Letters to the Editor
By WP Newsroom on Friday, May. 10, 2013 - 9:48 am
To the Editor,
The other day I learned that Crossroad Ventures, the developers that have been proposing to build a golf course on a mountainside for about 15 years, are now proposing that the State owned Belleayre center purchase the former Highmount ski... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Friday, May. 10, 2013 - 9:45 am
Our shorter, warmer winters make it unwise to spend a lot of taxpayer dollars on private luxury ski resorts that depend on snow to make a buck. Our wetter, stormier summers are not very good for expensive golf resorts, which are going bankrupt all over... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Friday, May. 10, 2013 - 9:39 am
Dear Editor:
The Catskill Mountain Railroad Company, Inc. (CMRR) Is a for-profit company. It was organized in 1983 to make money for its owners. Its main asset was a lease of the rail line from Ulster County. The goal of the company, as I understand it,... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Friday, May. 10, 2013 - 9:31 am
Dear Editor,
Without humor where are we? We are in the grip of the negativists, the ultra no it all-I am rightists no matter what the issue and it is their way or the highway. I say listen not to these folks, as ‘we go around but once’ and take this... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Friday, May. 10, 2013 - 9:27 am
Dear fellow residents of the Hudson Valley, New York State, and beyond,
While our so-called moratorium on fracking continues, the gas industry is already industrializing rural New York State.
Forests are now being clear-cut to pave the way for hundreds of... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Friday, May. 3, 2013 - 11:29 am
Regarding the resurrected Belleayre Resort, it doesn't take a nobel prize in economics to see the flaws in the developer's business model and projections. Yes, Belleayre needs more lodging options but timeshares? They are not exactly the hottest... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Friday, May. 3, 2013 - 11:26 am
Dear Editor:
Last week the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation released documents for review of the proposed Crossroads resort and plans for expansion at the Belleayre Mountain Ski Center (http://www.dec.ny.gov/press/90370.html).
The... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Friday, May. 3, 2013 - 11:22 am
To the Ulster County Legislature,
As merchants in Woodstock, NY, we are acutely aware of how important tourism is for the local economy. We have been fortunate to be a tourist destination for many years. At this moment, we are seeing many other local... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Friday, May. 3, 2013 - 11:18 am
Dear Editor:
I'm a 71 year old survivor of thyroid cancer.
Two years ago I joined 500 people bicycle from Buffalo to Albany in eight days. Along the way we patronized restaurants, discovered villages and historic sites and found places we would return to... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Friday, Mar. 22, 2013 - 4:33 pm
To the Editor,
I own land in Delaware County on the proposed route for Constitution Pipeline Company LLC’s high-pressure interstate gas pipeline.
The projected route would run directly under the only area of my property that is buildable. Without being... Read more