Update on Landmark Land Acquisition
We are frequently asked about the status of negotiations to acquire the remaining Oswegatchie Hills. Multiple good faith offers have been made over the years to purchase the property at fair market value and protect the remaining undeveloped Oswegatchie Hills; none of which were acceptable to Landmark. This includes, most recently, written and compelling offers from the Trust for Public Land, which successfully negotiated protection of the 1,000-acre Preserve in Old Saybrook. We continue our efforts to prevent inappropriate over-development of this special place.
For information about the historical background, click here
For information about the historical background, click here
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CT Fund for the Environment continues to represent us in ongoing legal battles to protect and preserve the remaining 236 acres of undeveloped, unprotected Oswegatchie Hills.
Special Message from the Friends regarding the Sewer Decision:
Our legal counsel feels that the recent court decision is flawed on many levels. As one example, Supreme Court has upheld repeatedly the distinction between a sewer "connection" and an "extension." We feel that Superior Court incorrectly decided that because the Gateway project received a "connection," that Landmark should, therefore, be granted capacity for an "extension." Gateway has been paying sewer benefit assessment for their land for years and the site abuts an existing sewer line. This is not the case with Landmark and we believe that this as well as other errors with the recent court decision are significant. We, therefore, are proud to support the town of East Lyme in their request to have this case reviewed at the Supreme Court.
Our legal counsel feels that the recent court decision is flawed on many levels. As one example, Supreme Court has upheld repeatedly the distinction between a sewer "connection" and an "extension." We feel that Superior Court incorrectly decided that because the Gateway project received a "connection," that Landmark should, therefore, be granted capacity for an "extension." Gateway has been paying sewer benefit assessment for their land for years and the site abuts an existing sewer line. This is not the case with Landmark and we believe that this as well as other errors with the recent court decision are significant. We, therefore, are proud to support the town of East Lyme in their request to have this case reviewed at the Supreme Court.
Discovery in The Hills!
Atlatl Quartz Dart Point
Paul Whitehouse, a founding board member of the Friends, received a surprise ancient relic last year from his friend and former neighbor Jeff Alling, who currently lives in North Pole, Alaska. In 1973 while hiking, Jeff discovered a dart head in The Hills. With the help of Jay Levy, from the Mohegan Tribal Historic Preservation Office and Archeology Department, it has been identified as a Quartz Lamoka Point from 5500 to 3500 B.P. (Before Present)!
Paul Whitehouse, a founding board member of the Friends, received a surprise ancient relic last year from his friend and former neighbor Jeff Alling, who currently lives in North Pole, Alaska. In 1973 while hiking, Jeff discovered a dart head in The Hills. With the help of Jay Levy, from the Mohegan Tribal Historic Preservation Office and Archeology Department, it has been identified as a Quartz Lamoka Point from 5500 to 3500 B.P. (Before Present)!
