Residents of Ancram, a village of 1300 homes in New York State's historic Hudson Valley, have spent decades carefully planning a future that protects the Town's most important resources:  farmland, agriculture, clean water, natural habitats, scenic views, & hamlets with historic character.  These irreplaceable assets and the rural character of our community are threatened by one big private development in the heart of our town.  Iron Star violates every value expressed by Ancram's Comprehensive Plan, voted on overwhelmingly by the tiny town's families.

If this project isn't  stopped, Iron Star will densely cluster numerous buiildings on a remnant of one of Ancram's largest family farms, with a creek, wetlands, pastures, woods, and diverse wildlife.  Iron Star proposes a "resort" development with at least 20 houses and buildings, a 10-bedroom hotel, restaurant, and spa.  Plus roads, parking lots, lighting, sewage systems, wells, and walkways.  Iron Star  intends to operate 365 days a year.

Once ruined, farmland, habitat for birds, mammals, insects, reptiles, native plants, & other species cannot be restored.  Our aquifer, once depleted, is difficult to replenish.  The  quiet of the country, the unpolluted skies, and fertile soils are gone forever.

Your signature lets the Town Board know the public is alert and should make sure that a far away real estate company with no experience in the community or in the fields of camping, farming, the restaurant business, and running a spa, are not allowed to enter a functioning healthy community and exploit it for short-term profits, which are suspect.