also a huge problem relating to water supply, storm runoff, etc that have not been adequately adressed by the developer
in their proposal.
The NYS DEC declared the negative declaration [allowing the proposed development to go forward] be rescinded or amended immediately.

The developer has expressed surprise at this
turn of events, having recently seen the process go pretty much their way despite
overwhelming opposition to this development.

So the race to tear down local history is slowed once again.and not just because of no one dotting I's or crossing T's.
There are serious problems with the substance of the plan on commercial,
environmental, and legal grounds, and the
disgraceful, unethical if not illegal actions
of the board in trying to ram through this
fiasco only underscores their complicity in
trying to defy the public will and interest as
it relates to the gateway to the community.

Send in the lawyers, ho ho...

Another fine example of your preservation through pictures! Thank you.....

Not going down there. The ladder to nowhere! Great picture!

"come into my house,i want to hurt you"

Like a nightmare! Great shot!

What a great shot. Very commanding!

You keep me glued to the computer with your photos,i hope you keep finding places to shoot Motts.

Nice pics, thanks!

i agree with pegasus 64 this looks like a cross Motts

From darkness to light your photos are surreal motts keep it up...

Great shot motts,do you think it's possible to get shots like this with a Fuji finepix digital or a sony cybershot 3.2 meg pix ?DG...

no se creo que es lugar esta embrujado esescalofriantey cada vee que se ve lafoto que da como cosa ahy algo hay!

More captured beauty Motts you legend .DG...